Lecce vs Roma

Brandt Sutton has locked in his best bets for Saturday's match between Lecce vs. Roma on Paramount+.

For Lecce vs. Roma, Sutton is picking both teams to score for a +105 payout. The latest Lecce vs. Sutton finished 2022 as SportsLine's top soccer expert with a 165-130-2 mark, returning nearly $2,200 for $100 players. He has followed soccer closely for much longer and factors in managerial tactics, projected lineups and past performances to make the most-informed decisions possible, keeping his finger on the pulse of the game all over the globe. You can get the first week free, so [sign up here](https://www.paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-22-10ahj5f). Roma odds from Caesars Sportsbook list Roma as the +104 favorites (risk $100 to win $104) on the 90-minute money line, with Lecce as the +300 underdogs. - Lecce vs. A draw is priced at +210 and the over/under for total goals is 1.5, with the Over priced at -190. You can see what happens when you [stream the match on Paramount+, which you can try free for one week.](https://www.paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-22-10ahj5f) [Paramount+](https://www.paramountplus.com/?ftag=PPM-22-10ahj5f). Kickoff from Via del mare in Lecce is set for noon ET on Saturday.

On April 20, 1986, Roma were ready to complete a thrilling Serie A comeback and strengthen their claim over the title, but they incredibly lost to Lecce.

Sven Goran Eriksson and Roma had to wait even longer to finally put their hands on the Italian title. When the news that Michael Laudrup had opened the scoring for Juventus broke down, most fans on the stands, and perhaps the Roma players themselves, realized that the dream was about to vanish. With two games to go, Juventus and Roma were now sharing the top-spot in the table. The first came on 26 minutes, when the Lecce goalkeeper Stefano Ciucci picked up and injury and was replaced by the inconsistent Giordano Negretti, whom he had benched earlier in the season. Argentina’s future World Champion Pedro Pascutti (and yes, this time we’ll spare you the routine about the Serie A being so competitive in those days that a future World Champion could play for a relegation-battling side…) forced Tancredi to foul him in the box, prompting the referee Rosario Lo Bello to award a penalty. Some data to put things even more in perspective: Roma had won all their season games played at the Olimpico so far, save for one. They seemed to have the Scudetto in their pockets, but they unexpectedly started to lose pace as the year 1986 began. But while the Bianconeri were expected to receive Milan at the Stadio Comunale in Turin, Roma’s test looked much more comfortable. They had turned into a spectacular war-machine, led by their iconic captain Bruno Conti and their formidable striker Roberto Pruzzo, who was en route to become the Serie A capocannoniere for the third time. Little did the Roma fans know that, instead, they were about to experience the perfect storm, with already-relegated Lecce shocking the Stadio Olimpico and shattering their dreams. The Bianconeri had an eight-point lead over Roma halfway through the league, in an age when only two points were awarded for a win. In an all-Giallorossi affair, Roma prepared to face Lecce with their confidence and enthusiasm at an all-high.

The longer the Serie A season goes on, the clearer the Champions League picture becomes, and thanks to the (just) 15-point deduction to Juventus, ...

Beyond a potential cameo appearance for Gini Wijnaldum, I’m hopeful that we may see a bit more playtime for Ola Solbakken and Cristian Volpato in the second half of this match if the Giallorossi get themselves an early lead. Today’s match against fourteenth-placed Lecce will give Roma a chance to solidify their hold on a spot in the top four, and a win would put pressure on Inter Milan to seize all three points against Sampdoria on Monday. The Pellegrini/Dybala/Abraham trio is once again starting in attack, with Bryan Cristante and Nemanja Matić playing in their usual (if sometimes derided) double-pivot behind them in midfield.

Roma are reportedly interested in Lecce midfielder Morten Hjulmand and today's match in Puglia could represent a suitable opportunity for the Giallorossi.

Roma defender Roger Ibanez scored an own goal to give Lecce the lead in the seventh minute, heading into his own net while attempting to clear following a ...

[Empoli](/soccer/team?id=2574) rescued a 2-2 draw against relegation-threatened [Spezia](/soccer/team?id=4056) in stoppage time, after both teams were reduced to 10 men by the 50th minute. [Tammy Abraham](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/236209/Tammy-Abraham) could have put the visitors in front twice just before half-time but Lecce keeper [Wladimiro Falcone](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/177812/Wladimiro-Falcone) did well to anticipate both his shots. [Paulo Dybala](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/164839/Paulo-Dybala)'s penalty rescued a 1-1 draw for [AS Roma](/soccer/team?id=104), who came from behind to earn a point at [Lecce](/soccer/team?id=113) in Serie A on Saturday.

Every point matters in Serie A in an increasingly tight battle for the Champions League qualifying spots and Roma could be left counting the cost of a 1-1 ...

Roma leveled 10 minutes later after a corner was flicked on and came off the arm of Lecce forward Gabriel Strefezza. Guglielmo Vicario parried Daniele Verde’s penalty and his follow-up but the referee ordered it to be retaken. Lazio was two points below Roma with Atalanta a point further back.

Roma manager Jose Mourinho did not sound too disappointed despite his team's dropped points in tonight's match against Lecce. In his post-match press.

“We played calmly and with personality and that’s okay. We were unlucky to concede, and Lecce are good at steering the game in their own favor.” We had prepared really well for tonight and spent all week long working on Lecce’s set pieces.