Lecce, currently placed 18th have apparently responded well to the survival challenge. The team has been able to compensate for their earlier displeasures in the season, with some promising victories in the recent. They are currently on a two match winning streak after they thrashed AS Roma and Catania in their last two matches.
With Genoa and Fiorentina dropping fast, the Giallorossi have a good chance of climbing out of the drop zone. However, the team must go through a test of fire with their next two matches against http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Lazio-c39775. The matches will not just be central to deciding the fate of downgraded teams, but also the destiny of the two hopefuls for the last qualification spot.
Whether or not Lecce beat the relegation will depend a lot on how Fiorentina and Genoa stand up to the remaining matches in the league. Fiorentina has seen better days but their recent defeats have seen the club drop too close to the relegation zone. However, the team seems to have learnt its lesson, as they beat AC Milan in a recent game. Their draw at home against Palermo in their last league match suggests that the team is struggling with consistency, and that could lead the team to falter against AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Inter-c39567 Milan, in their next two league fixtures. The outcome will be equally important for the teams at the bottom of the table, as it will be for the teams at the top.
On the other hand things are even more worrying with Genoa, as the team has not registered a single win from their last 11 matches. This inundation of the club has seen the club drop like an avalanche in the points table. The club is just two points away from the relegation district, and their next match against points-hungry AC Milan will not be anything less than a nightmare for the club. The situation has put them as the favourites to replace Lecce in the relegation zone.
The battle to avoid the trench will be a bloody one, and all the teams will fight inch for inch in their effort to cling to every last point, and earn their right to play the next season at Serie A. In my opinion, Cesena has little hope of getting out of the red zone. Novara’s fate is also almost decided and they are most likely to follow Cesena into Serie B.
Moreover, the final crunch battle will be among Lecce and Genoa, and while Lecce according to me has the upper hand in the battle despite the two points deficit, nobody can deny the relatively superior quality in the squad held by Genoa. Both the teams have a good probability of dropping in the relegation zone, but only one will. The decisive factor will be how the two teams phase against the big teams, and hold on to their nerves while the axe of relegation hang on their heads.
Football is a beautiful game, and what makes it even more beautiful is its unpredictability. Some teams will make it while others will not, but one thing is given that history will be written at the end of the season. New heroes will rise and most of all some sublime football will be played for the fans to savour.
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