Milan vs Lecce 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A
Leao double earns AC Milan win over Lecce
Rafael Leao scored twice to earn AC Milan a comfortable 2-0 home win over lowly Lecce on Sunday as Serie A's top-four race tightened.
Match Commentary
- 27': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 40': Goal! AC Milan 1, Lecce 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) header from the right side of the six yard box to the top left corner. Assisted by Sandro Tonali with a cross following a corner.
- 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Alexis Saelemaekers replaces Junior Messias.
- 59': Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjaer replaces Malick Thiaw.
- 60': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Sandro Tonali.
- 65': Substitution, Lecce. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 66': Substitution, Lecce. Joel Voelkerling Persson replaces Assan Ceesay.
- 74': Goal! AC Milan 2, Lecce 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
- 76': Substitution, Lecce. Joan Gonzàlez replaces Alexis Blin.
- 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Charles De Ketelaere replaces Brahim Díaz.
- 79': Substitution, AC Milan. Divock Origi replaces Rafael Leão.
- 79': Substitution, Lecce. Simone Romagnoli replaces Valentin Gendrey.
- 79': Substitution, Lecce. Youssef Maleh replaces Lameck Banda.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Lecce 0.
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 72,614
Statistics
LEC | MIL | |
---|---|---|
10 | Fouls | 6 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 3 |
2 | Corner Kicks | 4 |
3 | Saves | 4 |
31.4 | Possession | 68.6 |
9 | SHOTS | 8 |
4 | ON GOAL | 5 |
0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
196 | Accurate Passes | 535 |
287 | Passes | 636 |
0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
3 | Accurate Crosses | 3 |
12 | Crosses | 13 |
0.3 | Cross % | 0.2 |
55 | Long Balls | 43 |
19 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.5 |
1 | Blocked Shots | 1 |
15 | Effective Tackles | 10 |
25 | Tackles | 17 |
0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
16 | Interceptions | 10 |
27 | Effective Clearances | 17 |
27 | Clearances | 17 |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
No. | Name |
---|---|
16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
23 | Fikayo Tomori |
28 | Malick Thiaw |
19 | Theo Hernández |
20 | Pierre Kalulu |
10 | Brahim Díaz |
8 | Sandro Tonali |
33 | Rade Krunic |
12 | Ante Rebic |
17 | Rafael Leão |
30 | Junior Messias |
Lecce (4-3-3)
No. | Name |
---|---|
30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
93 | Samuel Umtiti |
6 | Federico Baschirotto |
25 | Antonino Gallo |
17 | Valentin Gendrey |
42 | Morten Hjulmand |
28 | Rémi Oudin |
29 | Alexis Blin |
77 | Assan Ceesay |
22 | Lameck Banda |
11 | Federico Di Francesco |
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