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&lt;p&gt;Matchday 27 in Serie A Enilive begins at 20:45 CET tonight, with Fiorentina set to face Lecce at the Franci. Both teams are fighting for three points after going winless for three matches in a row.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After winning three consecutive matches, the Viola have lost their last three to Inter, Como and Hellas Verona, dropping further away from fourth place. Lecce have only taken two points from their last three fixtures, drawing with Bologna and Monza before losing to Udinese last Friday. They will be looking to increase the four point-gap to Empoli, currently sitting at 18th place in the league.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD TO HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fiorentina won the reverse fixture with Lecce in October (6-0) and could complete a Serie A double over the Giallorossi for only the second time, after the 2005/06 season – that is also the only occasion in which the Viola have won two games in a row against the Giallorossi in the competition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After the 6-0 defeat in the reverse fixture, Lecce could concede seven or more goals against an opponent in a single Serie A season for the first time since 2019/20 (10 v Atalanta).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce have lost just one of their last six away games against Fiorentina in Serie A (W3 D2), after losing on five of their six away trips to face Viola in the competition prior (W1).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fiorentina have lost each of their last three Serie A games and could lose four in a row for the first time since between November and December 2019 under Vincenzo Montella – that run included a 1-0 defeat at Hellas Verona (also their most recent result) and a 1-0 loss to Lecce.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;In their first 17 matches of the current Serie A campaign, Fiorentina averaged 1.88 points per game while conceding 0.90 goals per game; in seven league matches in 2025 however, their points per game has dropped to 1.11 and goals conceded per game has risen to 1.40.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce are the only team that have not scored a single goal in Serie A in February; they could fail to find the net in four straight league matches for the first time since last September/October under Luca Gotti.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Fiorentina (311) have recorded only eight more shots than Lecce (303) in Serie A this season and Viola have a conversion rate of 13.2%, the third highest in the competition after Atalanta (15.5%) and Inter (14.4%); the Giallorossi however have the worst conversion rate (5.9%) and have scored the fewest goals (18).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce are one of two teams along with Monza that&amp;nbsp;Lucas Beltrán&amp;nbsp;has scored more than one goal against in Serie A (two against both); Lecce could also become the first side against which the Argentine has scored in both meetings with in a season in the competition.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nikola Krstovic`s first goal in Serie A arrived away at Fiorentina in August 2023 (2-2) and the Montenegrin has seven goals in the top-flight this season (same as in 2023-24), from 102 attempted shots – that is the biggest differential between shots and goals scored among players in the big five European leagues in 2024/25 (95 unsuccessful shots).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The only brace of Danilo Cataldi`s top-flight career came in the reverse fixture between Fiorentina and Lecce this season; in that match, the Viola midfielder scored two of his three total goals from outside the area in Serie A this campaign and no player has more (also 3 - Nicolussi Caviglia and Davide Zappacosta).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&amp;nbsp;&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: Richardson (Fiorentina)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Zaniolo, Mandragora, Fagioli, Palladino and Folorunsho (Fiorentina); Rafia, Pierotti and Ramadani (Lecce)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;MARINELLI (GIALLATINI – COLAROSSI) IV: SANTORO, VAR: DI PAOLO, AVAR: AURELIANO&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Napoli-Fiorentina (Sunday 9 March 15.00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce-Milan (Saturday 8 March, 18.00 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

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Matchday 27 in Serie A Enilive begins at 20:45 CET tonight, with Fiorentina set to face Lecce at the Franci. Both teams are fighting for three points after going winless for three matches in a row.After winning three consecutive matches, the Viola have lost their last three to Inter, Como and Hellas Verona, dropping further away from fourth place. Lecce have only taken two points from their last three fixtures, drawing with Bologna and Monza before losing to Udinese last Friday. They will be looking to increase the four point-gap to Empoli, currently sitting at 18th place in the league. HEAD TO HEADFiorentina won the reverse fixture with Lecce in October (6-0) and could complete a Serie A double over the Giallorossi for only the second time, after the 2005/06 season – that is also the only occasion in which the Viola have won two games in a row against the Giallorossi in the competition.After the 6-0 defeat in the reverse fixture, Lecce could concede seven or more goals against an opponent in a single Serie A season for the first time since 2019/20 (10 v Atalanta).Lecce have lost just one of their last six away games against Fiorentina in Serie A (W3 D2), after losing on five of their six away trips to face Viola in the competition prior (W1). DID YOU KNOW?Fiorentina have lost each of their last three Serie A games and could lose four in a row for the first time since between November and December 2019 under Vincenzo Montella – that run included a 1-0 defeat at Hellas Verona (also their most recent result) and a 1-0 loss to Lecce.In their first 17 matches of the current Serie A campaign, Fiorentina averaged 1.88 points per game while conceding 0.90 goals per game; in seven league matches in 2025 however, their points per game has dropped to 1.11 and goals conceded per game has risen to 1.40.Lecce are the only team that have not scored a single goal in Serie A in February; they could fail to find the net in four straight league matches for the first time since last September/October under Luca Gotti.Fiorentina (311) have recorded only eight more shots than Lecce (303) in Serie A this season and Viola have a conversion rate of 13.2%, the third highest in the competition after Atalanta (15.5%) and Inter (14.4%); the Giallorossi however have the worst conversion rate (5.9%) and have scored the fewest goals (18).Lecce are one of two teams along with Monza that&nbsp;Lucas Beltrán&nbsp;has scored more than one goal against in Serie A (two against both); Lecce could also become the first side against which the Argentine has scored in both meetings with in a season in the competition. PLAYERSNikola Krstovic`s first goal in Serie A arrived away at Fiorentina in August 2023 (2-2) and the Montenegrin has seven goals in the top-flight this season (same as in 2023-24), from 102 attempted shots – that is the biggest differential between shots and goals scored among players in the big five European leagues in 2024/25 (95 unsuccessful shots).The only brace of Danilo Cataldi`s top-flight career came in the reverse fixture between Fiorentina and Lecce this season; in that match, the Viola midfielder scored two of his three total goals from outside the area in Serie A this campaign and no player has more (also 3 - Nicolussi Caviglia and Davide Zappacosta). DISCIPLINE&nbsp;Suspended: Richardson (Fiorentina)Cautioned: Zaniolo, Mandragora, Fagioli, Palladino and Folorunsho (Fiorentina); Rafia, Pierotti and Ramadani (Lecce) REFEREEMARINELLI (GIALLATINI – COLAROSSI) IV: SANTORO, VAR: DI PAOLO, AVAR: AURELIANO UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE ANapoli-Fiorentina (Sunday 9 March 15.00 CET)Lecce-Milan (Saturday 8 March, 18.00 CET) (Photo Getty Images)

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