In a tense Serie A preview, Salernitana won 28 points from 28 battles to secure 15th place in the table, pulling nine points away from bottom-placed Verona and seemingly safe from relegation.
Inter Milan follows with 50 points, only 1 point behind third-place AC Milan, and the same as Roma, but with a narrow 2-point lead over sixth-place Atalanta. If they don't win this round, the team will face a serious situation of falling out of the top four.
Despite the fact that Salernitana have only won 2, drawn 4 and lost 4 of their last 10 matches and are unbeaten in the last 5 rounds of the Serie A, a team that had struggled to survive relegation last season has shown amazing resilience.
On the contrary, Inter Milan, with 3 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses in the last 10 matches, drew Juventus away in the first leg of the Coppa Italia semi-final, but lost 3 consecutive rounds in Serie A.
In the last 3 meetings between the two sides, Salernitana suffered 3 consecutive defeats and failed to score while conceding 12 times. Despite Inter Milan's superiority in overall strength, their recent performance is worrying, and Salernitana is expected to break their losing streak!
Match Preview: April 8, 1:00 GMT
Lecce is sixteenth in the table with 27 points, eight points ahead of Verona, and is still in a good position to survive relegation.
Napoli lead the table with 71 points, 16 points ahead of Lazio, and are within reach of the title.
Lecce has only won 2, drawn 1, and lost 7 of its last 10 games, and has suffered 5 consecutive defeats in Serie A. Its form is worrisome.
Napoli have won 8 and lost 2 of their last 10 matches and suffered a tough home loss to AC Milan in the last round of Serie A, but ended their previous three-game winning streak.
In the last 10 meetings between the two sides, Lecce has 2 wins, 2 draws and 6 losses, but is undefeated in Serie A in its last 2 matches against Napoli, who drew 1:1 away from home in the first round of this season.
Lecce return home to face Napoli again, and I'm afraid they won't even get a draw.
