Lecce

    • 4-6-12
    • 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.
      • 11d
      • 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
        Internazionale221714+3152
        AC Milan221381+1847
        AS Roma221417+1443
        Napoli221345+1143
        Juventus221264+1842
        Como221174+2140
        Atalanta22985+1035
        Bologna22868+530
        Lazio22787+229
        Udinese21759-1126
        Sassuolo227510-426
        Cagliari22679-725
        Genoa22589-623
        Cremonese22589-923
        Parma22589-1223
        Torino226511-1923
        Lecce224612-1618
        Fiorentina223811-1017
        Hellas Verona212811-1714
        Pisa2211110-1914

        2025-26 Team Leaders

        Italian Serie A

        9

        Nikola StulicF #9

        2
        Matches21
        Assists0
        29

        Lassana CoulibalyM #29

        2
        Matches18
        Assists0
        19

        Lameck BandaM #19

        2
        Matches17
        Assists2

        Rankings

        Italian Serie A

        Goal Difference
        -16
        17th
        Goals Scored
        13
        20th
        Assists
        9
        Tied-18th
        Goals Conceded
        29
        Tied-12th

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