Atalanta v Lecce
Top scorer German Denis returns from suspension for Atalanta , however the Argentine ace hasn’t scored since December 21. Coach Stefano Colantuono must deal with absence of suspended duo Luca Cigarini and Andrea Consigli, as he looks to improve their poor recent form which has seen them lose four of the last five. La Dea will be under pressure to gain a result, as a defeat could see the gap between the two sides reduced to three points, with Lecce completing the bottom three in 17th place. Serse Cosmi’s side have improved in recent weeks, losing just once in their last five, including a shock 1-0 home win against Inter. Julio Sergio is set to continue between the posts in the absence of first choice ‘keeper Massimiliano Benassi, but Tomovic and Delvecchio are ruled out through injury and Moris Carrozzieri is suspended. Lecce’s away form is intriguingly better than their home record, with three of their four wins this season coming on the road. However, should they harbour realistic hopes of escaping the drop, they will need to shore up a defence which has leaked 38 goals so far this season, the second worst record in Serie A. Probable Line-ups: Atalanta (4-4-2): Frezzolini, Raimondi, Stendardo, Lucchini, Peluso, Schelotto, Brighi, Carmona, Moralez, Gabbiadini, Denis Subs; Polito, Ferri, Manfredini, Ferreira Pinto, Bonaventura, Tiribocchi, Marilungo Lecce (3-5-2): Julio Sergio, Oddo, Miglionico, Esposito, Cuadrado, Blasi, Giacomazzi, Bertolacci, Brivio, Muriel, Di Michele Subs; Gabrieli, Giandonato, Obodo, Grossmuller, Seferovic, Bojinov Form Guide: Atalanta: LWLLL 08/01/12 – Atalanta 0-2 Milan 15/01/12 – Lazio 2-0 Atalanta 21/01/12 – Atalanta 0-2 Juventus 29/01/12 – Cesena 0-1 Atalanta 05/02/12 – Palermo 2-1 Atalanta Lecce: DLWDW 15/01/12 – Fiorentina 0-1 Lecce 22/01/12 – Lecce 2-2 Chievo 29/01/12 – Lecce 1-0 Inter 01/02/12 – Udinese 2-1 Lecce 05/02/12 – Lecce 0-0 Bologna Top Scorers: Atalanta; Denis – 12 Moralez – 5 Lecce; Di Michele – 6 Giacomazzi – 3 Assists: Atalanta; Moralez – 3 Schelotto – 3 Lecce; Muriel – 4 Grossmuller – 3 Head-to-Head: 21/09/11 – Lecce 1-2 Atalanta 22/03/09 – Lecce 2-2 Atalanta 02/11/08 – Atalanta 0-0 Lecce 22/01/05 – Lecce 1-0 Atalanta 11/09/04 – Atalanta 2-2 Lecce
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