Italian Serie A

AC Milan vs Lecce, 2023-24 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
  • 6': Christian Pulisic
  • 20': Olivier Giroud
  • 57': Rafael Leão
FT
3 - 0
  • Red Card 45': Nikola Krstovic

Pulisic scores again as AC Milan beat 10-man Lecce 3-0

United States forward Christian Pulisic scored a superb goal as AC Milan earned a comfortable 3-0 win at home against Lecce in Serie A on Saturday.

Match Commentary

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 2': Offside, AC Milan. Théo Hernández is caught offside.
  • 3': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Venuti (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Joan González (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right.
  • 5': Foul by Lameck Banda (Lecce).
  • 5': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 6': Goal! AC Milan 1, Lecce 0. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 8': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Théo Hernández.
  • 9': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
  • 11': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 11': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Venuti.
  • 12': Attempt saved. Lorenzo Venuti (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Alexis Blin.
  • 14': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 15': Foul by Patrick Dorgu (Lecce).
  • 15': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 16': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
  • 16': Lameck Banda (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
  • 17': Joan González (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 18': Foul by Antonino Gallo (Lecce).
  • 18': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 19': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Lorenzo Venuti.
  • 20': Goal! AC Milan 2, Lecce 0. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from very close range to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yacine Adli with a cross following a corner.
  • 22': Offside, Lecce. Joan González is caught offside.
  • 23': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan).
  • 23': Lameck Banda (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Joan González (Lecce) with an attempt from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Lorenzo Venuti with a cross.
  • 27': Delay in match because of an injury Lameck Banda (Lecce).
  • 28': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 29': Joan González (Lecce) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Ylber Ramadani.
  • 31': Attempt missed. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 33': Alexis Blin (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 33': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 34': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
  • 34': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Alexis Blin (Lecce) is shown the yellow card.
  • 37': Foul by Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan).
  • 37': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 42': Attempt saved. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Marin Pongracic.
  • 43': Delay in match (AC Milan).
  • 43': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 44': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
  • 44': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) is shown the red card.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan).
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+5': First Half ends, AC Milan 2, Lecce 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 2, Lecce 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Lecce. Pontus Almqvist replaces Lameck Banda.
  • 45': Substitution, Lecce. Roberto Piccoli replaces Joan González.
  • 48': Foul by Yacine Adli (AC Milan).
  • 48': Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 50': Delay in match because of an injury Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
  • 51': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 53': Foul by Yacine Adli (AC Milan).
  • 53': Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Ylber Ramadani.
  • 56': Foul by Lorenzo Venuti (Lecce).
  • 56': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 57': Goal! AC Milan 3, Lecce 0. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Yacine Adli with a through ball.
  • 60': Attempt saved. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) header from a difficult angle on the right is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
  • 61': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a through ball.
  • 61': Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjær replaces Matteo Gabbia.
  • 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Yunus Musah replaces Christian Pulisic.
  • 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Jovic replaces Olivier Giroud because of an injury.
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 63': Delay in match because of an injury Roberto Piccoli (Lecce).
  • 63': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 64': Théo Hernández (AC Milan) hits the bar with a left footed shot from outside the box. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze.
  • 65': Delay in match because of an injury Pontus Almqvist (Lecce).
  • 66': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 67': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
  • 67': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 68': Attempt saved. Théo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
  • 69': Attempt missed. Tijjani Reijnders (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luka Jovic with a headed pass.
  • 70': Substitution, Lecce. Valentin Gendrey replaces Lorenzo Venuti.
  • 73': Delay in match because of an injury Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
  • 74': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Attempt saved. Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Roberto Piccoli.
  • 77': Substitution, Lecce. Medon Berisha replaces Alexis Blin.
  • 78': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 78': Substitution, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer replaces Tijjani Reijnders.
  • 78': Attempt blocked. Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Rafael Leão.
  • 80': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
  • 80': Pontus Almqvist (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt saved. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Samuel Chukwueze with a through ball.
  • 82': Attempt blocked. Luka Jovic (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 82': Foul by Medon Berisha (Lecce).
  • 82': Samuel Chukwueze (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 83': Substitution, AC Milan. Filippo Terracciano replaces Théo Hernández.
  • 83': Attempt blocked. Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 84': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
  • 84': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão following a corner.
  • 85': Substitution, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti replaces Patrick Dorgu.
  • 86': Offside, AC Milan. Rafael Leão is caught offside.
  • 88': Attempt saved. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey.
  • 88': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Medon Berisha with a cross following a corner.
  • 90'+4': Attempt saved. Roberto Piccoli (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, AC Milan 3, Lecce 0.
  • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 3, Lecce 0.
  • 0': Match ends, AC Milan 3, Lecce 0.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 8
1 Yellow Cards 1
1 Red Cards 0
1 Offsides 2
1 Corner Kicks 5
5 Saves 7
35.9 Possession 64.1
11 SHOTS 16
7 ON GOAL 8
0.6 On Target % 0.5
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
300 Accurate Passes 574
347 Passes 625
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
4 Accurate Crosses 3
10 Crosses 11
0.4 Cross % 0.3
39 Long Balls 29
22 Accurate Long Balls 16
0.6 Long Balls % 0.6
1 Blocked Shots 3
8 Effective Tackles 13
16 Tackles 21
0.5 Tackle % 0.6
7 Interceptions 7
13 Effective Clearances 8
13 Clearances 8

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 72,035

Serie A Standings

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Atalanta 16 +22 37
2 Napoli 16 +13 35
3 Internazionale 15 +25 34
4 Fiorentina 15 +17 31
Full Standings

Line-Ups

MIL AC Milan (4-2-3-1)

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori
46 Matteo Gabbia
19 Theo Hernández
2 Davide Calabria
11 Christian Pulisic
14 Tijjani Reijnders
7 Yacine Adli
9 Olivier Giroud
10 Rafael Leão
21 Samuel Chukwueze

LEC Lecce (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
5 Marin Pongracic
6 Federico Baschirotto
25 Antonino Gallo
12 Lorenzo Venuti
29 Alexis Blin Yellow Card
16 Joan Gonzàlez
20 Ylber Ramadani
9 Nikola Krstovic Red Card
22 Lameck Banda
13 Patrick Dorgu

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