Italian Serie A

FT Sunday, January 18, 2026
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AC Milan WWDDW 1
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Match Report

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Christian Pulisic back in XI as Milan win, keep Inter in sight

Christian Pulisic back in XI as Milan win, keep Inter in sight

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Team Stats

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

Head to Head

MIL leads series 5-0

Lineups

MIL · 3-5-2

  1. 16Mike MaignanG
  2. 46Matteo GabbiaCD
  3. 5Koni De WinterCD-L
  4. 23Fikayo TomoriCD-R
  5. 12Adrien RabiotCM-L
  6. 4Samuele RicciCM-R
  7. 30Ardon JashariAM
  8. 2Pervis EstupiñánLM
  9. 56Alexis SaelemaekersRM
  10. 10Rafael LeãoCF-L
  11. 11Christian PulisicCF-R

LEC · 4-3-3

  1. 30Wladimiro FalconeG
  2. 3Corrie NdabaCD-L
  3. 44Tiago GabrielCD-R
  4. 25Antonino GalloLB
  5. 5Jamil SiebertRB
  6. 20Ylber RamadaniCM
  7. 29Lassana CoulibalyLM
  8. 16Omri GandelmanRM
  9. 9Nikola StulicF
  10. 23Riccardo SottilLF
  11. 50Santiago PierottiRF

Timeline

  1. 21' Koni De Winter (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card.
  2. 54' Substitution, Lecce. Lameck Banda replaces Riccardo Sottil.
  3. 69' Substitution, Lecce. Tete Morente replaces Nikola Stulic.
  4. 73' Substitution, AC Milan. Niclas Füllkrug replaces Christian Pulisic.
  5. 73' Substitution, AC Milan. Ruben Loftus-Cheek replaces Samuele Ricci.
  6. 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.
  7. 80' Substitution, AC Milan. Zachary Athekame replaces Alexis Saelemaekers because of an injury.
  8. 84' Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  9. 84' Substitution, Lecce. Konan N’Dri replaces Antonino Gallo.
  10. 85' Substitution, Lecce. Youssef Maleh replaces Ylber Ramadani.
  11. 87' Substitution, AC Milan. Christopher Nkunku replaces Rafael Leão.
  12. 87' Substitution, AC Milan. Luka Modric replaces Ardon Jashari because of an injury.

Serie A News

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ESPN ESPN News Services McKennie scores 1st goal since April in much-needed Juventus win Weston McKennie opened the scoring for Juventus in a 2-0 win over Lecce on Sunday to help the Serie A side course correct after a pair of disappointing results. ESPN ESPN Transfer rumors, news: Man United to offload Yoro to Milan? Manchester United defender Leny Yoro is on the radar of AC Milan ahead of the summer. Transfer Talk has the latest. News PA Napoli's Scott McTominay bags brace in derby day thriller against Roma Napoli's stuttering start in Serie A continued as Roma twice fought back to secure a 3-3 draw in a dramatic Derby del Sole. News PA Curtis Jones: Serie A too slow? Inter arrival explains Liverpool similarity Inter Milan midfielder Curtis Jones insists Serie A is no different to the Premier League when it comes to playing for the top clubs.