The match was decided by a goalless draw Lecce vs Romawhich brought them together this evening, Monday, at the Via del Mare stadium, as part of the matches of the 30th round of the Italian League competitions.
The match witnessed many missed opportunities by both teams, most notably by Algerian Hossam Aouar, who missed alone after a magical pass from Paulo Dybala in the second half, so the match ended in a goalless draw.
Lecce vs Roma
Roma was forced to make changes during the trip to Lecce, due to absences for various reasons, as captain Lorenzo Pellegrini was suspended, in addition to injuries to Sardar Azmoun and Rasmus Christensen, while Paulo Dybala and Leonardo Spinazzola are not ready and are on the bench.
Lecce also missed the owners of the stadium in today’s match: Lamek Banda, Kastriut Dermako, Mohamed Kaba and Jeppe Kurvitzen, while Nicola Sansone suffers from a stomach problem.
Their team, led by new coach Luca Gotti, rebounded by defeating bottom club Salernitana 1-0, ending their winning streak of one win and two draws in 12 rounds, while De Rossi continues his good results with Roma since he took over from Jose Mourinho in mid-January and hopes to continue progress. With the Italian League standings, towards a qualifying spot for the Champions League next season.
Italian league standings
With this result, Roma remains in fifth place in the league standings with 52 points, 5 points behind Bologna in fourth place, while Lecce raised its score to 29 points in 13th place, and Inter is at the top with 76 points before its match against Empoli this evening.
Lecce’s formation against Roma was as follows: Falcone; Gendry, Pacerotto, Pongrasic, Gallo; Blaine, Ramadani, Dorjo; Almqvist, Piccoli, Krstovic.
Rome Formation: Svilar; Karsdorp, Mancini, N’Dicka, Angelino; Cristante, Paredes, POV; Baldanzi, Zalewski; Lukaku.
Houssem Aouar in the Lecce match against Roma