Parma – Lecce

Lecche will fight for points in the match against Parma.

Parma secured their first win of the season in the last round. However, it was not the most deserved victory. "Djaloblu" faced Torino, and the "bulls" pressured Suzuki's goal for nearly the entire first half. However, thanks to a ridiculous penalty, it was not the visitors but the hosts who took the lead. Immediately after the break, Ngonge equalised with a beautiful long-range shot. The game followed a similar pattern: the "bulls" attacked, while the "crusaders" defended. The outcome of the match was decided by yet another mistake by the "granata" during a set piece. Pellegrino's goal did not look logical but brought the team three points. Lecce has an extremely challenging schedule at the start of the championship. In the opening round, the "wolves" played to a "dry" draw with Genoa. The team then lost to Milan and Atalanta. Lecce had a decent opportunity to fight for victory against Cagliari. However, in response to their quick goal, the islanders replied twice. After the "giallorossi" once again met Milan, but this time in the Coppa Italia. The "rossoneri" easily defeated their opponent and advanced further. It seemed that given these circumstances, Lecce had little chance of success in their match against Bologna. But it turned out to be less obvious. Already in the 13th minute, Koulibaly put Lecce ahead. Almost immediately, Morente could have doubled the team's advantage, but his shot hit the crossbar of Skorupski's goal. Bologna had no real chances in the first half until Orsolini's penalty. Ricardo scored a goal "in the dressing room" and equalised. The "wolves" did not give up and continued to pressure the opponent's goal. It could be considered incredibly unlucky that Koulibaly's shot hit the post as well. It's not often you see such, let alone twice in a game. It seemed illogical that the "rossoblu" took the lead. Kamarda understood this and equalised for Di Francesco's side in the 90+4th minute. The teams met twice last season. At "Via del Mare", a high-scoring draw of 2:2 was recorded. At "Ennio Tardini", Lecce won with a score of 1:3. Interestingly, the victory was a comeback. The "wolves" managed to score three goals against Suzuki after conceding in the 30th minute. The "giallorossi" have underperformed in terms of the xPTS metric. A difficult schedule at the start of the championship did not allow Di Francesco's team to collect points. However, even against such opponents, the "wolves" underperformed by 2.09 points. The visitors also have an underperformance in xG and an overperformance in xGA. The match against Bologna demonstrated that Lecce should not be written off. In their away match against Parma, Di Francesco's side will fight for points.