FC Südtirol wants to make the impossible possible in Lecce

“It is certainly a fascinating challenge for us to play in a stadium that hosted Serie A teams not even a year ago. We know it will be a difficult game, but we will do everything we can to achieve a positive result,” says coach Stefano Vecchi, setting the course.

The hosts will try to forget last Sunday's bitter defeat against Feralpisalò. Captain Giacomazzi's team relies on the home factor and the team from the Salento peninsula has so far won all six matches on home soil. For FC Südtirol, Sunday, December 9th will be the second away game in a row after Martin & Co. narrowly missed out on a win at Virtus Entella last Sunday. The visiting striker Entellas Rosso had something against it and was able to equalize with a last minute goal.

FC Südtirol will travel to Lecce with their best squad, only Jonas Clementi cannot play for the game on Sunday. The young Leifer native has already been training on the training field this week and his return is expected for the new year. As has often been the case this season, Mister Vecchi is spoiled for choice and will only decide on the starting eleven at short notice. The defense is likely to remain unchanged, while only Furlan and Uliano have regular positions in midfield. Bertoni and Branca will fight for the third regular spot, which is still up for grabs. In the storm, Fink and Campo should be used on the wings. The number 9 will slip over either Thiam or Maritato.

Giacomazzi, Jeda, Chevanton, Pià are the most illustrious names in Lecce Last year, with Serse Cosmi as coach, Lecce narrowly missed out on staying in the top flight of football. Due to problems with the sports justice system, Lecce had to move to Italy's third division, but many players from last year's season still stayed in Lecce. Among these, the names of the goalkeeper Benussi, the defender Esposito and the two midfielders Bogliacino and Giacomazzi stand out. But it's not just Lecce's die-hard players who can turn a game from one moment to the next. The new additions are also a luxury for the 1st division. Above all, the strikers Jeda, who played for Novara in Serie A last year, Foti – ex Brescia and Sampdoria – and Chevanton. The latter was born in Uruguay, began his career in Lecce and continued it internationally with, among others, Monaco (France), Seville (Spain) and Colon (Argentina). After these years outside Italy, Chevanton returned to Italy last year and played for Atalanta. An ex-FC Südtirol player is also in the ranks of the Yellow Reds. Matteo Legittimo, who made 17 appearances in the second half of last year with the FCS jersey, plays for Lecce. The coach, Franco Lerda, is an extremely well-known coach, having already managed Torino and Crotone in Serie B.

Lecce is currently comfortably leading the table in Group A of the 29st division with 1 points. 9 wins, 2 draws and just as many defeats.

This is how they will play: US Lecce (4-3-3): Benassi; Vanin, Diniz, Esposito, Legittimo; De Rose, Giacomazzi, Memushaj; Chiricò, Foti, Falco (Jeda).On the substitutes bench: Petrachi, Di Maio, Semenzato, Zappacosta, Neves, Jeda (Falco), Pià (Chevanton). Coach: Franco Lerda

FC South Tyrol (4-3-3): Marcone; Iacoponi, Cappelletti, Bassoli, Martin; Furlan, Bertoni (Branca), Uliano; Campo, Maritato (Thiam), Fink. On the bench: Grandi, Kiem, Tagliani, Bontà, Branca (Bertoni), Bocalon (Pasi), Thiam (Maritato). Coach: Stefano Vecchi

Referee: Rosario Abisso di Palermo

1st Division Lega Pro (Group A) – 15th matchday – Sunday December 09.12.2012, 14.30 (XNUMX:XNUMX p.m.): Como - Virtus Entella Lecce - FC South Tyrol Pavia-Reggiana Portogruaro – Cremonese San Marino – FeralpiSalò Trapani – Albino leff Treviso – Lumezzane Tritium-Carpi Play free: Cuneo

The table: 1. Lecce 29 2. Carpi 25 3. Trapani 22 4. FC South Tyrol 22 5. V. Entella 20 6. Pavia 19 7. Lumezzane 18 8. San Marino 17 9. Como 16* 10. Portogruaro 16 11. Cuneo 16 12. Cremonese 15* 13. Reggiana 15 14. Feralpisalo 15 15. Albino leff 7** 16. Tritium 7 17. Treviso 2*

*-1 penalty point **-10 penalty points

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FC Südtirol wants to make the impossible possible in Lecce

Where the Serie A clubs Juventus, Milan and Inter could be admired just a few months ago, FC Südtirol will be playing in the top game of the 15th round of the 1st Division on Sunday. In the "Via del Mare" stadium in Lecce, the duel between the league leader and the third-placed team takes place.

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