Milan vs Lecce 2025-26 Italian Serie A
Christian Pulisic back in XI as Milan win, keep Inter in sight
Christian Pulisic back in XI as Milan win, keep Inter in sight
Match Commentary
- 0': First Half begins.
- 21': Koni De Winter (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, AC Milan 0, Lecce 0.
- 54': Substitution, Lecce. Lameck Banda replaces Riccardo Sottil.
- 69': Substitution, Lecce. Tete Morente replaces Nikola Stulic.
- 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Christian Pulisic.
- 73': Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Samuele Ricci.
- 76': Goal! AC Milan 1, Lecce 0. Niclas Füllkrug (AC Milan) header from very close range to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers with a cross.
- 80': Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Alexis Saelemaekers because of an injury.
- 84': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 84': Substitution, Lecce. Konan N’Dri replaces Antonino Gallo.
- 85': Substitution, Lecce. Youssef Maleh replaces Ylber Ramadani.
- 87': Substitution, AC Milan. Christopher Nkunku replaces Rafael Leão.
- 87': Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Modric replaces Ardon Jashari because of an injury.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 1, Lecce 0.
Game Information
Venue: San Siro
Location: Milano, Italy
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +27 | Internazionale | 21 | 49 | 4 |
| +18 | AC Milan | 21 | 46 | 1 |
| +14 | Napoli | 21 | 43 | 4 |
| +14 | AS Roma | 21 | 42 | 7 |
Statistics
 LEC |
MIL |
|
|---|---|---|
| 11 | Fouls | 9 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 6 |
| 2 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 5 | Saves | 0 |
| 31.2 | Possession | 68.8 |
| 3 | SHOTS | 20 |
| 0 | ON GOAL | 6 |
| 0.0 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 235 | Accurate Passes | 633 |
| 311 | Passes | 691 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 4 | Accurate Crosses | 12 |
| 9 | Crosses | 23 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.5 |
| 62 | Long Balls | 47 |
| 20 | Accurate Long Balls | 36 |
| 0.3 | Long Balls % | 0.8 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 6 |
| 15 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 20 | Tackles | 17 |
| 0.8 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 6 |
| 29 | Effective Clearances | 13 |
| 29 | Clearances | 13 |
AC Milan (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 16 | Mike Maignan (GK) |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 5 | Koni De Winter  |
| 23 | Fikayo Tomori |
| 12 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 4 | Samuele Ricci |
| 30 | Ardon Jashari |
| 2 | Pervis Estupiñán |
| 56 | Alexis Saelemaekers |
| 10 | Rafael Leão |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
Lecce (4-3-3)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 3 | Corrie Ndaba |
| 44 | Tiago Gabriel |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 5 | Jamil Siebert |
| 20 | Ylber Ramadani |
| 29 | Lassana Coulibaly |
| 16 | Omri Gandelman |
| 9 | Nikola Stulic |
| 23 | Riccardo Sottil |
| 50 | Santiago Pierotti |
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