Very important salvation clash on Sunday at Mapei Stadium. If Lecce, thanks to the victory against Empoli, could mortgage their salvation with a victory, the Emilians are looking for the same result to get out of the quicksand of the relegation zone. David Ballardini reported positive results to the neroverdi, fresh from three consecutive draws. The three X marks in a row equal the number of draws recorded in the previous 19 matches.
Furthermore, in Reggio Emilia, Sassuolo maintains an unbeaten run in three matches. Before the draws against Milan (3-3) e Udinese (1-1), there was the 1-0 against Frosinone with a goal from Thorstvedt, who scored last year in the coup of Dionisi’s team at Via del Mare against Baroni’s Lecce.
Ballardini, if not defeated, would be the first coach to remain unbeaten in the first four home games in the top division on the black-green bench.
Without the flag Berardithe hopes of Sassuolo, who have never been defeated in their previous matches against Lecce, rest on Armand Lauriente. The former Lorient player has scored three goals in his last two Serie A matches, as many as in his previous 40 appearances. The Frenchman has never scored for three games in a row in Serie A. The last Sassuolo player to do so was Andrea Pinamonti in September.
