Serie A: Lecce

Fiorentina Lecce News Newsnow Serie A

ByLorenzo Bettoni

Feb 2, 2024 09:00

New Fiorentina signing Andrea Belotti is available for an away game at Lecce, while the Giallorossi see Lameck Banda return to the starting XI.

Serie A Round 23 kicks off Friday night with Fiorentina visiting Lecce at the Stadio Via Del Mare at 19:45 GMT.

The hosts must cope without the suspended Ylber Ramadani and the injured Kastriot Dermaku, but Banda is fit after returning from AFCON and is expected to join Pontus Almqvist and Nikola Krstović in the Giallorossi attack. Alexi Blin will replace the suspended Ramadani.

Fiorentina have travelled to Lecce with their new signing Belotti, but Il Gallo is expected to start on the bench, making room for Lucas Beltran in attack.

Marco Davide Faraoni and Michael Kayode will fight for a starting spot in the right-back position, while Maxime Lopez will replace the injured Arthur in the middle of the park.

Jonathan Ikoné is suspended for Fiorentina, while Dodo and Gaetano Castrovilli are injured and Christian Kouamé is on AFCON international duty.

Lecce-Fiorentina, probable line-ups

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

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