Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Buoyed by a hard-fought 2-1 win over Ascoli, Spezia will be aiming to give fans yet another reason to celebrate when they face Lecco in the relegation six-pointer. The Bianconeri aim to move away from the bottom five and they are likely to go all guns blazing at the rock-bottom side. Francesco Cassata is sidelined through suspension, while goalkeeper Gian Marco Crespi misses out with injury.
Alfredo Aglietti’s troops, on the other hand, are with one foot in the Serie B and given their poor away record in the 2023/2024 Serie B campaign, we predict that the hosts are going to emerge triumphant in Saturday’s encounter. To make things even more complicated for the away side, midfielder Davide Guglielmotti misses out through suspension. In their last meeting at the venue Spezia defeated Lecco 2-1 and we predict that history is going to repeat itself.
Highlighted Team (Spezia):
Spezia is a professional Italian club based in Spezia, Liguria. The Bianconeri secured promotion to the Serie A in the 2019/20 season, with the team beating Frosinone in the Serie B playoffs final. Spezia are well known for their black and white home jerseys, and black is the dominant colour of their away kit.
The club’s home ground Stadio Alberto Picco has the capacity of 10,336 people. The venue was opened back in 1919, with architect Gregotti being in charge of the project. In 2002 the club chiefs decided to reach an agreement with Inter which saw Spezia become Inter’s feeder club.
As a result, the likes of Goran Pandev, Aco Stojkov, and Alex Cordaz joined the Bianconeri in the first season. Spezia then suffered a bankruptcy, but in 2008 they were re-founded. In the 2020/21 season the Bianconeri will compete in the Italian elite division for the first time ever.