AS Rome – Lecce: Roma must bounce back 
This Sunday evening the Stadio Olimpico hosts a fixture that looks lopsided on paper but is crucial for how the season finishes. AS Rome (6th), knee-deep in a results crisis, welcome Lecce — a side fighting tooth and nail to avoid the drop.
Roma’s sour run 
It’s been a rotten week for Gian Piero Gasperini’s men. Sent packing in the Europa League by Bologna in a cliffhanger (5-4 on aggregate after extra time), the squad’s morale is flat. League form isn’t great either: five matches without a win and sliding down to sixth, watching the Champions League places pull away. The defence has been leaking badly — the recent 2-1 flop at Como sums it up.
The return to the Stadio Olimpico might spark a turnaround. Historically, Lecce have been one of their favored victims (no home loss to them since 1986!). The Giallorossi have no margin for error: tighten up, find the net and score the goals needed to kickstart the campaign before it goes off the rails.
Lecce on the brink 
At Lecce it’s survival time. Eusebio Di Francesco’s side grabbed a breather with a win in the relegation six-pointer against Cremonese, but the loss to Napoli underlined how urgent things are. The drop is breathing down their necks.
Lecce’s main problem? Away days turn into nightmares. Five defeats in their last six on the road — they struggle away from home. Against the big clubs it’s worse: just four points from 15 matches versus top-half teams. If they want to pull off an upset in the capital, they’ll have to bunker up, sit deep and pray a counter-attack miracle lands their way.
Probable lineups
AS Rome : Svilar ; Mancini, Ndicka, Hermoso ; Celik, Cristante, Kone, Wesley ; Pisilli, Pellegrini ; Malen
Lecce : Falcone ; Veiga, Gabriel, Siebert, Gallo ; Ramadani, Ngom ; Pierotti, Gandelman, Banda ; Stulic
Football Prediction AS Rome vs Lecce
AS Rome to Win
Roma may be in unfamiliar turbulence and leaking goals, but Lecce arrive at the worst possible time for the visitors — a perfect chance to steady the ship and stop the bleeding.
The visitors show glaring weaknesses against the big teams and lack the firepower to seriously trouble the hosts. Stung by their Europa exit and under the microscope from Gasperini, Roma should reassert control. Expect a convincing home win to kickstart their Champions League push.
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