Puglia gears up for the its biggest derby in years

On Thursday afternoon at the Stadio Via del Mare in Lecce, Serie A returns to Puglia with the most eagerly anticipated derby for many years. To say that Lecce v Bari will be a relegation six pointer hardly does justice to a game that will surely see the losers dealt a psychological blow that they will find impossible to recover from.

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