Lecce

    • 7-6-18
    • 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
        Internazionale312335+4572
        AC Milan301893+2463
        Napoli301956+1662
        Como3116105+3158
        Juventus311696+2557
        AS Roma3117311+1454
        Atalanta3114116+1753
        Bologna3113612+345
        Lazio3111119+344
        Sassuolo3112613-342
        Udinese3111713-740
        Torino3110615-1836
        Parma3181112-1735
        Genoa318914-833
        Fiorentina3171113-832
        Cagliari317915-1230
        Cremonese316916-2027
        Lecce317618-2227
        Hellas Verona313919-3118
        Pisa3121217-3218

        2025-26 Team Leaders

        Italian Serie A

        9

        Nikola StulicF #9

        3
        Matches28
        Assists0
        29

        Lassana CoulibalyM #29

        3
        Matches25
        Assists1
        19

        Lameck BandaM #19

        3
        Matches24
        Assists3

        Rankings

        Italian Serie A

        Goal Difference
        -19
        17th
        Goals Scored
        21
        20th
        Assists
        14
        17th
        Goals Conceded
        40
        11th
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