Lecce

    • 5-6-13
    • 17th 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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      • Associated Press
      AC Milan players celebrate after scoring a goal against Lecce in Serie A.
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        2025-26 Serie A Table

        TeamGPWDLGDP
        Internazionale241914+3858
        AC Milan231481+2150
        Napoli241545+1349
        Juventus241374+2146
        AS Roma241518+1546
        Como231184+2141
        Atalanta241095+1139
        Lazio24897+333
        Udinese249510-932
        Bologna248610+130
        Sassuolo248511-729
        Cagliari247710-528
        Torino247611-1827
        Parma246810-1426
        Genoa245811-823
        Cremonese245811-1223
        Lecce245613-1621
        Fiorentina243912-1118
        Pisa2411211-2115
        Hellas Verona242913-2315

        2025-26 Team Leaders

        Italian Serie A

        19

        Lameck BandaM #19

        3
        Matches19
        Assists2
        9

        Nikola StulicF #9

        2
        Matches22
        Assists0
        29

        Lassana CoulibalyM #29

        2
        Matches20
        Assists0

        Rankings

        Italian Serie A

        Goal Difference
        -16
        17th
        Goals Scored
        15
        20th
        Assists
        9
        19th
        Goals Conceded
        31
        Tied-10th
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