AC Milan vs Lecce, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, Regular Season
· Italian Serie ALeao 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 Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 4': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 4': Foul by Federico Di Francesco (Lecce).
- 11': Offside, AC Milan. Sandro Tonali tries a through ball, but Ante Rebic is caught offside.
- 14': Attempt saved. Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 16': VAR Decision: No Penalty AC Milan.
- 18': Delay in match because of an injury Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 19': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 19': Lameck Banda (Lecce) hits the left post with a header from very close range. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey with a cross.
- 20': Attempt saved. Remi Oudin (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand.
- 22': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
- 27': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 27': Lameck Banda (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 27': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 28': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
- 28': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Junior Messias (AC Milan).
- 31': Foul by Assan Ceesay (Lecce).
- 31': Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Attempt saved. Ante Rebic (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top centre of the goal. Assisted by Fikayo Tomori with a through ball.
- 32': Delay in match because of an injury Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
- 33': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 37': Assan Ceesay (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 37': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 39': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Valentin Gendrey.
- 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.
- 42': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
- 42': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45': Attempt missed. Alexis Blin (Lecce) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the right misses to the right. Assisted by Antonino Gallo.
- 45'+1': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Sandro Tonali.
- 45'+2': Attempt blocked. Federico Baschirotto (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Remi Oudin with a cross.
- 45'+2': Delay in match (AC Milan).
- 45'+3': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+4': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
- 45'+4': Sandro Tonali (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 45'+5': First Half ends, AC Milan 1, Lecce 0.
- 45': Second Half begins AC Milan 1, Lecce 0.
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Rafael Leão (AC Milan).
- 47': Delay in match because of an injury Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
- 49': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 52': Attempt blocked. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Junior Messias.
- 53': Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 53': Foul by Sandro Tonali (AC Milan).
- 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.
- 62': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Lecce).
- 62': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Alexis Blin.
- 65': Substitution, Lecce. Gabriel Strefezza replaces Federico Di Francesco.
- 66': Substitution, Lecce. Joel Voelkerling Persson replaces Assan Ceesay.
- 66': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 66': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Lecce).
- 69': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
- 69': Rade Krunic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Attempt saved. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 70': Attempt saved. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Antonino Gallo.
- 70': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
- 71': Attempt missed. Alexis Blin (Lecce) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey.
- 71': Attempt missed. Joel Voelkerling Persson (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey with a cross.
- 72': Attempt missed. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is just a bit too high. Assisted by Ante Rebic.
- 74': Attempt saved. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Antonino Gallo.
- 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': Offside, AC Milan. Brahim Díaz tries a through ball, but Theo Hernández is caught offside.
- 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.
- 85': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
- 86': Attempt missed. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right following a corner.
- 86': Offside, AC Milan. Theo Hernández tries a through ball, but Charles De Ketelaere is caught offside.
- 88': Hand ball by Youssef Maleh (Lecce).
- 90'+1': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Joel Voelkerling Persson (Lecce).
- 90'+1': Charles De Ketelaere (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+1': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Lecce).
- 90'+3': Attempt saved. Remi Oudin (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 90'+3': Delay in match because of an injury Remi Oudin (Lecce).
- 90'+4': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 90'+5': Foul by Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan).
- 90'+5': Youssef Maleh (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Lecce 0.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 2, Lecce 0.
- 90'+6': Second Half ends, AC Milan 2, Lecce 0.
- 0': Match ends, AC Milan 2, Lecce 0.
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 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 72,614
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Attendance: 72,614
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AC Milan | 14 | +11 | 31 |
| 2 | Napoli | 14 | +10 | 31 |
| 3 | Internazionale | 14 | +19 | 30 |
| 4 | AS Roma | 14 | +7 | 27 |
Line-Ups
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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