Milan secured a comfortable 3-0 win over Lecce at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Serie A's fifth round on Sunday evening. The home side controlled proceedings from the outset, with Christian Pulisic opening the scoring inside the first fifteen minutes. Three goals, one yellow card and a series of substitutions marked a straightforward afternoon for the hosts.
Pulisic found the net in the fourteenth minute, finishing what looked like a well-worked move. He would be substituted at the seventy-minute mark, replaced by J. Monteiro. And here's the thing — you notice the striker's movement in the box, not just his speed.
Adrien Rabiot doubled the advantage in the sixty-first minute, extending Milan's lead at a point where the game was already settling into a pattern. By then the visitors had grown quiet, their attempts to push forward lacking conviction. The academy graduate marked his contribution with a composed finish.
D. Moreira added a third in the seventy-third minute, ending Milan's need to chase the game any further. The goal came after a period of sustained pressure, though Lecce's goalkeeper managed only three saves throughout. To be fair, the hosts did not create many clear-cut opportunities despite their dominance.
We had tipped a home victory at sixty per cent confidence before kick-off, and the result confirmed that assessment. Milan's control was not spectacular but it was sufficient. The confidence factor matters in these fixtures, and the visitors looked short of it.
Milan finished with sixty-nine per cent possession and nineteen expected goals, though they only converted three from four shots on target. Lecce registered zero big chances created and just two shots on target. The statistics tell you the story without embellishment.
The result moves Milan to eleven points in fifth place from five matches, while Lecce drop to twelfth with six points after three defeats. The gap between them widens, and both sides have games remaining to reshape their positions.
