Bet Of The Day 

Italy 🇮🇹 Coppa Italia

17.08.2026          8:15 p.m.

Venue:Stadio Renzo Barbera

 (Palermo)
Capacity:
36 349

Palermo vs Lecce

My view

I actually slightly favour Palermo, despite Lecce being the Serie A side.

  • 🏠 Home advantage is significant — Palermo have been strong at the Renzo Barbera, and this is a knockout match.
  • 🔥 Palermo have shown attacking quality in pre-season, including a 2–0 win over Melbourne City.

⚠️ Lecce are missing several players, including Jamil Siebert, Medon Berisha, Ylber Ramadani and Riccardo Sottil, which weakens their options. 

  • 📊 Palermo have also historically had the better of this matchup. Their last five meetings include four Palermo wins and one draw
  • The market is unusually close: current prices reported around 2.35 Palermo / 3.30 draw / 3.00 Lecce, suggesting this isn’t a straightforward Serie A-vs-Serie B mismatch.

OUR VERDICT:BOTH TEAMS TO SCORE-YES