AC Milan to bounce back against Lecce

The Rossoneri’s goal: picking themselves back up after an unexpected defeat last week. AC Milan will be determined to forget the initial shock, and to begin their conquest up the table.
Lecce, however, will want to produce a positive result for their fans in their first home game of the season.

HEAD-TO-HEAD

23 official matches between the two teams at Via del Mare: 1 Lecce victory (1-0 in Serie A 2005/06, winning goal by Kanan), 12 draws (the last one 2-2 in Serie A 2023/24) and 10 victories by the Rossoneri (the last one, 2-3 on Matchday 28, season 2024/25). In the last 7 matches between Lecce and Milan in Salento, both teams have always scored: 29 goals in total, an average of over 4 goals per game, 12 for the Giallorossi and 17 for the Rossoneri.

DID YOU KNOW?

Since his arrival at Milan, Christian Pulisic has scored 33 goals in 102 games. Four of those came against Lecce and Falcone, both the team and the goalkeeper against whom he scored the most. On March 8th, 2025, in a 2-3 match in Lecce, the American scored one of his two braces in Italy (the other came against Cagliari on May 11th, 2024 ).

COACHES

Massimiliano Allegri has only won two of his last 16 Serie A games. His last success was on April 7, 2024, with a 1-0 win against Fiorentina. The rest of the matches ended in nine draws and five defeats. 14 matches between Eusebio Di Francesco and Massimiliano Allegri, and Milan coach is ahead with 10 wins. 2 wins for Di Francesco (the last one, October 28, 2015, Sassuolo­ Juventus 1-0).

DISCIPLINE

Suspended: none Cautioned: none

REFEREE

MARINELLI (DEI GIUDICI – MASTRODONATO) IV: ARENA, VAR: GHERSINI, AVAR: MERAVIGLIA

UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A

Atalanta-Lecce (Sunday 14 September, 15.00 CEST) Milan-Bologna (Sunday 14 September, 20.45 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)