Lecce vs Mantova Match Analysis & Prediction
12/08/2024 7:30 pm
After exiting to Serie B opposition last season, Lecce will be looking to avoid another upset in Monday’s Coppa Italia first-round tie against Mantova at Via del Mare.
Although they ended the 2023-24 campaign without a win in five matches, Lecce did just enough to retain their top-flight status once again, finishing 14th in the final Serie A standings.
Results improved after Roberto D’Aversa was dismissed following his post-match headbutt on Hellas Verona’s Thomas Henry, and the steady hand of former Spezia mamanager Luca Gotti ultimately steered Lecce to safety.
Gotti remains in charge for the upcoming campaign, which starts with Monday’s cup tie and an opening league match against Europa League winners Atalanta BC a week later.
After starting pre-season with a promising 3-0 victory over Werder Bremen, Lecce came away empty-handed from matches against Galatasaray, Huddersfield Town and then Nice, the latter of whom won 3-2 at Via del Mare last week.
In last season’s Coppa Italia, Lecce lost in the second round to Parma – who were subsequently promoted as Serie B champions – and they have never before lifted Italy’s national cup.
Neither have modest Mantova, although they did come relatively close just over 60 years ago, beating mighty Juventus in a third-place playoff in the 1961-62 edition.
More recently, Mantova have been on the road back from bankruptcy in 2017, and they are now looking forward to life in Calcio’s second tier, having earned promotion to Serie B last season.
Finishing as top scorers in their regional division saw the Biancorossi come out on top, gaining great acclaim for head coach Davide Possanzini.
Beating Torres 2-1 in the Coppa Italia’s preliminary round got the new season off to a winning start last weekend, and now the prizr for upsetting Lecce would be a second-round tie with Possanzini’s old club Sassuolo.
Lecce vs. Mantova Head to head
In the previous six meetings between these two teams, they have claimed two victories each while drawing in two. Lecce have scored seven goals and conceded nine in the process.
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17/02/2007Mantova4Lecce0Serie B
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08/12/2007Mantova1Lecce0Serie B
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03/05/2008Lecce1Mantova1Serie B
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26/09/2009Lecce2Mantova1Serie B
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06/03/2010Mantova2Lecce2Serie B
Lecce Team News
Kialonda Gasper is set to replace the departed Marin Pongracic at centre-back, while Filip Marchwinski and Tete Morente add to Gotti’s creative options in the final third.
The latter pair are likely to support Nikola Krstovic up front, while French midfielder Balthazar Pierret may also be handed a debut in the hosts’engine room.
Lecce's Last 5 Matches
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26/05/2024Napoli0Lecce0Serie A
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20/07/2024Werder Bremen0Lecce3Club Friendlies
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24/07/2024Galatasaray2Lecce1Club Friendlies
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28/07/2024Huddersfield Town2Lecce1Club Friendlies
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04/08/2024Lecce2Nice3Club Friendlies
Mantova Team News
Mantova have brought in experienced forwards Leonardo Mancuso and Mattia Aramu to boost their attack for this season.
Both could start, but Francesco Galuppini was selected for the cup win over Torres last time out. Winger Antonio Fiori scored in that game and is set to play again here.
Mantova's Last 5 Matches
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05/05/2024Mantova1Cesena2Serie C
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11/05/2024Juve Stabia1Mantova4Serie C
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20/07/2024Napoli3Mantova0Club Friendlies
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25/07/2024Genoa3Mantova2Club Friendlies
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03/08/2024Torres1Mantova2Coppa Italia
Lecce vs. Mantova: Odds and Predictions
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