Lecce

    • 7-6-17
    • 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
        Internazionale302235+4269
        AC Milan301893+2463
        Napoli301956+1662
        Como301695+3157
        Juventus301596+2354
        AS Roma3017310+1754
        Atalanta3013116+1450
        Lazio3011109+343
        Bologna3012612+242
        Sassuolo3011613-439
        Udinese3011613-739
        Parma3081012-1734
        Genoa308913-633
        Torino309615-1933
        Cagliari307914-1130
        Fiorentina3061113-929
        Cremonese306915-1927
        Lecce307617-1927
        Hellas Verona303918-3018
        Pisa3021216-3118

        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
        Tied-16th
        Goals Scored
        21
        Tied-19th
        Assists
        14
        17th
        Goals Conceded
        40
        Tied-11th
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