Milan-Lecce 3-0
GOALS: 14′ pt Pulisic, 16′ st Rabiot, 28′ st Moreira.
MILAN (3-4-2-1): Maignan 6; Gila 7, De Winter 6.5, Pavlovic 7; Chukwueze 6 (43′ st Camarda sv), Modric 6.5 (31′ st Musah sv), Rabiot 7, Estupiñan 6 (31′ st Bartesaghi sv); Pulisic 7.5 (24′ st Loftus-Cheek 6), Saelemaekers 7 (24′ st Moreira 7); Ramos 6.5. On the bench: P. Terracciano, Torriani, Diawara, Gabbia, F. Terracciano, Tomori, Cisse, Comotto, Hutchinson, Jashari. Coach: Amorim 7
LECCE (4-3-3): Falcone 5.5; Veiga 5, Gaspar 5.5, Siebert 5, Gallo 5.5; Maleh 5 (25′ st Ngom 6), Ilic 5 (25′ st Kaba 6), Coulibaly 5; Monteiro 5 (25′ st Fatah 6), Stulic 5 (1′ st Esteban 5.5), Pierotti 5.5 (37′ st N’Dri sv). On the bench: Bleve, Borbei, Dembelé, Fofana, Jean, Ndaba, Scott, Dramé, Gorter. Coach: Di Francesco 5
REFEREE: La Penna di Roma 6
NOTES: clear sky, pitch in good condition. Booked: Veiga. Corners 2-3. Recovery time 0′ st, 3′ st.
San Siro turns 100 and Milan celebrates with a 3-0 victory over Lecce. It was Pulisic, Rabiot and Moreira who put their signature on a match deservedly won by Maignan and his teammates. A success that allows the Rossoneri and Amorim to spend the two-week break in the championship with serenity. The first opportunity was already a good one for the home team, who took the lead in the 14th minute. Pavlovic throws long for Pulisic, who controls the area very well and beats Falcone with his left foot. The American thus unblocks himself after nine months of fasting. In the 39th minute it was the North American who became dangerous again when he delivered a kissing cross from the right to which De Winter arrived, but who touched the ball, anticipating Ramos and depriving his teammate of a more favorable opportunity. We go to half-time at 1-0. Amorim’s men hunted for a second from the start of the second half and found it in the 16th minute. Rabiot receives the ball at 20 meters, asks for and receives the first triangle from Ramos and hits Falcone with his left foot from inside the area.
The hat trick came in the 28th minute. Newly substitute Moreira stubbornly recovers a ball from Veiga, flies into the area, comes back on the right and beats Falcone to score his first career goal at the Meazza. The Salento team, almost non-existent until then, became dangerous for the first time in the 39th minute, when Fatah tried with a right-footed shot which Maignan deflected for a corner. It will in fact be the only thrill experienced by the French goalkeeper, with the result that he will never change again. Milan thus celebrates the three points and rises to fifth place, moving to -2 from the top occupied by Inter and Roma. Upon returning from the international break, the seven-time European champions will visit Sassuolo with the aim of further closing the gap on the top of the table. For Lecce, third knockout in 5 games, but four points ahead of the third from last.