Fiorentina vs. Lecce to escape the danger zone

Four draws and five defeats, the latest against Inter, have left Stefano Pioli’s Fiorentina with no room for error. They are chasing their first win of the season to overtake Lecce in the table. Lecce, however, also need points to recover from back-to-back losses against Udinese and Napoli.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

There have been 20 official meetings between the sides in Tuscany: 11 Fiorentina wins (most recent 1–0 in last season’s Serie A), five draws (most recent 2–2 in 2023/24) and four Lecce victories (most recent 1–0 in 2019/20).

DID YOU KNOW?

Fiorentina are still without a win in Serie A 2025/26 after nine matchdays. It’s their worst start in the single-division era; in 1977/78 they earned their first win on matchday 9, 1–0 at Bologna. Fiorentina are the only team in Serie A 2025/26 to have already faced all of the current top six (Roma, Napoli, the two Milan clubs, Como and Bologna).

COACHES and PLAYERS

There have been 13 official meetings between Stefano Pioli and Eusebio Di Francesco: eight wins for the Fiorentina coach, one draw and four for Lecce’s coach.

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: Viti (Fiorentina) Cautioned: Gaspar (Lecce)

REFEREE

RAPUANO (PALERMO – BARONE) IV: AYROLDI, VAR: MASSA, AVAR: MARESCA

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Genoa-Fiorentina (Sunday 9 November, 15.00 CET) Lecce-Verona (Saturday 8 November, 15.00 CET) (Photo Getty Images)