Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Spezia will be aiming to avoid relegation to Serie B when they take on Roma on the last day of the season. The Bianconeri suffered a heavy 4-0 loss to Torino at the weekend, but they are sitting just above the relegation zone ahead of Sunday’s encounter. Both Emil Holm and Joao Moutinho remain on the sidelines with injuries, while goalkeeper Petar Zovko is a major doubt. Since 18th-place Verona take on Milan on the road in the decider, Spezia should be happy with one point from the Stadio Olimpico clash.
The Giallorossi, on the other hand, head into the match following the Europa League showdown with Sevilla, meaning that tired legs could prove to be a big problem for the capital club. Taking everything into account, both teams should be happy with one point from the match. Leonardo Spinazzola has overcome his injury, while Paulo Dybala is a major doubt.
Highlighted Player (Andrea Belotti):
Andrea Belotti began his youth career at Grumellese at the age of 10 and after spending three years at the club, he joined Albinolefe in 2006. As expected, he made his senior debut for the club on 10 March, 2012 and it has to be noted that the Italian striker scored 14 goals in 37 league appearances for the Seriani. Belotti, who was born on 20 December, 1993, joined Palermo on loan in 2013 and in July, 2014 the Sicilian outfit turned his loan move to a co-ownership.
The Italian attacker scored 16 goals for Palermo in 62 league appearances for the club and on 18 August, 2015 he signed a deal with Torino for a fee of €7.5 million.
Three months later he scored first goal in the Italian top flight for Torino and he helped the team record a 2-0 win over Bologna. Andrea Belotti has 18 caps for Italy U21 and he scored nine goals for the team.
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.