Inter vs Lecce Prediction 05.03.2023

• Competition: Serie A
• Date: 05.03.2023
• Kickoff: 17:00 UTC/18:00 CET
• Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro) (Milan)

Until the end of the championship, Inter will lead a battle to preserve the position that will bring them a place in the most elite European club competition next season. It can already be said that the new champion of Italy will be Napoli, but that's why the fight for 2nd-4th place will be very interesting. Inter currently holds the second position in the table with 47 points, but they further complicated the situation with their away defeat against Bologna last weekend. City rivals Milan are breathing down their necks with the same number of points, Lazio with 45 points and Roma with 44. They simply have the imperative to win in this match, because another failure would be alarming, and they don't need that before the second leg. Champions League quarter-finals against Porto.

On the other hand, the main goal of Lecce before the start of the season was survival in the league, and it seems that they will be able to fulfill that. At the moment, they hold the 15th position in the table with 27 points won, even 10 more than the first team below the line. In the previous match, Lecce experienced an unpleasant defeat at home against Sassuolo 1:0, but I believe that this defeat will not leave negative consequences for them.

Inter vs Lecce pick: Inter handicap win (-1.5)

The biggest reason why Inter is not more competitive in the fight for the Scudetto this season is extremely weak performances on away grounds. In the matches at their stadium, they provide much better games, so they won even 30 out of the maximum 36, with only 6 goals conceded. In the games against Lecce at Giuseppe Meazza, they traditionally do not have many problems and have won the last 8 games in their favor. The next two games in the league are very important for them because they are also preparations for the match of the season against Porto, so I expect coach Inzaghi to prepare and motivate his players as much as possible. I predict a win for Inter with at least 2 goal difference