Bologna – Lecce: the Rossoblu need a response, Lecce are fighting for their lives 
This Sunday, Bologna’s stadium hosts a Serie A clash with wildly different stakes. Bologna are trying to put their European pain behind them, while Lecce are scrapping tooth and nail to stop themselves sliding further down the table. For both sides, this 32nd round is massive. Bologna want to get moving again in front of their own fans, while Lecce are hoping to finally break a 15-year hoodoo on this pitch.
Bologna want to patch up their domestic wounds 
Bologna are in a tricky spell. After taking another European hiding against Aston Villa on Thursday night, they’ve got to snap straight back to league duty. Vincenzo Italiano knows his Bologna side have been stuttering at home lately, with four defeats in their last five outings at the Dall’Ara. For Bologna, Lecce at home is the perfect chance to end the rot and calm their frustrated fans.
Even if Bologna sit in a respectable league position, the European grind is starting to show. Their defence has looked shaky at times, as recent matches against Verona and Lazio made clear. The job for Bologna’s players is simple enough: score early, kill the game, and don’t give their supporters another miserable evening. Bologna will back themselves to get at a Lecce side under real pressure.
Lecce, survival mode and nothing else 
In Apulia, Lecce are paddling in deep water. Down in 18th, they can feel the trapdoor of relegation creeping closer. Eusebio Di Francesco and his men come into this one on the back of three straight defeats, including a heavy loss to Atalanta. The situation is urgent, no doubt, but there is still hope: Lecce are level on points with the first team outside the drop zone before this trip to Bologna.
That said, Lecce have been dreadful on the road this season, posting the third-worst away record in the division. With Bologna certain to crank up the pressure, Lecce will probably have to dig in and stay compact. They also have the worst attack in Serie A, so they simply have to find a way through if they want anything out of this. The plan will be to keep it tight and try to nick something with one clean, surgical blow. A point in Bologna would be a huge result for Lecce. A rare one, too.
Likely line-ups
Bologna : Ravaglia ; Zortea, Heggem, Lucumi, Miranda ; Frueler, Moro ; Orsolini, Sohm, Rowe ; Castro
Lecce : Falcone ; Veiga, Siebert, Gabriel, Ndaba ; Ramadani, Ngom ; Pierotti, Coulibaly, Banda ; Cheddira
Football Tip Bologna vs Lecce
Bologna win
This meeting between Bologna and Lecce looks like the perfect chance for the home side to get back on track.
Even with the European fatigue and those recent home setbacks, Bologna have a far stronger squad than Lecce. The visitors are short on confidence and can barely buy a goal away from home. Historically, Bologna have had the better of this fixture by a mile. Expect them to take control early and finish the job, piling more misery on Lecce’s struggles in the Serie A table.
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