Lameck Banda
LECStarting Sunday
Banda (thigh) is in the starting XI for Sunday's match against Genoa.
Analysis: Banda was likely to be an option for Sunday and is back in the team sheet for the season finale, earning a starting role immediately. He has recorded four goals and four assists in 31 appearances (20 starts) heading into the season finale.
Selected for Genoa contest
Banda (thigh) has been inserted in Lecce's squad list to face Genoa on Sunday.
Analysis: Banda isn't 100 percent, but isn't dealing with a severe muscular problem, and coach Eusebio Di Francesco suggested that he had better chances of starting than Santiago Pierotti (knee). Konan N'Dri is the next man up on the wings. Banda has notched at least one key pass in seven straight rounds, totaling nine, scoring and assisting once and adding 12 shots (five on target), 32 crosses (seven accurate) and eight corners over that span.
Assists and bows out in Sassuolo game
Banda assisted once to go with two shots (two on goal), five crosses (one accurate) and one chance created in Sunday's game match versus Sassuolo before leaving at the 63rd minute due to a possible thigh injury, Sky Italy reported.
Analysis: Banda teed up Walid Cheddira with a quality cross in the first half and was the runner-up in crosses within his team, but left the match early because of muscular discomfort and will have to be assessed ahead of the season finale against Genoa. The coach inserted Gaby Jean and switched to a three-man defense in this one. Konan N'Dri and Omri Gandelman would be the fallbacks in the standard scheme.
Takes one shot versus Fiorentina
Banda (undisclosed) had one shot on target, two crosses (zero accurate) and one corner and won two of two tackles in 34 minutes in Monday's 1-1 draw with Fiorentina.
Analysis: Banda dropped to the bench after a run of starts due to his subpar fitness, but was fairly lively upon coming in. He'll likely return to the XI over Konan N'Dri in the next game. He has swung in at least one cross in 18 consecutive displays, totaling 53 (eight accurate). Moreover, he has taken one or more shots in the last three rounds, accumulating five attempts (one on target), posting five corners, three chances created and five corners over that span.
Listed to bench
Banda (undisclosed) is on the bench for Monday's match against Fiorentina.
Analysis: Banda was a late call for Monday but has already made his way back to the team sheet, as the attacker finds a spot on the bench. With 16 starts in 26 appearances this season, he will likely work back into starting time after testing his legs, notching three goals and three assists this campaign.
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