Second-bottom Hellas Verona host Lecce in round 13's Serie A action at Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi on Monday.
The relegation-threatened side are in free fall in the competition, and they seek to end their wretched run against an opponent keen to build on their draw with AC Milan a fortnight back.
While Marco Baroni's men were in the top four in the competition's embryonic standings, their inability to secure results have now seen them drop into the bottom three, with a five-match losing run not helping their cause.
It does not help that the Gialloblu's defence has been found wanting in the ongoing sequence of losses, averaging two goals conceded after keeping two clean sheets in the previous five, letting in as many strikes.
Baroni's team must find ways to keep opponents out again if they are to leave the danger zone, but the Mastiffs should not panic, as they are only two points adrift of 17th-placed Empoli.
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