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Both Lecce and Napoli came out well in the international break. Lecce managed to grab the first points since the promotion, Napoli was two points closer to Juventus in the ranking and had a good start in the Champions League.
Lecce:
PhD student Lecce was able to stunt last Monday and is therefore out of the zero. In the first round of play, it suffered a big defeat at Inter, after which it also lost against competitor Hellas Verona in its own home (0-1). The international break did well for the Puglia team. He managed to snare Khouma Babacar on a rental basis (with obligation to buy if relegation is avoided) and also saw Diego Farias gain fitter. According to coach Fabio Liverani, the Brazilian was not fit enough to start in the game at Torino, but he was kicking off in Turin on Monday. He immediately left his mark on the game by making his first goal for his new club in the 35th minute. Torino goalkeeper Sirigu was initially able to save on Majer’s shot, after which Farias was the first to reach the rebound. After an hour of play, Torino equalized from the penalty spot and Liverani completely reversed his attack. Attackers Lapadula and Farias made way for the experienced Mancosu and the nimble newcomer Babacar. The duo knew a lot of danger and Mancosu even managed to score the decisive 1-2, he also scored from the rebound after a save by Sirigu.
Napoli:
Napoli has had a perfect week and will make the trip to Lecce full of confidence. Last weekend the team got off to a good start in the home game with Sampdoria and Dries Mertens took the lead after thirteen minutes. Giovanni Di Lorenzo gave him a low cross, the Belgian was poorly covered and was able to shoot in the short corner. In the second half, Mertens also got his second goal on a silver platter. Supersub Llorente was cold in the field when he put the ball back after which Mertens made the 2-0 out of free position.
Napoli received Liverpool during the midweek. Last season both teams also met in the Champions League, then The Reds made sure that they went to the next round at the expense of the Neapolitans on the last match day. Just like last season, the Azzuri won the home game against the Klopp formation. Mertens scored the 1-0 from an easy penalty kick ten minutes before the end, and substitute Llorente was allowed to make the 2-0 in injury time after an error in defense by the defending champion.
Lecce vs Napoli head to head matches
25.04.12 SA Lecce Napoli 0 : 2
03.12.11 SA Napoli Lecce 4 : 2
08.05.11 SA Lecce Napoli 2 : 1
19.12.10 SA Napoli Lecce 1 : 0
10.05.09 SA Lecce Napoli 1 : 1