Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Lecce
Match Time & Date:
18/05/2024
18:00
Prediction: 1-2
Atalanta
Stadio Via del Mare will host Saturday’s football game between Lecce and Atalanta. The Giallorossi have already secured the Serie A survival, meaning that they have little to play for in the penultimate game of the season. Both Berisha and Pierotti are pushing for recalls to the starting XI as head coach Luca Gotti is expected to shuffle his pack. Forward Roberto Piccoli is back from suspension.
The Orobici, on the other hand, are on a four-game winning run in the Italian top flight and a triumph over Lecce will see them seal their spot in the Champions League. As Atalanta want this win more than Lecce, we predict that the visitors are going to pick up vital three points from the match. Midfielder Teun Koopmeiners serves a one-game ban, but there are no fresh injury worries in the away team ahead of the trip to Apulia.
Highlighted Player (Marten de Roon):
After spending his youth career in ASWH, Feyenoord and Sparta Rotterdam, Marten de Roon made his senior debut on 27 March 2010. The midfielder played for Sparta against Twente back then, but he made no more than three appearances for de Kasteelheren in the 2009/2010 season.
Marten de Roon joined Heerenveen in 2012 and in 2015 he moved to Serie A side Atalanta. He made 36 appearances for Atalanta in the 2015/2016 Serie A campaign, but on 4 July, 2016, he signed a contract with Middlesbrough for a reported fee of £12m. The Dutch footballer scored one goal in three appearances for Netherlands U19 team.
Marten de Roon was born in Zwinjndrecht, Netherlands on 29 March, 1991. His main position is central midfield, but he is capable of playing as a defensive and attacking midfielder as well. Martin de Roon is a right-footed footballer and he is 185 cm tall.
Highlighted Team (Lecce):
When you imagine a yellow-red shirt, Lecce must be the first club that comes to your mind. Founded back in 1908, Lecce are Italian club that will compete in the Serie A in the 2019/2020 season. The Giallorossi return to the Italian top flight following a seven-year absence and, as always, they will host their rivals at Stadio Via del Mare.
The venue which was opened on September 11, 1966 can hold up to 33,876 people. The likes of Antonio Conte, Graziano Pelle, Javier Chevanton, Juan Cuadrado, Mirko Vucinic, Fabrizio Miccoli and Massimo Oddo are one of the most notable footballers who played for the Italian club in the past.
Lecce and Gallipoli face each other in the Salento derby and there have been fireworks in meetings between the two clubs since the 2009/2010 Serie B season when they first met in the league.
