Lecce vs AC Milan, 2024-25 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie APulisic double helps Milan to fight back from two goals down to beat Lecce
AC Milan came from two goals down to win 3-2 at lowly Lecce in Serie A on Saturday, with midfielder Christian Pulisic levelling for the visitors from the penalty spot before netting the winner late in the second half.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 1': Offside, AC Milan. Santiago Giménez is caught offside.
- 1': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 2': VAR Decision: No Goal Lecce 0-0 AC Milan.
- 4': Attempt blocked. Tete Morente (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
- 6': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Santiago Pierotti.
- 7': Goal! Lecce 1, AC Milan 0. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Thórir Helgason following a fast break.
- 8': Attempt saved. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 12': Attempt missed. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross.
- 13': Attempt saved. Warren Bondo (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 14': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 14': Theo Hernández (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 15': Offside, AC Milan. Matteo Gabbia is caught offside.
- 15': GOAL OVERTURNED BY VAR: Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan) scores but the goal is ruled out after a VAR review.
- 17': VAR Decision: No Goal Lecce 1-0 AC Milan.
- 18': Foul by Santiago Giménez (AC Milan).
- 18': Lassana Coulibaly (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 19': Offside, Lecce. Thórir Helgason is caught offside.
- 21': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) hits the left post with a left footed shot from the left side of the six yard box.
- 23': Attempt missed. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Nikola Krstovic.
- 23': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Warren Bondo.
- 24': Attempt missed. Santiago Pierotti (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Thórir Helgason with a cross following a corner.
- 24': Attempt saved. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 30': Attempt blocked. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Thórir Helgason.
- 31': Delay in match because of an injury Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 32': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 33': Attempt saved. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Tijjani Reijnders.
- 34': Corner, Lecce. Conceded by Theo Hernández.
- 34': Attempt missed. Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce) right footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the left following a corner.
- 36': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 36': Foul by Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce).
- 37': Foul by Tete Morente (Lecce).
- 37': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 38': Foul by Santiago Giménez (AC Milan).
- 38': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Santiago Pierotti.
- 40': Attempt saved. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Pulisic with a cross.
- 41': Attempt saved. Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Yunus Musah.
- 41': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 42': Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 42': Foul by Medon Berisha (Lecce).
- 42': Medon Berisha (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 44': Foul by Malick Thiaw (AC Milan).
- 44': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 45': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Santiago Pierotti.
- 45': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 45'+2': Attempt saved. Thórir Helgason (Lecce) right footed shot from the right side of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Santiago Pierotti.
- 45'+3': Offside, AC Milan. Theo Hernández is caught offside.
- 45'+4': Delay in match because of an injury Warren Bondo (AC Milan).
- 45'+5': Delay over. They are ready to continue.
- 45'+6': First Half ends, Lecce 1, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Lecce 1, AC Milan 0.
- 45': Substitution, AC Milan. Rafael Leão replaces Álex Jiménez.
- 47': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 47': Warren Bondo (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 50': Offside, Lecce. Santiago Pierotti is caught offside.
- 53': Santiago Giménez (AC Milan) hits the right post with a left footed shot from the centre of the box.
- 53': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Federico Baschirotto.
- 53': Attempt missed. Malick Thiaw (AC Milan) header from the centre of the box is just a bit too high. Assisted by Theo Hernández with a cross following a corner.
- 55': Attempt missed. Yunus Musah (AC Milan) header from very close range is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
- 56': Substitution, Lecce. Balthazar Pierret replaces Medon Berisha.
- 56': Foul by Kyle Walker (AC Milan).
- 56': Tete Morente (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Foul by Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce).
- 57': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 59': Goal! Lecce 2, AC Milan 0. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Frédéric Guilbert.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham replaces Santiago Giménez.
- 62': Substitution, AC Milan. João Félix replaces Warren Bondo.
- 62': Offside, AC Milan. Tammy Abraham is caught offside.
- 64': Foul by Matteo Gabbia (AC Milan).
- 64': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 67': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Antonino Gallo.
- 68': Attempt missed. João Félix (AC Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
- 68': Own Goal by Antonino Gallo, Lecce. Lecce 2, AC Milan 1.
- 70': Offside, AC Milan. Theo Hernández is caught offside.
- 71': Foul by Santiago Pierotti (Lecce).
- 71': Yunus Musah (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 72': Penalty AC Milan. Christian Pulisic draws a foul in the penalty area.
- 72': Penalty conceded by Federico Baschirotto (Lecce) after a foul in the penalty area.
- 73': Goal! Lecce 2, AC Milan 2. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 74': Substitution, Lecce. Ylber Ramadani replaces Thórir Helgason.
- 74': Substitution, Lecce. Danilo Veiga replaces Santiago Pierotti.
- 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Youssouf Fofana replaces Kyle Walker.
- 74': Substitution, AC Milan. Riccardo Sottil replaces Yunus Musah.
- 75': Dangerous play by Youssouf Fofana (AC Milan).
- 75': Danilo Veiga (Lecce) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Attempt missed. Ylber Ramadani (Lecce) right footed shot from the left side of the box is high and wide to the right following a set piece situation.
- 78': Foul by Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce).
- 78': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 79': Corner, AC Milan. Conceded by Wladimiro Falcone.
- 80': Attempt saved. Rafael Leão (AC Milan) left footed shot from the left side of the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Theo Hernández.
- 81': Goal! Lecce 2, AC Milan 3. Christian Pulisic (AC Milan) right footed shot from very close range to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Rafael Leão with a cross.
- 82': Substitution, Lecce. Ante Rebic replaces Tete Morente.
- 82': Substitution, Lecce. Lameck Banda replaces Lassana Coulibaly.
- 84': Offside, AC Milan. Christian Pulisic is caught offside.
- 86': Foul by Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce).
- 86': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 87': Attempt missed. Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Antonino Gallo with a cross.
- 88': Foul by Tammy Abraham (AC Milan).
- 88': Frédéric Guilbert (Lecce) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 88': Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 89': Foul by Lameck Banda (Lecce).
- 89': João Félix (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 89': Attempt blocked. João Félix (AC Milan) left footed shot from the right side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Christian Pulisic.
- 90': Fourth official has announced 4 minutes of added time.
- 90'+1': Foul by Nikola Krstovic (Lecce).
- 90'+1': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+1': Nikola Krstovic (Lecce) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+2': Attempt missed. Tammy Abraham (AC Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Pulisic following a set piece situation.
- 90'+3': Foul by Danilo Veiga (Lecce).
- 90'+3': Rafael Leão (AC Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90'+4': Offside, AC Milan. João Félix is caught offside.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Lecce 2, AC Milan 3.
- 0': Match ends, Lecce 2, AC Milan 3.
Statistics
 MIL |
LEC |
|
|---|---|---|
| 7 | Fouls | 13 |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 7 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 1 | Saves | 7 |
| 70.5 | Possession | 29.5 |
| 16 | SHOTS | 11 |
| 9 | ON GOAL | 3 |
| 0.6 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 518 | Accurate Passes | 164 |
| 581 | Passes | 243 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.7 |
| 9 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 22 | Crosses | 10 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 37 | Long Balls | 56 |
| 17 | Accurate Long Balls | 15 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 4 | Effective Tackles | 16 |
| 6 | Tackles | 22 |
| 0.7 | Tackle % | 0.7 |
| 3 | Interceptions | 7 |
| 14 | Effective Clearances | 38 |
| 14 | Clearances | 38 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 25,753
Venue: Stadio Ettore Giardiniero - Via del Mare
Location: Lecce, Italy
Attendance: 25,753
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 32 | +41 | 71 |
| 2 | Napoli | 32 | +26 | 68 |
| 3 | Atalanta | 32 | +35 | 61 |
| 4 | Juventus | 32 | +19 | 59 |
Line-Ups
Lecce (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 30 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 19 | Gaby Jean |
| 6 | Federico Baschirotto |
| 25 | Antonino Gallo |
| 12 | Frédéric Guilbert |
| 14 | Thorir Johann Helgason |
| 5 | Medon Berisha  |
| 29 | Lassana Coulibaly |
| 9 | Nikola Krstovic |
| 7 | José Antonio Morente |
| 50 | Santiago Pierotti |
AC Milan (4-2-3-1)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 28 | Malick Thiaw |
| 46 | Matteo Gabbia |
| 19 | Theo Hernández |
| 32 | Kyle Walker |
| 14 | Tijjani Reijnders |
| 80 | Yunus Musah |
| 38 | Warren Bondo |
| 7 | Santiago Gimenez |
| 11 | Christian Pulisic |
| 20 | Álex Jiménez |
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