70% Possession and Three Goals Send Milan to 11 Points

Milan take control early

AC Milan defeated Lecce 3-0 at San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday, securing a convincing Serie A victory in Round 5. The hosts led 1-0 at half-time and extended their advantage after the interval through Adrien Rabiot and Diego Moreira.

Christian Pulišić opened the scoring in the 14th minute. Strahinja Pavlović supplied the assist, giving Milan an early reward for their control. Lecce responded without finding a way through, and the visitors made a change at half-time, replacing N. Stulic with P. Esteban.

Rabiot and Moreira settle the contest

Lecce’s task became more difficult in the 58th minute when D. Veiga received the only yellow card of the match. Three minutes later, Milan doubled their lead. G. Ramos assisted Rabiot, who finished for his first goal of the afternoon.

Milan then made two changes in the 70th minute, with Diego Moreira replacing A. Saelemaekers and R. Loftus-Cheek coming on for Pulišić. Moreira made an immediate impact, scoring in the 73rd minute to complete the 3-0 result. Lecce also made a series of changes around the same period, but could not reduce the deficit.

Statistics underline Milan’s control

The scoreline reflected a match in which Milan controlled possession and territory. Ruben Amorim’s 3-4-2-1 produced 70% possession, 697 total passes and 636 accurate passes, compared with Lecce’s 30%, 294 passes and 241 accurate passes. Milan also led total shots 10-6 and shots inside the box 8-4.

Lecce still tested Mike Maignan, who made three saves, while Milan’s goalkeeper was the busier of the two despite the visitors’ limited attacking output. Milan recorded four shots on target to Lecce’s three, and their expected-goals figure was 1.93 compared with Lecce’s 0.17. The hosts committed seven fouls to Lecce’s 14 and finished with no cards.

Pulišić was the standout performer, receiving a match rating of 8.9 after scoring once, registering a shot on target and creating two key passes in 69 minutes. Rabiot also impressed with a goal, a shot on target, a key pass and a tackle, earning an 8.3 rating.

Milan strengthen their start

The result improves Milan’s record to three wins and two draws, taking them to 11 points after five games. Lecce remain on six points, with their record now standing at two wins and three defeats. Milan entered the match ranked eighth, while Lecce were 11th; the updated standings position was not provided.