Serie A: Lecce vs Fiorentina

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ByPeter Young

Feb 2, 2024 19:02

Lucas Beltran and M’bala Nzola both start up front for Fiorentina against Lecce in Serie A on Friday evening, while new signing Andrea Belotti could make his Viola debut off the bench after arriving on loan from Roma at the end of the January transfer window.

The 23rd round of Serie A fixtures kicks off at 19.45 GMT on Friday evening, as Lecce host Fiorentina , who could move into the Champions League positions with a win at the Stadio Giardiniero.

The hosts will have to do without the suspended Ylber Ramadani and the injured Kastriot Dermaku, but Lameck Banda is back and returns to the starting XI after Zambia’s elimination from the Africa Cup of Nations.

Banda comes in alongside Pontus Almqvist on the wing, who will support Nikola Krstovic in the centre-forward position.

Fiorentina have opted to name two natural centre-forwards, but Beltran is expected to play slightly deeper to allow Nzola to push on in the no.9 role. Giacomo Bonaventura, and Riccardo Sottil will make up the rest of the attacking numbers.

Vincenzo Italiano has decided to drop Nico Gonzalez to the bench in order to facilitate his rotated attacking line-up.

Davide Faraoni will start at right-back over Michael Kayode. This will be his third Serie A appearance for Fiorentina since joining from Hellas Verona in January.

Lecce (4-3-3): Falcone; Gendrey, Pongracic, Baschirotto, Gallo; Kaba, Blin, Oudin; Almqvist, Kristovic, Banda.

Fiorentina (4-2-3-1): Terracciano; Faraoni, Martinez Quatra, Ranieri, Biraghi; M. Lopez, Duncan; Bonaventura, Beltran, Sottil; Nzola.

02-02-2024 19:45

MatchDay 23

Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare

LEC

FIO

3 - 2

Player statistic

1st half

		15'		Lucas Martínez Quarta
Rémi Oudin		17'

2nd half

Pontus Almqvist		50'
		50'		Rolando Mandragora
		67'		Lucas Beltrán
		72'		Luca Ranieri
Lameck Banda		77'
Valentin Gendrey		83'
Roberto Piccoli		90'
Patrick Dorgu		90+2'
		90'		Nico González

Match statistic

44

Possession %

56

16

Total shots

10

8

Shots on target

3

5

Shots off target

6

3

Blocked shots

1

1

Corners

3

4

Offsides

1

13

Fouls

15

LEC

FIO

Starting lineups

30

Wladimiro Falcone

Goalkeeper

25

Antonino Gallo

Defender

75'

6

Federico Baschirotto

Defender

5

Marin Pongracic

Defender

17

Valentin Gendrey

Defender

29

Alexis Blin

Midfielder

77

Mohamed Kaba

Midfielder

75'

22

Lameck Banda

Attacker

78'

9

Nikola Krstovic

Attacker

7

Pontus Almqvist

Attacker

10

Rémi Oudin

Attacker

68'

1

Pietro Terracciano

Goalkeeper

3

Cristiano Biraghi

Defender

22

Davide Faraoni

Defender

16

Luca Ranieri

Defender

28

Lucas Martínez Quarta

Defender

46'

32

Alfred Duncan

Midfielder

46'

5

Giacomo Bonaventura

Midfielder

46'

8

Maxime Lopez

Midfielder

9

Lucas Beltrán

Attacker

78'

18

M’Bala Nzola

Attacker

7

Riccardo Sottil

Attacker

65'

Substitutes

12

Lorenzo Venuti

Defender

45

Rares Burnete

Attacker

40

Jasper Samooja

Goalkeeper

8

Hamza Rafia

Midfielder

21

Federico Brancolini

Goalkeeper

59

Ahmed Touba

Defender

18

Medon Berisha

Midfielder

50

Santiago Pierotti

Attacker

91

Roberto Piccoli

Attacker

68'

16

Joan Gonzàlez

Midfielder

75'

13

Patrick Dorgu

Defender

75'

11

Nicola Sansone

Attacker

78'

72

Antonin Barak

Midfielder

30

Tommaso Martinelli

Goalkeeper

33

Michael Kayode

Defender

40

Tommaso Vannucchi

Goalkeeper

19

Gino Infantino

Midfielder

37

Pietro Comuzzo

Defender

4

Nikola Milenkovic

Defender

46'

38

Rolando Mandragora

Midfielder

46'

20

Andrea Belotti

Attacker

46'

10

Nico González

Attacker

65'

65

Fabiano Parisi

Defender

78'