Lecce

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    • 16th 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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        Marcotti: Serie A 'tone deaf' in rescheduling of Lecce match

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        2025-26 Serie A Table

        TeamGPWDLGDP
        Internazionale292225+4268
        AC Milan281792+2460
        Napoli291856+1559
        Juventus291586+2353
        Como281495+2551
        AS Roma281639+1751
        Atalanta2912116+1347
        Bologna2811611+339
        Sassuolo2811512-338
        Lazio289109037
        Udinese2910613-936
        Parma2981011-1534
        Torino299614-1833
        Genoa287912-630
        Cagliari287912-830
        Lecce297616-1827
        Fiorentina2851013-1225
        Cremonese285914-1824
        Hellas Verona283916-2718
        Pisa2811215-2815

        2025-26 Team Leaders

        Italian Serie A

        9

        Nikola StulicF #9

        3
        Matches26
        Assists0
        29

        Lassana CoulibalyM #29

        3
        Matches24
        Assists1
        19

        Lameck BandaM #19

        3
        Matches22
        Assists3

        Rankings

        Italian Serie A

        Goal Difference
        -17
        16th
        Goals Scored
        20
        Tied-19th
        Assists
        13
        Tied-17th
        Goals Conceded
        37
        11th
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