The first round of the 2019/2020 edition of the Italian Championship is coming to an end on Monday 26 August. The schedule of the inaugural journey of the new Serie A will be concluded with the meeting involving Internazionale, under new direction, and Lecce, back to the elite division. The match will take place at the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan. The start is scheduled for 15:45 (Brasília time).There are 38 planned matches for the Italian version of Serie A. At the end of the lineup, the top four will win a place in the next Champions League. Those who finish in fifth and sixth place will be entitled to participate in Europa League. The worst three are relegated to Serie B, the Second Division of the Italian Championship.
Inter
In a tournament that has featured Juventus as champions in the past eight seasons, Inter have fought a run for the runner up with Napoli in the 2018/2010 edition. Lost badly. Accumulating 69 points (20 wins, nine draws and nine losses), he was ten points behind the Neapolitans.That way, he didn’t even get third place. By getting the same score as Atalanta and taking a disadvantage in the direct confrontation, the first tiebreaker, ended up in fourth position, in the limit of the classification zone for Champions League. It was narrowly missed by Milan in the final stretch. It ended up with a point of advantage over the biggest rival.The campaign was deemed unsatisfactory by the board, which fired coach Luciano Spalletti. Although the results were decisive, the coach was no longer pleased not to be able to deal with the relationship problems in the squad, especially with Belgian midfielder Radja Nainggolan and Argentine striker Mauro Icardi.Hardline Antonio Conte, who spent a year out of work after being fired by Chelsea, was called in to place order in the house. He even sent so much Naiggolan on loan to Cagliari, leaving Icardi aside. The Argentine is in the squad, but just waiting for an interested so that he can get rid of the athlete.The renovation process included other layoffs, including veteran Brazilian defender Miranda. At the front door, the big news came from Belgian striker Romelu Lukaku, hired from Manchester United.
Lecce
Lecce secured their return to the Italian Premier League by completing the 2018/2019 Serie B season in second position. He racked up 66 points (19 wins, nine draws and eight losses), one less than champion Brescia.The preparation for the debut in Serie A featured four friendlies. He scored wins against FC Gherdeina (8-0), ASC St. Georgen (6-0), Bolzano (6-0) and Frosinone (4-1).
The preseason was crowned by a 4-0 win over Salernitana in the first round of the Italian Cup. He secured his passage to the next stage, where he will face Spal.
Football Prediction of the Day Internazionale vs Lecce
Internazionale is still in the market looking for reinforcements requested by Antonio Conte. The human resources at the coach’s disposal, however, are enough for Internazionale to predict their victory against Lecce as their best guess for the match that concludes Monday’s inaugural matchday of 2019/2020.
Prediction Today: Inter wins
Odds: 1.22
