Comments and predictions for Lecce vs Torino: Tough battle from the first minute

Latest Lecce vs Torino team information

Lecce could be without centre-back Kialonda Gaspar due to a hamstring injury. Filip Marchwinski and Gaby Jean remain long-term sidelined with knee injuries.

Striker Nikola Krstovic ended a seven-game goal drought with a goal last round, taking his total goals in Serie A this season to 12. He continues to be the number one hope in attack.

Torino are missing several key players due to injury, and coach Paolo Vanoli will likely let them rest for the rest of the season to recover.

Yann Karamoh and Borna Sosa could return first, but Perr Schuurs, Duvan Zapata and Emirhan Ilkhan are definitely out.

Defender Marcus Pedersen suffered a headache after the collision and is being assessed. Striker Amine Salama – who has not played since arriving on loan from Reims – remains sidelined with a muscle injury and will remain absent.

Lecce vs Torino latest expected lineup

Lecce:
Falcone; Guilbert, Tiago Gabriel, Baschirotto, Gallo; Coulibaly, Pierret, Helgason; Pierotti, Krstovic, Tete Morente

Torino:
Milinkovic-Savic; Dembele, Maripan, Masina, Biraghi; Ricci, Gineitis; Lazaro, Vlasic, Elmas; Adams

Latest Lecce vs Torino football prediction

Lecce extended their unbeaten run to 13 games – the longest in Serie A – after a 1-1 draw at Hellas Verona last weekend. However, that run was not enough to keep them out of the relegation zone, as Venezia’s shock win over Fiorentina pushed Lecce back into the relegation zone.

Lecce are currently 18th, level on points with Empoli and just one point behind Venezia. Although their fate is no longer entirely in their hands, Giampaolo's team still have a chance to stay in the league - especially since they will play at home this time and welcome Torino, who have no competition to play for.

However, Lecce must win. A defeat could see them relegated in this round if Venezia take all three points against Cagliari. That is even more worrying as Lecce have only won three points in their last 10 home games (all draws and losses).

In theory, Lecce have the advantage over Venezia and Empoli in the head-to-head – a factor that will be taken into account if they are level on points. But in the final round, they have to travel to Lazio, while Venezia will face Juventus (difficult) and Empoli face Monza and Cagliari – easier.

Lecce need to end their 10-game winless streak (D6 L4). They have only had one worse run in Serie A history – 16 games without a win in 1997-98.

On the other side, Torino, despite being in the middle of the table and having no goals left, are still a formidable opponent for Lecce. The first leg between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw – the fifth consecutive match in which Lecce failed to score against Torino, something that has never happened against any other opponent.

A 2-0 defeat to Inter last time out all but ended Torino's hopes of finishing in the top 10, as they are now four points behind Como. That defeat also ended their nine-game unbeaten run at home, and was their only win in the last seven games.

However, Torino have not lost two consecutive Serie A games since early November. They also have an extremely impressive record against teams ranked below them: losing just 1/17 matches, keeping 9 clean sheets.

Latest Lecce vs Torino 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 Torinoas follows:

• Sportsmole:Lecce 1-0 Torino

• WhoScore:Lecce 0-1 Torino
• Our newspaper predicts:Lecce 0-0 Torino

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