GIALLOROSSI YORKSHIRE BLOG
Roma are aiming to bounce back from their first defeat of the season when they take on promoted side Lecce on Sunday afternoon.
Midweek saw Paulo Fonseca's unbeaten start to his Roma career come to an abrupt halt after a 2-0 defeat at home to Atalanta. However, there is little time to rest and reflect, as Sunday's clash provides an appropriate opportunity for seventh-placed Roma to return to winning ways. Lecce, who like Roma are known as the Giallorossi in a nod to their shirt colours, are competing in Serie A for the first time in seven years, and have started with six points from their first five games. Key players among their squad include former Roma midfielder Panagiotis Tachtsidis, one-time Milan striker Gianluca Lapadula, and captain Marco Mancosu - who has started his first season in the top flight this decade with four goals from midfield. Since regaining their Serie A status, Lecce have not yet earned a single point at home. So far, their only triumph at Stadio Via del Mare has been against Serie B side Salernitana in the Coppa Italia third round. Meanwhile, Roma are still on an unbeaten away run stretching back to March - although only two of those six matches were wins. Fonseca is expected to switch things up again for this encounter after deploying a rotation policy so far, to varying degrees of success. Among the more fatigued players who could drop out are Federico Fazio and Bryan Cristante - with their places possibly being taken by Gianluca Mancini and Amadou Diawara. With Mancini returning from a one-match suspension, the squad is also bolstered by the inclusion of Leonardo Spinazzola, with a long-term injury ruled out after the full-back limped off in the Atalanta defeat. With options limited, the former Juventus man could start at right-back again. The game kicks off at 2:00pm UK time, and will be shown live on Premier Sports 2.
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Founder and editor of Giallorossi Yorkshire, who is also a columnist for Roma's official website about the women's team. Categories
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