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[RECOMMENDED_BETS]Tip of the game
I Nerazzurri were good on their travels at the end of last season and picked up 13 points from their last six Serie A matches on the road. Therefore, 101 Great Goals’ prediction for this match is Lecce 1-3 Inter Milan and is available at odds of 10/1.
Alternatively, you can bet on any Lecce win at 9/1 against I Nerazzurri at home on Saturday. At these odds, a £10 bet would return £100. Or, back any away win for Inter at 3/10 here at the Stadio Via del Mare. At these odds, a £10 bet would return £13. You can also find odds of 4/1 for any draw between Lecce and Inter on Saturday. At these odds, a £10 bet would return £50.
Back-up Tip
Romelu Lukaku is our tip for the first goalscorer in Saturday’s match. The former-Chelsea central forward scored eight goals (or 0.46 per 90) in the English Premier League last season with an expected goals of 7.0 and is 3/1 to be the first name on the score sheet in this match. Or 8/11 to score at any time during Saturday’s game.
Match preview
The Salentians welcome Inter Milan to the Stadio Via del Mare in Lecce on Saturday for this Serie A match.
Lecce are the 2021/22 Champions of Serie B. They achieved promotion to the Italian top-flight at the second time of asking, following their relegation in 2019/20. They lasted just one season the last time they were promoted and will hope to hang around a little longer this time.
I Salentini come into this match on a run of six home league games undefeated carried over from last season and kept a clean sheet in each of their last four. Lecce won their last league match of the 2021/22 Serie B season at home to Pordenone. The final score of the match was 1-0.
Matteo Lovato, Federico Bonazzoli, Domagoj Bradaric, Emil Bohinen, Mamadou Coulibaly, Mikael, Diego Valencia, Pasquale Mazzocchi, Pawel Jaroszynski, Lorenzo Pirola, Grigoris Kastanos, Luigi Sepe, Erik Botheim, and Junior Sambia, are the long list of names arriving to bolster the squad.
Arturo Calabresi is suspended for this match. Alessandro Tuia and Kastriot Dermaku are also expected to miss this match for Lecce due to injury.
Last season’s Serie A runners-up, Inter, finished the season two points behind Champions AC Milan. I Nerazzurri finished last season on a run of four wins in a row. Inter Milan won their last league match of the 2021/22 season at home to Sampdoria. The final score of the match was 3-0.
Joaquín Correa is the most expensive signing for them this summer. The 27 year old second striker makes his loan move of last season a permanent one from SS Lazio for £21.24m. The big news though has been the return of Romelu Lukaku. The a 29 year old centre-forward arrives from Chelsea FC on loan.
Kristjan Asllani, a 20 year old defensive midfield, Raoul Bellanova, a 22 year old right-back, André Onana, a 26 year old goalkeeper, and Henrikh Mkhitaryan, a 33 year old attacking midfielder, also arrive to bolster the squad.
Inter have a couple of injury problems in midfield at the start of the new season. Marcelo Brozovic is a doubt due to a calf injury for this match. The Inter Milan midfielder made 35 appearances last season. Dalbert is also struggling to be fit for this one due to a knee injury.
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