Lecce vs Napoli Preview: Team News & Prediction
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Lecce have struggled badly at the start of this season as the Apulia-based outfit now welcome defending champions Napoli to Stadio Comunale Via del Mare this weekend.
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Lecce preview: Struggling Lecce
Lecce have started the 2025/26 Serie A season with just one victory in their opening eight matches. Under the management of former Roma and Frosinone boss Eusebio Di Francesco, Lecce are hovering just outside of the bottom three and the danger zone.
The home team come into this one on the back of a 3-2 defeat to Udinese at the Bluenergy Stadium in Friuli at the weekend, in a game in which a 3-2 scoreline did perhaps flatter Lecce in that game.
Napoli preview: Back at the top
Antonio Conte has a poor UEFA Champions League record and the Neapolitans may well still be reeling from their 6-2 defeat to Dutch champions PSV Eindhoven last week but the Partenopei head into this one on the back of a much-needed Serie A win.
The Neapolitans, seeking to defend their Serie A title, head into the visit to Lecce on the back of a comfortable and impressive 3-1 defeat of Internazionale at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona at the weekend in Naples.
Lecce team news: A few injuries
There are no fresh injury concerns for this weekend with Riccardo Sottil a doubt. Their confirmed absentees include centre-back Matias Perez and midfielder Hamza Rafia.
Predicted XI (4-3-3): Falcone; Veiga, Gaspar, Tiago Gabriel, Gallo; Helgason, Ramadani, Berisha; Pierotti, Stulic, Tete Morente
Unavailable: Jean (Injured), Matias Perez (Injured), Rafia (Injured), Marchwinski (Injured)
Questionable: Sottil (Injured)
Napoli team news: KDB a doubt
After sustaining an injury against Inter, Kevin De Bruyne is now a doubt for this week alongside in-form Manchester United loanee Rasmus Hojlund, who is dealing with a thigh injury.
Predicted XI (4-1-4-1): Milinkovic-Savic; Di Lorenzo, Buongiorno, Juan, Spinazzola; Gilmour; Politano, Anguissa, Elmas, McTominay; David Neres
Unavailable: Meret (Injured), Lobotka (Injured), Lukaku (Injured)
Questionable: Contini (Injured), Rrahmani (Injured), De Bruyne (Injured), Hojlund (Injured)
Lecce vs Napoli prediction
Lecce have taken the fairly strange decision to entrust their push for survival to a manager in Di Francesco who has overseen both Frosinone and then Venezia being relegated in each of the last two Serie A seasons. They face a Napoli side that haven’t been nearly as convincing as last season but are still grinding out enough results to begin this match day sitting at the top-of-the-table and they should come out on top in Apulia this midweek.
Lecce vs Napoli tip: Napoli to win & under 3.5 goals
