Lazio vs Lecce Predictions

• Lazio have won four of their last five home Serie A matches.
• Lecce have lost five straight away league games.
• Felipe Anderson has scored three goals in his last five Lazio appearances.

Lazio can afford no more slips

Lazio cannot afford to slip up when they host relegation-threatened Lecce in a crunch end-of-season Serie A clash at Stadio Olimpico on Friday.

I Biancocelesti’s lead in the race to secure a Champions League place was halved when AC Milan beat them 2-0 at San Siro on Sunday, leaving Maurizio Sarri’s men just three points ahead of the Rossoneri with four games to go.

The ex-Chelsea coach sounded pretty downbeat in his post-match media conference, bemoaning mistakes in the build-up phase and Ciro Immobile’s lack of form up front. But Lecce, who have lost five on the bounce away from home, should be pretty obliging opponents.

Anderson carrying the goal burden for Sarri

The Giallorossi lost 1-0 at home to Verona in a key relegation scrap last Sunday, registering only two tame efforts on target in the 90 minutes. Their opponents, who were beaten 6-0 by Inter a few days before, had chances to be 2-0 up before Cyril Ngonge’s long-range effort settled it.

Lazio’s good home form should see them over the line, although it might not be that comfortable given they only beat bottom side Sampdoria 1-0 in February and needed a 92nd-minute goal to clinch a 2-0 win over lowly Sassuolo recently.

Felipe Anderson, who has hit three in his last five appearances, also looks a good anytime goalscorer bet while Immobile (one goal in 11) continues to struggle.

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