Stat Attack: Facts to know before we visit Lecce

The game gets underway at 15:00 local time, as Paulo Fonseca's side look to get back to winning ways following the midweek defeat against Atalanta.

Ahead of the match, here are a few details worth knowing...

Via del Mare record

In the 15 previous meetings with Lecce at their home ground, Roma have been beaten just once - a 4-2 loss back in the 2011-12 season. Of the other games, Roma won eight and drew six.

Five times the same

Of the 31 times these two clubs have met, the most common result has been a 3-0 Roma win - which has occurred on no fewer than five occasions.

Totti king of the goalscorers

The iconic former Roma captain - who celebrated his birthday on Friday - scored 10 goals against Lecce during his career (15 appearances). Four players - Ruggiero Rizzitelli, Abel Balbo, Vincent Candela and Amantino Mancini - follow him in this particular list, all of them having scored four goals.

A first meeting with coach Liverani

Fabio Liverani faced Roma 19 times as a player, but this will be his first meeting with the Giallorossi as a coach. As a player he picked up three wins, losing nine games and drawing the other seven.

Puglia points

Of the last 23 away trips to Puglia, Roma have come away with 14 wins and eight draws. The one defeat was the aforementioned 4-2 loss in Lecce.

Starting fast

Roma have scored more goals than any other side in the first 30 minutes of games in Serie A this season: six already. Lecce, meanwhile, have conceded more during the same time than any other side - four.

A landmark for Batistuta

Lecce v. Roma was the game where Gabriel Batistuta scored his first goal for Roma - coming in the second game of the season on the way to the club's title victory in 2000-01.

Beware the ex

Lecce have one former Roma player in their midst - Panagiotis Tachtsidis. The Greek midfielder made 21 Serie A appearances for the Giallorossi during the 2012-13 campaign.