Lecce

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    • 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 Standings

        TeamGPWDLGDP
        Internazionale272214+4367
        AC Milan271692+2357
        Napoli271656+1353
        AS Roma261628+1850
        Como271395+2448
        Juventus261376+1846
        Atalanta261295+1445
        Bologna2610610+336
        Sassuolo2610511-335
        Lazio268108+134
        Parma278910-1233
        Udinese269512-1132
        Cagliari277911-730
        Torino267613-2227
        Genoa276912-727
        Fiorentina265912-924
        Cremonese275913-1724
        Lecce276615-1824
        Pisa2611213-2315
        Hellas Verona272916-2815

        2025-26 Team Leaders

        Italian Serie A

        29

        Lassana CoulibalyM #29

        3
        Matches23
        Assists1
        19

        Lameck BandaM #19

        3
        Matches21
        Assists3
        9

        Nikola StulicF #9

        2
        Matches25
        Assists0

        Rankings

        Italian Serie A

        Goal Difference
        -18
        17th
        Goals Scored
        18
        20th
        Assists
        12
        Tied-17th
        Goals Conceded
        36
        Tied-12th

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