Sinking or swimming: Venezia and Lecce face off

Matchday 13 of Serie A will come to an end with a duel of needs at the bottom of the table. We are talking about Venezia and Lecce, last and second last in the table, with 8 and 9 points respectively.

As if this were not enough, both teams share the misfortune of being the two worst teams in Serie A also away from home. In this case, the tables are turned, as the ‘Salentinos’ are at the bottom of the table with only one point, achieved against Torino. The rest translates into 5 defeats and not being able to score in these 6 away games already played.

The ‘Lagunari’, who have never won away from home either (6 defeats and 2 draws in the 8 matches they have played away from the Pierluigi Penzo), although they have been able to take 2 points after two draws against Fiorentina and Monza, respectively. In addition, they have been able to score up to 5 goals, although they have also conceded more, up to 14, almost twice as many as Lecce.

This match between Venezia and Lecce could mean a lot in the future of both teams in Serie A. Pohjanpalo (Venezia) and Krstovic (Lecce), top scorers of their respective teams, will have the responsibility to bring their teams closer to 3 crucial points to tighten the bottom of the standings.