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&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;It`s up to Lecce and Atalanta to open up Saturday`s schedule at the Via Del Mare: the hosts want to get back to earning points after last week`s defeat to Udinese, which broke a run of four without defeat, and are looking for a prestigious victory to greet their fans before a final-day trip to Naples next week.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atalanta, on the other hand, have won their last four (Monza, Empoli, Salernitana and Roma) and want a fifth to secure fifth place and then concentrate on the Europa League final, scheduled to take place on Wednesday in Dublin against Bayer Leverkusen.&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;Lecce have failed to score in four of their last six Serie A home games, as many times as in their previous 14 home matches in the competition. Indeed, no team has scored fewer home goals than the Giallorossi in Serie A in this calendar year (six in nine such matches, level with Torino).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atalanta have won 33 of the 48 points available in the second part of Serie A this term (W10 D3 L3), scoring 35 goals; in general, only Inter have a higher average points (2.59) and average goals (2.47) than Atalanta (2.06 points per game, 2.19 goals per match) in the second part of the campaign.&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;Lecce and Atalanta have faced each other 27 times in Serie A: eight victories for the Giallorossi, as many draws and 11 victories for the Nerazzurri. After the 1-0 home win last December (goal by Ademola Lookman), Atalanta could win two games in a row without conceding a goal against Lecce in the tournament for the first time since October 2001 (a run of three under Alberto Cavasin).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce won their last home match against Atalanta (2-1, on 9 November 2022) and only on one occasion have they collected at least two home successes in a row against the Dea in the competition, three between February 1986 and September 1989.&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;Roberto Piccoli - who made his Serie A debut with Atalanta, made 15 appearances and scored one goal in two separate spells (between April 2019 and July 2020 and subsequently between August 2021 and January 2022) – has scored five goals in 33 matches played in this campaign and he has never done better in a single Serie A season (5 goals but in 20 games also with Spezia in 2020-21).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Charles De Ketelaere has scored nine goals in 32 appearances in Serie A this term; the only Belgian midfielder to reach double figures in the competition was Radja Nainggolan (11 goals in 37 appearances with Roma in 2016-17).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Ademola Lookman is the only current player of Atalanta to have scored against Lecce in Serie A, scoring the winning goal in the reverse fixture (1-0 at the Gewiss Stadium, on last 30 December). Since his arrival at Atalanta (2022-23), no Nerazzurri player has scored more league goals than the Nigerian (22, level with Koopmeiners).&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: Koopmeiners (Atalanta)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Lookman, Hateboer, Kolasinac, Djimsiti (Atalanta); Rafia, Blin, Krstovic, Ramadani, Sansone (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;Rapuano (Passeri-Costanzo) IV: Giua, VAR: Chiffi, AVAR: La Penna&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Atalanta-Torino&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Napoli-Lecce&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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It`s up to Lecce and Atalanta to open up Saturday`s schedule at the Via Del Mare: the hosts want to get back to earning points after last week`s defeat to Udinese, which broke a run of four without defeat, and are looking for a prestigious victory to greet their fans before a final-day trip to Naples next week.Atalanta, on the other hand, have won their last four (Monza, Empoli, Salernitana and Roma) and want a fifth to secure fifth place and then concentrate on the Europa League final, scheduled to take place on Wednesday in Dublin against Bayer Leverkusen. DID YOU KNOW?Lecce have failed to score in four of their last six Serie A home games, as many times as in their previous 14 home matches in the competition. Indeed, no team has scored fewer home goals than the Giallorossi in Serie A in this calendar year (six in nine such matches, level with Torino).Atalanta have won 33 of the 48 points available in the second part of Serie A this term (W10 D3 L3), scoring 35 goals; in general, only Inter have a higher average points (2.59) and average goals (2.47) than Atalanta (2.06 points per game, 2.19 goals per match) in the second part of the campaign. HEAD-TO-HEADLecce and Atalanta have faced each other 27 times in Serie A: eight victories for the Giallorossi, as many draws and 11 victories for the Nerazzurri. After the 1-0 home win last December (goal by Ademola Lookman), Atalanta could win two games in a row without conceding a goal against Lecce in the tournament for the first time since October 2001 (a run of three under Alberto Cavasin).Lecce won their last home match against Atalanta (2-1, on 9 November 2022) and only on one occasion have they collected at least two home successes in a row against the Dea in the competition, three between February 1986 and September 1989. PLAYERSRoberto Piccoli - who made his Serie A debut with Atalanta, made 15 appearances and scored one goal in two separate spells (between April 2019 and July 2020 and subsequently between August 2021 and January 2022) – has scored five goals in 33 matches played in this campaign and he has never done better in a single Serie A season (5 goals but in 20 games also with Spezia in 2020-21).Charles De Ketelaere has scored nine goals in 32 appearances in Serie A this term; the only Belgian midfielder to reach double figures in the competition was Radja Nainggolan (11 goals in 37 appearances with Roma in 2016-17).Ademola Lookman is the only current player of Atalanta to have scored against Lecce in Serie A, scoring the winning goal in the reverse fixture (1-0 at the Gewiss Stadium, on last 30 December). Since his arrival at Atalanta (2022-23), no Nerazzurri player has scored more league goals than the Nigerian (22, level with Koopmeiners). DISCIPLINESuspended: Koopmeiners (Atalanta)Cautioned: Lookman, Hateboer, Kolasinac, Djimsiti (Atalanta); Rafia, Blin, Krstovic, Ramadani, Sansone (Lecce) REFEREERapuano (Passeri-Costanzo) IV: Giua, VAR: Chiffi, AVAR: La Penna UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIMAtalanta-TorinoNapoli-Lecce (Photo Getty Images)

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