Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Lecce and Pordenone face each other at Stadio Via del Mare in a David-vs-Goliath clash. Lecce have a chance to seal immediate Serie A promotion, and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the rock-bottom side. The Giallorossi are a real force to be reckoned with at home, but they will have to prove their worth on the field. All Listkowski, Simic, and Farago are sidelined with injuries for the home team.
Pordenone, on the other hand, are stuck at the bottom with only 18 points in their pocket. The visitors have nothing to play for in Friday’s clash, and we do not believe that they are capable of spoiling Lecce’s party at Stadio Via del Mare. Both Hamza El Kaouakibi and Alberto Barison should miss out with injuries for the visiting side.
Highlighted Player (Fabio Lucioni):
Fabio Lucioni is a product of Ternana football school. Lucioni played for the youth team of Ternana from 2002 to 2005 and he eventually made 14 appearances for the first team. The 185-cm-tall defender played for the likes of Monopoli, Noicattaro, Gela, Barletta, Spezia and Reggina in the past as well before joining Benevento in 2014.
Lucioni has established himself as a first-team regular at the club and it has to be noted that he scored three goals in 46 appearances for Benevento in the 2016/2017 Serie B campaign. The Stregoni secured promotion to the Serie A by beating Carpi in the play-offs final, meaning that Lucioni will have a chance to test a top-flight football in the 2017/2018 season.
Lucioni’s main position is centre-back and his contract with Benevento expires on June 30, 2018. The left-footed defender, who was born in Terni on September 25, 1987, has yet to earn a call-up for the Italian national football team.