Comments and predictions for Lecce vs Napoli: Getting closer to Scudetto

Latest Lecce vs Napoli team information

Napoli are likely to be without centre-back Alessandro Buongiorno for the rest of the season after re-injuring his thigh against Torino. Juan Jesus is also out, leaving Rafa Marin open to starting alongside Amir Rrahmani in central defence.

Scott McTominay – who has scored 11 goals – is closing in on the record for goals in a season by a Napoli midfielder in the 21st century (Marek Hamsik – 12 goals).

Up front, McTominay will continue to play alongside Romelu Lukaku and Matteo Politano, while Leonardo Spinazzola continues to replace the right wing position due to David Neres' injury.

For Lecce, top scorer Nikola Krstovic returns from suspension, giving the home team hope of scoring. He has scored 10 of Lecce's 23 goals this season and is expected to start in place of Ante Rebic.

Midfielder Medon Berisha also returns from suspension. The two long-term absentees are Gaby Jean and Filip Marchwinski due to anterior cruciate ligament injuries.

Lecce vs Napoli latest expected lineup

Lecce:
Falcone; Guilbert, Baschirotto, Gaspar, Gallo; Coulibaly, Ramadani; Pierotti, Helgason, Karlsson; Krstovic

Napoli:
Meret; Di Lorenzo, Rrahmani, Marin, Olivera; Anguissa, Lobotka; Politano, McTominay, Spinazzola; Lukaku

Latest football commentary Lecce vs Napoli

Napoli continued their quest for a record fourth Serie A title with a crucial win over Torino at the Maradona Stadium last weekend. Scott McTominay was once again in the spotlight with a brace, taking his Serie A tally to 11 and making him the standout performer on the pitch.

While Inter Milan unexpectedly stumbled against Roma, Napoli's victory helped coach Antonio Conte's team rise to the top of the table with a gap of 3 points - something that puts them completely in control of their destiny in the championship race.

Even if they lose one game in the remaining part of the season and Inter win all, Napoli can still enter the championship playoff – another chance to conquer the Scudetto.

Despite losing Victor Osimhen and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia, Napoli have made an impressive leap forward, picking up 24 more points than at the same stage last year – at least double that of any other club. They are on course for their second Scudetto in just three seasons.

One of Conte’s strengths has been his defensive organisation. Napoli have conceded just three goals from set pieces – the fewest of any team in Europe’s top five leagues – and have yet to concede a header.

A run of three consecutive clean sheets saw them overcome Inter, and Napoli have also failed to concede against Lecce in their last three meetings – including a 1-0 win in the reverse fixture this season.

Lecce, on the other hand, are in a completely different situation when it comes to the Southern derby. They are deep in the relegation race, just two points above the relegation zone and have only won two points in their last nine games.

Despite holding Atalanta to a 1-1 draw in the previous round, with the team wearing white shirts to commemorate the club doctor who had just passed away, Lecce still could not create a safe distance from the bottom group.

Coach Marco Giampaolo and his students have not won a home game since December and have only earned 3 points at Via del Mare since then. Worse, they have failed to score in 6/9 recent home games, and the history of head-to-head against Napoli at home is not in their favor, with Lecce losing and conceding at least 2 goals in all 4 recent receptions.

Latest Lecce vs Napoli score prediction

Based on the above football comments, we and the world's leading football sites have given the results of the match.Lecce vs Napolias follows:

• Sportsmole:Lecce 0-2 Napoli

• WhoScore:Lecce 1-3 Napoli
• Our newspaper predicts:Lecce 0-2 Napoli

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