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2024/25 Italian Serie A
Matchday 27
ACF Fiorentina v US Lecce
Stadio Artemio Franchi
Firenze, Italy
Friday, 28 February 2025
Kick-off is at 21h45
ACF Fiorentina will be keen to boost their
Serie A top-four ambitions with a win over US Lecce when they clash at the Stadio Artemio Franchi on 28 February.
Current Form
Viola suffered a 1-0 defeat to Hellas Verona away on 23 February as they extended their winless run to three matches in the Italian top tier.
Fiorentina lost to Como 1907 in their last home match and the defeat ended their three-match unbeaten run which they were enjoying at Stadio Artemio Franchi.
Meanwhile, Lecce are winless in their last three matches in Serie A having succumbed to a 1-0 defeat to Udinese Calcion at home on 21 February.
However, the Yellow and Reds are undefeated in their last two matches on the road in the league having recorded one draw and one victory as the visitors.
Team News
Amir Richardson will be missing due to suspension and his Fiorentina teammates Edoardo Bove, Andrea Colpani, and Albert Guðmundsson are currently injured.
On the other hand, Lecce have no suspension concerns in their camp coming into this game, but his teammate Filip Marchwiski is currently out injured.
Quotes
“I feel that the club and players have faith in me," Fiorentina manager Raffaele Palladino said after his side's defeat to Verona.
"I must try to find a way out of this situation. Things aren’t going the way I would like. It was a good first half today with a lot of duels, but we rather lost our shape after the restart.
"The goal came from giving the ball away in midfield, so we should’ve been more focused. This is certainly a painful defeat.”
Head-to-Head
Fiorentina hammered Lecce 6-0 in their last meeting in Serie A which was played on 20 October at the Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare.
The win snapped Viola's two-match winless run in the league against the Yellow and Reds who had registered a win and a draw.
Serie A matchday 27
Friday, 28 February
21:45 - ACF Fiorentina v US Lecce
Saturday, 1 March
16:00 - Atalanta BC v Venezia FC
19:00 - SSC Napoli v Inter Milan
21:45 - Udinese Calcio v Parma Calcio
Sunday, 2 March
13:30 - AC Monza v Torino FC
16:00 - Bologna FC v Cagliari FC
16:00 - Genoa CFC v Empoli FC
19:00 - AS Roma v Como 1907
21:45 - AC Milan v SS Lazio
Monday, 3 March
21:45 - Juventus FC vs Hellas Verona
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