Lecce

    • 4-6-13
    • 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.
      • 23d
      • Associated Press
      AC Milan players celebrate after scoring a goal against Lecce in Serie A.
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        2025-26 Serie A Standings

        TeamGPWDLGDP
        Internazionale231814+3355
        AC Milan231481+2150
        Napoli241545+1349
        Juventus231364+2145
        AS Roma231418+1343
        Como231184+2141
        Atalanta23995+1036
        Lazio23887+332
        Udinese23959-832
        Bologna23869+230
        Sassuolo238510-229
        Cagliari23779-328
        Torino247611-1827
        Cremonese235810-1123
        Parma235810-1523
        Genoa245811-823
        Lecce234613-1718
        Fiorentina243912-1118
        Pisa2411211-2115
        Hellas Verona242913-2315

        2025-26 Team Leaders

        Italian Serie A

        9

        Nikola StulicF #9

        2
        Matches21
        Assists0
        29

        Lassana CoulibalyM #29

        2
        Matches19
        Assists0
        19

        Lameck BandaM #19

        2
        Matches18
        Assists2

        Rankings

        Italian Serie A

        Goal Difference
        -17
        17th
        Goals Scored
        13
        20th
        Assists
        9
        19th
        Goals Conceded
        30
        Tied-10th

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