PREVIEW | Sassuolo vs Lecce: team news, lineups, predictions (Serie A 17/05)

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·15 mai 2026

PREVIEW | Sassuolo vs Lecce: team news, lineups, predictions (Serie A 17/05)

Sassuolo and Lecce go head-to-head at Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore this Sunday in the Serie A.

Sassuolo have picked up 49 points and currently lie in 11th position. In their last fixture, Fabio Grosso's team suffered a 2-1 reverse against Torino (Serie A 2025/26).

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Lecce have won 32 points to date and are placed in 17th position. In their last encounter, Eusebio Di Francesco's team were beaten 0-1 by Juventus (Serie A 2025/26).

The last meeting between the two teams ended in a 0-0 draw.

Predicted lineups

Sassuolo: Arijanet Muric, Woyo Coulibaly, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Tarik Muharemovic, Josh Doig, Kristian Thorstvedt, Luca Lipani, Nemanja Matic, Cristian Volpato, Andrea Pinamonti, Armand Laurienté

Lecce: Wladimiro Falcone, Matías Pérez, Jamil Siebert, Tiago Gabriel, Antonino Gallo, Oumar Ngom, Ylber Ramadani, Santiago Pierotti, Lassana Coulibaly, Lameck Banda, Walid Cheddira

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Sassuolo

Daniel Boloca - Arthroscopy
Fali Candé - Cruciate Ligament Tear
Jay Idzes - Heel Problems

Lecce

Medon Berisha - Torn Thigh Muscle
Riccardo Sottil - Lumbago
Sadik Fofana - Inner Ligament Stretch Of The Knee

Last starting XIs

Sassuolo ( vs Torino 2026-05-08): Arijanet Muric, Woyo Coulibaly, Sebastian Walukiewicz, Tarik Muharemovic, Josh Doig, Nemanja Matic, Luca Lipani, Kristian Thorstvedt, Cristian Volpato, Andrea Pinamonti, Armand Laurienté

Lecce ( vs Juventus 2026-05-09): Wladimiro Falcone, Danilo Veiga, Tiago Gabriel, Jamil Siebert, Antonino Gallo, Ylber Ramadani, Oumar Ngom, Santiago Pierotti, Lassana Coulibaly, Lameck Banda, Walid Cheddira

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MANAGERS

Fabio Grosso has faced Eusebio Di Francesco on one occasion, recording one draw.
Eusebio Di Francesco has faced Sassuolo on 12 occasions, recording four wins, four draws and four defeats
Fabio Grosso has faced Lecce on six occasions, recording one win, two draws and three defeats

TEAMS

Away from home, Lecce currently have two wins in their last 13 matches.
Away from home, Lecce are on a run of two consecutive matches unbeaten.
Lecce currently have one win in their last eight matches.
At home, Sassuolo currently have one defeat in their last six matches.
At home, Sassuolo currently have one draw in their last 12 matches.
At home, Sassuolo are on a run of three consecutive matches scoring goals.
At home, Sassuolo are on a run of three consecutive matches unbeaten.
At home, Sassuolo are on a run of three consecutive wins.

HEAD TO HEAD

Sassuolo and Lecce have faced each other ten times, with Sassuolo holding the advantage: four wins, against one Lecce victory.
At the Mapei Stadium - Città del Tricolore, Sassuolo have the edge in their head-to-heads with Lecce: two wins in four matches. Lecce have one victory.
In the Italian League, the two teams have played seven matches, with three Sassuolo wins, three draws and one Lecce victory.