Italian Serie A

Lecce vs AC Milan, 2025-26 Italian Serie A

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  • 66': Ruben Loftus-Cheek
  • 86': Christian Pulisic

Pulisic scores off bench as Milan beat Lecce for 1st win

USMNT forward Christian Pulisic came off the substitutes' bench to seal AC Milan's win at Leece.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
  • 4': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
  • 4': Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 4': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 5': VAR Decision: No Goal Lecce 0-0 AC Milan.
  • 8': Foul by Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan).
  • 8': Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 9': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
  • 9': Tete Morente (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 12': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Yunus Musah.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
  • 13': Offside, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti is caught offside.
  • 16': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
  • 16': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 17': Foul by Francesco Camarda (Lecce).
  • 17': Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 17': Foul by Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan).
  • 17': Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 21': Attempt blocked. Tete Morente (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
  • 24': Foul by Danilo Veiga (Lecce).
  • 24': Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 26': Delay in match (AC Milan).
  • 27': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 30': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 30': Foul by Francesco Camarda (Lecce).
  • 31': Foul by Ylber Ramadani (Lecce).
  • 31': Luka Modric (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 32': Attempt missed. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Luka Modric following a set piece situation.
  • 34': Foul by Yunus Musah (AC Milan).
  • 34': Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 35': Foul by Tete Morente (Lecce).
  • 35': Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 36': Attempt saved. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from very close range is saved in the top centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Yunus Musah with a headed pass.
  • 38': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Danilo Veiga.
  • 39': Delay in match because of an injury Mohamed Kaba (Lecce).
  • 40': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 42': Attempt missed. Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Santiago Pierotti.
  • 45': Delay in match because of an injury Danilo Veiga (Lecce).
  • 45'+1': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
  • 45'+1': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana.
  • 45'+3': Attempt blocked. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Pervis Estupiñán with a cross.
  • 45'+4': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Youssouf Fofana with a through ball.
  • 45'+5': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
  • 45'+6': First Half ends, Lecce 0, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lecce 0, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Substitution, Lecce. Nikola Stulic replaces Francesco Camarda.
  • 48': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 48': Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 49': Attempt saved. Mohamed Kaba (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom left corner by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Nikola Stulic.
  • 50': Foul by Tete Morente (Lecce).
  • 50': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 55': Attempt missed. Pervis Estupiñán (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 56': Foul by Santiago Giménez (AC Milan).
  • 56': Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 57': Foul by Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan).
  • 57': Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 58': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Kialonda Gaspar.
  • 59': Attempt blocked. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross.
  • 59': Attempt saved. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) header from very close range is saved in the bottom left corner by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 60': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
  • 60': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
  • 62': VAR Decision: No Goal Lecce 0-0 AC Milan.
  • 63': Substitution, Lecce. Riccardo Sottil replaces Santiago Pierotti.
  • 63': Substitution, Lecce. Medon Berisha replaces Mohamed Kaba.
  • 64': Alexis Saelemaekers (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Foul by Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce).
  • 64': Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 66': Goal! Lecce 0, AC Milan 1. Ruben Loftus-Cheek (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box to the top right corner. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a set piece situation.
  • 68': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
  • 70': Attempt saved. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top centre of the goal by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Santiago Giménez.
  • 70': Offside, AC Milan. Yunus Musah is caught offside.
  • 71': Delay in match (AC Milan).
  • 72': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 76': Substitution, AC Milan. Samuele Ricci replaces Ruben Loftus-Cheek.
  • 77': Substitution, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 77': Attempt saved. Nikola Stulic (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal by Mike Maignan (AC Milan). Assisted by Tete Morente.
  • 77': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Mike Maignan.
  • 78': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Samuele Ricci.
  • 79': Attempt saved. Samuele Ricci (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the top right corner by Wladimiro Falcone (Lecce). Assisted by Yunus Musah.
  • 79': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
  • 80': Attempt missed. Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan) header from the right side of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Luka Modric with a cross following a corner.
  • 81': Substitution, Lecce. Thórir Helgason replaces Ylber Ramadani.
  • 81': Substitution, Lecce. Konan N’Dri replaces Tete Morente.
  • 82': Offside, AC Milan. Pervis Estupiñán is caught offside.
  • 84': Delay in match because of an injury Konan N’Dri (Lecce).
  • 85': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 85': Attempt missed. Konan N’Dri (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Lassana Coulibaly.
  • 86': Goal! Lecce 0, AC Milan 2. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner.
  • 87': Substitution, AC Milan. Cheveyo Mul replaces Santiago Giménez.
  • 88': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Pervis Estupiñán.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Kialonda Gaspar (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is blocked. Assisted by Thórir Helgason with a cross.
  • 89': Attempt missed. Cheveyo Mul (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a fast break.
  • 90': Fourth official has announced 5 minutes of added time.
  • 90'+3': Foul by Medon Berisha (Lecce).
  • 90'+3': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 90'+4': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 90'+4': Foul by Danilo Veiga (Lecce).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lecce 0, AC Milan 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Lecce 0, AC Milan 2.

Statistics

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8 Fouls 10
0 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
4 Offsides 1
5 Corner Kicks 4
2 Saves 4
55 Possession 45
14 SHOTS 7
6 ON GOAL 2
0.4 On Target % 0.3
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
416 Accurate Passes 331
482 Passes 388
0.9 Pass Completion % 0.9
7 Accurate Crosses 4
16 Crosses 19
0.4 Cross % 0.2
51 Long Balls 51
23 Accurate Long Balls 31
0.5 Long Balls % 0.6
3 Blocked Shots 3
11 Effective Tackles 9
18 Tackles 16
0.6 Tackle % 0.6
9 Interceptions 1
17 Effective Clearances 18
17 Clearances 18

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 28,227

Serie A Table

# TEAM GP GD PTS
1 Internazionale 11 +14 24
2 AS Roma 11 +7 24
3 AC Milan 11 +8 22
4 Napoli 11 +6 22
Full Table

Line-Ups

LEC Lecce (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
44 Tiago Gabriel
4 Kialonda Gaspar Yellow Card
25 Antonino Gallo
17 Danilo
20 Ylber Ramadani
29 Lassana Coulibaly
77 Mohamed Kaba
22 Francesco Camarda
7 José Antonio Morente
50 Santiago Pierotti

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

No. Name
16 Mike Maignan (GK)
46 Matteo Gabbia
31 Strahinja Pavlovic
23 Fikayo Tomori
19 Youssouf Fofana
14 Luka Modric
2 Pervis Estupiñán
80 Yunus Musah
7 Santiago Gimenez
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
8 Ruben Loftus-Cheek

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