At 9:00am ET, my Serie A Early Riser is on Lecce. Udinese got off to a quick start to the Serie A season but has come back down to earth. Part of the early success was a result of weaker opposition. Over the last 2 matches, Udinese has conceded 6 goals. Prior to a loss to powerful AC Milan, Lecce was undefeated in its previous 3 top flight matches, 2 draws and a victory. Lecce really needs points and manager Luca Gotti badly wants to beat his old team. (Udinese fired him as their manager near the end of 2021.) When playing at Udinese, in Serie A play, Lecce has 2 draws and a win in its last 3 visits. Motivated Lecce will give their hosts another battle and will earn at least another draw.