Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats in their last outings before the international break, with Empoli losing 2-1 to Atlanta, while the visitors were beaten 1-0 by Fiorentina.
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Two sides separated by just a a solitary point in the bottom half of the Serie A table will face off on Monday when Empoli host Lecce at Stadio Carlo Castellani. The hosts are occupying 14th spot in the Italian top flight standings, having collected 28 points from 27 games, while Lecce are sitting two places behind them, eight points clear of the relegation zone. Both sides are heading into the match on the back of defeats in their last outings before the international break, with Empoli losing 2-1 to Atlanta, while the visitors were beaten 1-0 by Fiorentina.
“Ci attende una gara difficile ed equilibrata; siamo padroni del nostro destino in questo finale di stagione”: le dichiarazioni di mister Zanetti alla vigilia di #EmpoliLecce⬇️ https://t.co/alF0kbD0Ut
— Empoli Football Club Official (@EmpoliFC) April 2, 2023
Empoli’s last win came against Inter Milan towards the end of January, courtesy of Tommaso Baldanzi’s lone goal in the second-half. Since then, the Blues have gone on an eight-game winless streak, losing their last four matches. Last time out, Paolo Zanetti’s side lost to Atlanta despite taking the lead through Tyronne Ebuehi’s 44th-minute effort. The Blues are nine points clear of the drop zone and need to start picking up points to avoid being sucked into the relegation-battle.
Lecce, meanwhile, are also going through a similar run of form, having lost their last four games. Marco Baroni’s side were beaten away to Fiorentina last time out, courtesy of Antonio Gallo’s own goal midway through the first half. The Wolves have recorded six league-wins this season and the latest of those triumphs came against top four challengers Atlanta (2-1) at Gewiss Stadium mid-way through February, courtesy of goals from Assan Ceesay and Alexis Blin. The Salentians returned to the top division this season courtesy of winning the Serie B last term and staying eight points clear of the drop zone, with 11 rounds of matches remaining should be viewed as a positive.
Empoli probable starting lineup: Perisan, Ebuehi, De Winter, Luperto, Parisi, Akpa Akpro, Marin, Bandinelli, Baldanzi, Satriano, Caputo
Lecce probable starting lineup: Falcone, Gendrey, Baschirotto, Tuia, Gallo, Gonzalez, Hjulmand, Blin, Strefezza, Colombo, Di Francesco
Empoli
| Opponents | Score |
| Atlanta | 2-1 (L) |
| Udinese | 0-1 (L) |
| Monza | 2-1 (L) |
| Napoli | 0-2 (L) |
| Fiorentina | 1-1 (D) |
Lecce
| Opponents | Score |
| Fiorentina | 1-0 (L) |
| Torino | 0-2 (L) |
| Inter | 2-0 (L) |
| Sassuolo | 0-1 (L) |
| Atlanta | 1-2 (W) |
| Last 5 match-results | Score |
| Lecce draw Empoli | 1-1 |
| Empoli beat Lecce | 2-1 |
| Lecce draw Empoli | 2-2 |
| Empoli draw Lecce | 2-2 |
| Lecce beat Empoli | 1-0 |
The Serie A match between Empoli and Lecce will take place at Stadio Carlo Castellani on Monday at 10:00 pm IST.
| Empoli vs Lecce | Key Details |
| Date | April 3 |
| Venue | Stadio Carlo Castellani |
| Kickoff time in Italy | 6:30 pm |
| Kickoff time in India | 10:00 pm |
Football fans in India can live stream the match through Jio TV. Meanwhile, those in Italy can catch the live action via Sky Go Italia, DAZN and 214 DAZN Zona.
