Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Lecce
Match Time & Date:
20/02/2022
15:30
Prediction: 3-1
Crotone
Lecce will be aiming to overtake Cremonese in top position when they host Crotone to their Stadio Via del Mare on Matchday 23. The Giallorossi have drawn each of their last three league fixtures, and, no doubt, they are eager to return to winning ways as soon as possible. A man to watch in the home team will be experienced attacker Massimo Coda, who found the net in the 1-1 draw with Alessandria.
Both Raul Asencio and Fabio Pisacane are rated doubtful for the match. Crotone, on the other hand, remained in the relegation zone following back-to-back losses to Reggina and Brescia. The Rossoblu have been struggling in front of goal of late, and they are unlikely to spoil Lecce’s party at Stadio Via del Mare. Both Laurens Serpe and Simone Canestrelli are sidelined 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.
Highlighted Team (Crotone):
Crotone are a professional football club that play their home games at Azio Scida. The capacity of the stadium 9,361 and it was opened 1946. In 2000 the stadium was renovated. Cagliari’s nickname is Pitagorici (Pythangoreans) and they were founded in 1910. The club’s original name was Milione Crotone, but after the World War II Unione Sportiva Crotone replaced the previous one.
Crotone were playing in lower leagues since its’ foundation, but they secured promotion to the Italian Serie A at the end of the 2015/2016 season. Croatia coach Ivan Juric helped the team secure promotion to the Italian top flight, but Davide Nicola replaced him as Crotone boss in July, 2016. The colour of Crotone’s home kit is blue and red and that is why many people call them Rossoblu (Red-Blue). The likes of Catanzaro, Cosenza and Reggina are regarded as Crotone’s biggest rivals and they take on each other in the Derby della Calabria. Crotone are a professional football club that play their home games at Azio Scida. The capacity of the stadium 9,361 and it was opened 1946. In 2000 the stadium was renovated. Cagliari’s nickname is Pitagorici (Pythangoreans) and they were founded in 1910.
The club’s original name was Milione Crotone, but after the World War II Unione Sportiva Crotone replaced the previous one. Crotone were playing in lower leagues since its’ foundation, but they secured promotion to the Italian Serie A at the end of the 2015/2016 season. Croatia coach Ivan Juric helped the team secure promotion to the Italian top flight, but Davide Nicola replaced him as Crotone boss in July, 2016. The colour of Crotone’s home kit is blue and red and that is why many people call them Rossoblu (Red-Blue). The likes of Catanzaro, Cosenza and Reggina are regarded as Crotone’s biggest rivals and they take on each other in the Derby della Calabria.
