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&lt;p&gt;Both sides find themselves in completely different situations and at opposite ends of the league but both have the same objective, getting the three points. Napoli are on the hunt for their fourth consecutive win to maintain top spot and continue their push for the title.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce, however, are keen to forget the 6-0 loss at home to Fiorentina after the losses against AC Milan and Udinese. They need the points to lift themselves off the bottom spot 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;Napoli are unbeaten in their last four league games against Lecce (W2 D2) and have not conceded a goal in their two most recent meetings; the Partenopei have never kept three clean sheets in a row against the Giallorossi in Serie A.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce are unbeaten in their last three away games against Napoli in the league (W1 D2) and only against Fiorentina (4 between 2009 and 2019) and Brescia (5 between 2000 and 2011) have the Giallorossi avoided defeat in more consecutive away games against a single opponent in Serie A.&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;Napoli have won 19 points after eight games in Serie A this season (W6 D1 L1) and only three times in the three points for a win era have they won more at this stage of a top-flight campaign: 2017/18 and 2021/22 (24 pts) and in 2022/23 (20 pts).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Napoli have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five Serie A games (W4 D1), with an aggregate score of 10-1 in those matches; since the beginning of September, the Partenopei have conceded just one goal in Serie A (level with Juventus) with only Leipzig (0) conceding fewer in the big five European leagues in that period.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce are the team that have scored the fewest goals in the big five European leagues in 2024/25 (2) whilst with 18 goals conceded – a third of which came last time out against Fiorentina – only Montpellier (-18) have a worse goal difference than the Giallorossi (-15).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Among the current league leaders of the big five European leagues, Napoli are the only one to rank outside of the top three in their respective league for average possession this season, having just the 11th highest average in Serie A this term (47.3%).&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;Napoli manager Antonio Conte made his Serie A debut in April 1986 for Lecce against Pisa, at the age of 16 years and 249 days; his first goal in the top-flight, as well as his only one for the Giallorossi in the competition, came against Napoli in November 1989.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;With a goal or an assist against Lecce, Romelu Lukaku would reach 100 involvements in Serie A (73 goals and 26 assists so far); the Belgian has scored three goals in six matches against the Giallorossi in the top-flight, each of these coming in the first half of the season: in 2019 and 2022 with Inter and in 2023 with Roma.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;This game will involve the two players who have attempted the most shots from outside the box in Serie A this season:&amp;nbsp; Nikola Krstovic (15) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (12). The Lecce striker also leads the ranking for total shots (35) while the Georgian leads the ranking for shots following a carry of 5+ metres (14).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: Gallo (Lecce)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: none&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;TREMOLADA (TOLFO – TRINCHIERI), IV: SACCHI, VAR: MERAVIGLIA, AVAR: ABISSO&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;Milan-Napoli (Tuesday 29 October, 20.45 CET)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce-Hellas Verona (Tuesday 29 October, 18:30 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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Both sides find themselves in completely different situations and at opposite ends of the league but both have the same objective, getting the three points. Napoli are on the hunt for their fourth consecutive win to maintain top spot and continue their push for the title.Lecce, however, are keen to forget the 6-0 loss at home to Fiorentina after the losses against AC Milan and Udinese. They need the points to lift themselves off the bottom spot in the league. HEAD-TO-HEADNapoli are unbeaten in their last four league games against Lecce (W2 D2) and have not conceded a goal in their two most recent meetings; the Partenopei have never kept three clean sheets in a row against the Giallorossi in Serie A.Lecce are unbeaten in their last three away games against Napoli in the league (W1 D2) and only against Fiorentina (4 between 2009 and 2019) and Brescia (5 between 2000 and 2011) have the Giallorossi avoided defeat in more consecutive away games against a single opponent in Serie A. DID YOU KNOW?Napoli have won 19 points after eight games in Serie A this season (W6 D1 L1) and only three times in the three points for a win era have they won more at this stage of a top-flight campaign: 2017/18 and 2021/22 (24 pts) and in 2022/23 (20 pts).Napoli have kept a clean sheet in four of their last five Serie A games (W4 D1), with an aggregate score of 10-1 in those matches; since the beginning of September, the Partenopei have conceded just one goal in Serie A (level with Juventus) with only Leipzig (0) conceding fewer in the big five European leagues in that period.Lecce are the team that have scored the fewest goals in the big five European leagues in 2024/25 (2) whilst with 18 goals conceded – a third of which came last time out against Fiorentina – only Montpellier (-18) have a worse goal difference than the Giallorossi (-15).Among the current league leaders of the big five European leagues, Napoli are the only one to rank outside of the top three in their respective league for average possession this season, having just the 11th highest average in Serie A this term (47.3%). PLAYERSNapoli manager Antonio Conte made his Serie A debut in April 1986 for Lecce against Pisa, at the age of 16 years and 249 days; his first goal in the top-flight, as well as his only one for the Giallorossi in the competition, came against Napoli in November 1989.With a goal or an assist against Lecce, Romelu Lukaku would reach 100 involvements in Serie A (73 goals and 26 assists so far); the Belgian has scored three goals in six matches against the Giallorossi in the top-flight, each of these coming in the first half of the season: in 2019 and 2022 with Inter and in 2023 with Roma.This game will involve the two players who have attempted the most shots from outside the box in Serie A this season:&nbsp; Nikola Krstovic (15) and Khvicha Kvaratskhelia (12). The Lecce striker also leads the ranking for total shots (35) while the Georgian leads the ranking for shots following a carry of 5+ metres (14). DISCIPLINESuspended: Gallo (Lecce)Cautioned: none REFEREETREMOLADA (TOLFO – TRINCHIERI), IV: SACCHI, VAR: MERAVIGLIA, AVAR: ABISSO UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE AMilan-Napoli (Tuesday 29 October, 20.45 CET)Lecce-Hellas Verona (Tuesday 29 October, 18:30 CET) (Photo Getty Images)

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