Lecce

    • 8-8-19
    • 17th in Italian Serie A

    Lecce

    SOCCER

      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
      Internazionale342545+4979
      Napoli352177+1970
      AC Milan3419105+2167
      Juventus3418106+2864
      Como3517117+3162
      AS Roma3419411+1961
      Atalanta3514138+1555
      Lazio34121210+448
      Bologna3414614+148
      Udinese3513814-347
      Sassuolo3413714-346
      Parma34101212-1542
      Torino3511816-1941
      Genoa35101015-840
      Fiorentina3481313-737
      Cagliari349916-1336
      Lecce358819-2332
      Cremonese3461018-2528
      Hellas Verona3431021-3319
      Pisa3521221-3818

      2025-26 Team Leaders

      Italian Serie A

      19

      Lameck BandaM #19

      4
      Matches29
      Assists3
      9

      Nikola StulicF #9

      3
      Matches32
      Assists0
      29

      Lassana CoulibalyM #29

      3
      Matches30
      Assists1

      Rankings

      Italian Serie A

      Goal Difference
      -23
      17th
      Goals Scored
      24
      19th
      Assists
      17
      17th
      Goals Conceded
      47
      14th
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