
AC Milan vs Lecce, 2023-24 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie APulisic scores again as AC Milan beat 10-man Lecce 3-0
![Christian Pulisic of AC Milan celebrates after scoring to give the side a 1-0 lead during the Serie A TIM match between AC Milan and US Lecce - Serie A TIM at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on April 06, 2024 in Milan, Italy. [1296x729]](https://a.espncdn.com/photo/2024/0406/r1315033_1296x729_16-9.jpg)
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. Theo 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 Theo 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': Theo 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': Fourth official has announced 3 minutes of added time.
- 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': Theo 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. Theo 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 Theo 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': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 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.
Statistics
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MIL![]() |
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0 | Fouls | 0 |
0 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
0 | Red Cards | 0 |
0 | Offsides | 0 |
0 | Corner Kicks | 0 |
0 | Saves | 0 |
0 | Possession | 0 |
0 | SHOTS | 0 |
0 | ON GOAL | 0 |
0.0 | On Target % | 0.0 |
0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
0 | Accurate Passes | 0 |
0 | Passes | 0 |
0.0 | Pass Completion % | 0.0 |
0 | Accurate Crosses | 0 |
0 | Crosses | 0 |
0.0 | Cross % | 0.0 |
0 | Long Balls | 0 |
0 | Accurate Long Balls | 0 |
0.0 | Long Balls % | 0.0 |
0 | Blocked Shots | 0 |
0 | Effective Tackles | 0 |
0 | Tackles | 0 |
0.0 | Tackle % | 0.0 |
0 | Interceptions | 0 |
0 | Effective Clearances | 0 |
0 | Clearances | 0 |
Game Information
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 72,035
Serie A Standings
# | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Internazionale | 26 | +35 | 57 |
2 | Napoli | 26 | +21 | 56 |
3 | Atalanta | 26 | +33 | 54 |
4 | Juventus | 26 | +22 | 49 |
Line-Ups
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 |
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 ![]() |
16 | Joan Gonzàlez |
20 | Ylber Ramadani |
9 | Nikola Krstovic ![]() |
22 | Lameck Banda |
13 | Patrick Dorgu |
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