Italian Serie A

Lecce vs AC Milan, 2022-23 Italian Serie A, 2022-23 Italian Serie A

· Italian Serie A
Lecce
  • 3': Theo Hernández (OG)
  • 23': Federico Baschirotto
FT
2 - 2
AC Milan
  • 58': Rafael Leão
  • 70': Davide Calabria

Milan fight back to salvage 2-2 draw at Lecce

Second-half goals from Rafael Leao and Davide Calabria helped champions AC Milan to fight back from two goals down and salvage a 2-2 draw at Lecce.

Match Timeline

  • 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
  • 0': First Half begins.
  • 3': Attempt missed. Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
  • 3': Own Goal by Theo Hernández, AC Milan. Lecce 1, AC Milan 0.
  • 5': Attempt missed. Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left misses to the right. Assisted by Valentin Gendrey following a fast break.
  • 7': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 7': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
  • 8': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
  • 10': Attempt saved. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz with a through ball.
  • 10': Attempt missed. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right.
  • 12': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 12': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 13': Attempt blocked. Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Federico Baschirotto.
  • 14': Attempt blocked. Theo Hernández (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
  • 14': Attempt missed. Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza following a fast break.
  • 16': Delay in match because of an injury Valentin Gendrey (Lecce).
  • 17': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 17': Offside, AC Milan. Ciprian Tatarusanu tries a through ball, but Rafael Leão is caught offside.
  • 19': Attempt blocked. Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 19': Attempt missed. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the right. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 22': Attempt blocked. Lorenzo Colombo (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza.
  • 22': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Pierre Kalulu.
  • 23': Goal! Lecce 2, AC Milan 0. Federico Baschirotto (Lecce) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Morten Hjulmand with a cross following a corner.
  • 25': Attempt saved. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the top left corner. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 25': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 25': Foul by Joan Gonzàlez (Lecce).
  • 26': Attempt missed. Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) header from very close range misses to the right. Assisted by Federico Di Francesco with a cross.
  • 30': Foul by Lorenzo Colombo (Lecce).
  • 30': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 31': Foul by Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 31': Joan Gonzàlez (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 34': Attempt missed. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Blin.
  • 35': Alexis Blin (Lecce) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 35': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
  • 36': Hand ball by Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce).
  • 36': Offside, AC Milan. Davide Calabria tries a through ball, but Olivier Giroud is caught offside.
  • 38': Attempt blocked. Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 38': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Samuel Umtiti.
  • 39': Attempt missed. Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers following a corner.
  • 43': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Davide Calabria with a cross.
  • 43': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
  • 44': Foul by Theo Hernández (AC Milan).
  • 44': Samuel Umtiti (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 45'+3': First Half ends, Lecce 2, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Second Half begins Lecce 2, AC Milan 0.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Junior Messias replaces Alexis Saelemaekers.
  • 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Sergiño Dest replaces Theo Hernández.
  • 47': Federico Di Francesco (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 47': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 47': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Sergiño Dest.
  • 48': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 49': Attempt blocked. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ismaël Bennacer.
  • 49': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
  • 52': Attempt blocked. Joan Gonzàlez (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 53': Brahim Díaz (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 53': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Lecce).
  • 54': Foul by Giuseppe Pezzella (Lecce).
  • 54': Junior Messias (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
  • 55': Delay in match because of an injury Brahim Díaz (AC Milan).
  • 56': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
  • 58': Attempt saved. Olivier Giroud (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tommaso Pobega.
  • 58': Goal! Lecce 2, AC Milan 1. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) right footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Brahim Díaz.
  • 59': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
  • 60': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
  • 60': Samuel Umtiti (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Fikayo Tomori (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 62': Foul by Alexis Blin (Lecce).
  • 62': Substitution, Lecce. Antonino Gallo replaces Giuseppe Pezzella.
  • 62': Substitution, Lecce. Youssef Maleh replaces Joan Gonzàlez.
  • 64': Foul by Youssef Maleh (Lecce).
  • 64': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 64': Youssef Maleh (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 65': Foul by Morten Hjulmand (Lecce).
  • 65': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
  • 66': Antonino Gallo (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
  • 66': Foul by Davide Calabria (AC Milan).
  • 66': Davide Calabria (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 68': Attempt missed. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right from a direct free kick.
  • 69': Substitution, AC Milan. Divock Origi replaces Brahim Díaz.
  • 70': Goal! Lecce 2, AC Milan 2. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) header from very close range to the top left corner. Assisted by Olivier Giroud with a headed pass.
  • 72': Substitution, Lecce. Joel Voelkerling Persson replaces Lorenzo Colombo.
  • 72': Substitution, Lecce. Lameck Banda replaces Federico Di Francesco.
  • 73': Foul by Lameck Banda (Lecce).
  • 73': Pierre Kalulu (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 74': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
  • 74': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 75': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
  • 75': Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 78': Attempt missed. Davide Calabria (AC Milan) left footed shot from outside the box misses to the left.
  • 79': Offside, AC Milan. Ismaël Bennacer tries a through ball, but Junior Messias is caught offside.
  • 80': Foul by Tommaso Pobega (AC Milan).
  • 80': Lameck Banda (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 82': Attempt missed. Valentin Gendrey (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Alexis Blin.
  • 83': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Fikayo Tomori.
  • 84': Attempt blocked. Youssef Maleh (Lecce) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Gabriel Strefezza with a cross.
  • 84': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Junior Messias.
  • 84': Attempt saved. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Youssef Maleh.
  • 85': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 85': Morten Hjulmand (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 85': Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
  • 85': Substitution, AC Milan. Simon Kjaer replaces Davide Calabria.
  • 86': Substitution, AC Milan. Aster Vranckx replaces Tommaso Pobega.
  • 88': Attempt blocked. Gabriel Strefezza (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Joel Voelkerling Persson.
  • 89': Substitution, Lecce. Remi Oudin replaces Gabriel Strefezza.
  • 90'+1': Attempt blocked. Lameck Banda (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Remi Oudin.
  • 90'+1': Divock Origi (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+1': Foul by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce).
  • 90'+1': Foul by Olivier Giroud (AC Milan).
  • 90'+1': Samuel Umtiti (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Alexis Blin (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
  • 90'+5': Foul by Ismaël Bennacer (AC Milan).
  • 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lecce 2, AC Milan 2.
  • 0': Match ends, Lecce 2, AC Milan 2.

Statistics

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12 Fouls 11
2 Yellow Cards 1
0 Red Cards 0
3 Offsides 0
4 Corner Kicks 8
2 Saves 3
64.1 Possession 35.9
12 SHOTS 17
5 ON GOAL 3
0.4 On Target % 0.2
0 Penalty Goals 0
0 Penalty Kicks Taken 0
396 Accurate Passes 184
501 Passes 273
0.8 Pass Completion % 0.7
4 Accurate Crosses 4
14 Crosses 18
0.3 Cross % 0.2
69 Long Balls 65
39 Accurate Long Balls 22
0.6 Long Balls % 0.3
3 Blocked Shots 7
9 Effective Tackles 16
22 Tackles 23
0.4 Tackle % 0.7
7 Interceptions 16
15 Effective Clearances 21
15 Clearances 21

Game Information

Competition: Italian Serie A

Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 25,942

Line-Ups

LEC Lecce (4-3-3)

No. Name
30 Wladimiro Falcone (GK)
93 Samuel Umtiti
6 Federico Baschirotto
97 Giuseppe Pezzella
17 Valentin Gendrey
42 Morten Hjulmand
16 Joan Gonzàlez
29 Alexis Blin
9 Lorenzo Colombo
11 Federico Di Francesco
27 Gabriel Strefezza
Lecce Substitutes:
Youssef Maleh, Marco Bleve, Kristijan Bistrovic, Kristoffer Askildsen, Antonino Gallo, Assan Ceesay, Federico Brancolini, Rémi Oudin, Marcin Listkowski, Alessandro Tuia, Mats Lemmens, Pablo Rodriguez, Thorir Johann Helgason, Lameck Banda, Joel Voelkerling Persson.

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

No. Name
1 Ciprian Tatarusanu (GK)
23 Fikayo Tomori
20 Pierre Kalulu
19 Theo Hernández
2 Davide Calabria Yellow Card
10 Brahim Díaz
32 Tommaso Pobega
4 Ismaël Bennacer Yellow Card
9 Olivier Giroud
17 Rafael Leão
56 Alexis Saelemaekers
AC Milan Substitutes:
Junior Messias, Malick Thiaw, Aster Vranckx, Andrea Bozzolan, Sergiño Dest, Devis Vásquez, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Divock Origi, Antonio Mirante, Charles De Ketelaere, Yacine Adli, Matteo Gabbia, Simon Kjaer.

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