Lecce

    • 7-6-19
    • 18th in Italian Serie A

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

      United States forward Christian Pulisic returned to the AC Milan side today, who beat relegation-threatened Lecce 1-0. Niclas Füllkrug scored his first goal in nearly a year to give his team what could be a crucial win. Milan cut the gap to Serie A leader Inter Milan back to three points. Inter, which had also struggled against Lecce midweek, won 1-0 at Udinese on Saturday. Füllkrug joined Milan on loan from West Ham on the opening day of the winter transfer window in Italy. The 32-year-old Germany forward hadn't scored since April 5, against Bournemouth in the Premier League. He ended that drought in the 76th minute, less than three minutes after being substituted on for Pulisic. Alexis Saelemaekers ran onto a long pass from Matteo Gabbia down the right and then put in a cross for Füllkrug to head into the bottom far corner. Pulisic had had two of Milan's best chances before coming off but the US international was denied by two great saves from Lecce goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone, who also pulled off a number of other fine stops. Lecce slipped into the relegation zone, below Fiorentina on goal difference.
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      AC Milan players celebrate after scoring a goal against Lecce in Serie A.
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        2025-26 Serie A Table

        TeamGPWDLGDP
        Internazionale322435+4675
        Napoli322066+1766
        AC Milan321895+2063
        Juventus321796+2660
        Como3216106+3058
        AS Roma3218311+1757
        Atalanta3214117+1653
        Bologna3214612+548
        Lazio32111110+244
        Udinese3212713-443
        Sassuolo3212614-442
        Torino3211615-1739
        Genoa329914-736
        Parma3281212-1736
        Fiorentina3281113-735
        Cagliari328915-1133
        Cremonese326917-2127
        Lecce327619-2427
        Hellas Verona323920-3218
        Pisa3221218-3518

        2025-26 Team Leaders

        Italian Serie A

        9

        Nikola StulicF #9

        3
        Matches30
        Assists0
        29

        Lassana CoulibalyM #29

        3
        Matches27
        Assists1
        19

        Lameck BandaM #19

        3
        Matches26
        Assists3

        Rankings

        Italian Serie A

        Goal Difference
        -24
        18th
        Goals Scored
        21
        20th
        Assists
        14
        Tied-17th
        Goals Conceded
        45
        Tied-15th
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