There are four games to be played in Serie A on Sunday the 5th of November, including the meeting between Roma and Lecce.
The match will be played at the Stadio Olimpico and the hosts begin the weekend in 9th place on 14 points while the visitors are in 11th place on 13 points.
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Roma come into the match having suffered a 1-0 defeat at Inter Milan last weekend in Serie A.
It was always going to be a tough ask for Roma to come away from the San Siro with anything but they held out for more than 80 minutes.
The only goal of the game was scored by Inter Milan in the 81st minute and Roma failed to respond in the remaining time.
The defeat at Inter was the first loss for Roma in 6 fixtures in all competitions. Roma enjoyed wins over Frosinone and Monza at home plus Cagliari away in Serie A.
There were also wins over Servette and Slavia Prague at home in the Europa League.
Trends show in their 7 most recent home matches of Serie A, Roma have been undefeated 6 times.
They have won each of their last 3 home Serie A games and have kept a clean sheet in each of those 3 fixtures.
Lecce make the trip to the Stadio Olimpico having been eliminated from the Coppa Italia by Parma at home on Wednesday night.
Parma are doing well at the top of Serie B but it was still a disappointment to lose at home and Lecce were 2-0 down after 28 minutes.
They did come back in the second half to equalise but the good work was undone in the final moments as Parma scored twice in added time.
The loss to Parma means Lecce have failed to win any of their last 6 fixtures in all competitions.
There have been defeats to Napoli and Torino at home in Serie A plus Juventus away.
Lecce have picked up a point in Serie A against Sassuolo at home and Udinese away, with both games ending 1-1.
Trends show Lecce have not been easy to beat in recent away league matches and they are undefeated in 5 of their last 6 on the road.
Both teams have scored in 3 of Lecce’s last 4 away Serie A games.
Looking ahead to the team news and Roma are without suspended midfielder Leandro Paredes.
Leonardo Spinazzola, Tammy Abraham, and Marash Kumbulla are injured plus there are doubts over the fitness of Lorenzo Pellegrini and Chris Smalling.
Lecce have Jeppe Corfitzen and Alexis Blin in the treatment room plus Mohamed Kaba and Kastriot Dermaku are struggling for fitness.
This could be a tight game, with Lecce capable of making it difficult for teams when playing away.
However, Roma are tough to beat at home and have improved in recent weeks, meaning it could be the hosts who come out on top, with both teams scoring.