Na Serie A relegation fight wey dey hot as Hellas Verona dey host Lecce for Stadio Bentegodi dis weekend. Both teams dey struggle to survive, and di match get high stakes.
Verona dey 10 points away from safety with five games left. Dem don lose all dia last five matches, scoring only one goal. If dem lose dis one and Cremonese beat Napoli, Verona go drop to Serie B.
Paolo Sammarco side don win only one match from 16 home games dis season. Di fans don suffer as di team dey near di bottom. Di last meeting between di two sides end 0-0 draw for November.
Lecce dey 18th place, also fighting relegation. Dem don pick only one point from dia last five games, scoring just two goals. Before dis bad run, dem collect nine points from di previous five matches.
Eusebio Di Francesco side get fewest goals among Europe top five leagues. Dia away form poor as dem don lose last four road trips. Dem need points to avoid di drop.
Verona top scorer Gift Orban no score since January. He fit lose im place after fight wit fan. Kieron Bowie and Amin Sarr dey recover from illness. Daniel Mosquera dey out for knee surgery. Long-term absentees include Suat Serdar, Daniel Oyegoke, and Tomas Suslov.
Lecce dey miss Tiago Gabriel due to suspension. Medon Berisha, Kialonda Gaspar, and Sadik Fofana dey injured. Lameck Banda and Riccardo Sottil dey face fitness tests. Milan loanee Francesco Camarda don return from long injury but no fit start.
Di match start wit lineups announced and players warming up. Di first half kick off wit both sides trying to score. Verona get early chances as Jean-Daniel Akpa Akpro fire shot wey miss. Lameck Banda also try from distance but ball go wide.
Tomás Suslov get shot blocked. Roberto Gagliardini dey active for midfield. Fouls plenty as both teams dey fight for ball. Lassana Coulibaly collect yellow card for bad foul. Victor Nelsson and Martin Frese dey defend for Verona.
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