Match Report
The table gap was wide: 32 points between AC Milan (5th, 70 pts) and Lecce (17th, 38 pts). Lecce ranked 3rd in the league on five-round form, well above their 17th table position. Against a league average of 1.21 goals per team per game, AC Milan ran at 1.39 scored and 0.92 conceded, Lecce at 0.74 and 1.32.
AC Milan carried a 5-game unbeaten run into this. Lecce arrived off three straight defeats. AC Milan had banked 11 of the last 15 points on offer; Lecce, 1.
The head-to-head ledger counts 14 games: 10 AC Milan wins, 0 for Lecce, 4 draws, at 3.57 goals per meeting. Three-plus goals is the norm here, arriving in 71% of the meetings.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, capacity 75,817, hosted the game. On the scoreboard, it was 0-0 at the break; 1 second-half goal set the final 1-0.
Goal scorers
AC Milan: Niclas Füllkrug (76')
Key stats
Possession: AC Milan 69% · Lecce 31% · Total shots: 20-3 · On target: 6-0 · Corners: 10-2