Italian Serie A

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

· Italian Serie A
AC Milan
  • 40': Rafael Leão
  • 74': Rafael Leão
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Lecce

    Leao 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

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    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

    Line-Ups

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

    No. Name
    16 Mike Maignan (GK)
    23 Fikayo Tomori
    28 Malick Thiaw Yellow Card
    19 Theo Hernández
    20 Pierre Kalulu
    10 Brahim Díaz
    8 Sandro Tonali
    33 Rade Krunic
    12 Ante Rebic
    17 Rafael Leão
    30 Junior Messias
    AC Milan Substitutes:
    Divock Origi, Ismaël Bennacer, Tiemoué Bakayoko, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Yacine Adli, Ciprian Tatarusanu, Antonio Mirante, Charles De Ketelaere, Aster Vranckx, Simon Kjaer, Alexis Saelemaekers, Matteo Gabbia, Alessandro Florenzi, Fodé Ballo-Touré.

    LEC 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
    Lecce Substitutes:
    Alessandro Tuia, Giuseppe Pezzella, Marco Bleve, Tommaso Cassandro, Joan Gonzàlez, Simone Romagnoli, Joel Voelkerling Persson, Thorir Johann Helgason, Federico Brancolini, Gabriel Strefezza, Youssef Maleh, Pietro Ceccaroni, Kristoffer Askildsen.

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