AC Milan 3-0 Lecce: Match Report, Goals, Stats and Ratings
Serie A Matchday 5 · Sunday 20 September 2026 · Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, Milano · referee F. La Penna · full time
Full time: AC Milan 3-0 Lecce
AC Milan beat Lecce 3-0 in Serie A Matchday 5 on Sunday 20 September 2026 at Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. The goals: Christian Pulisic 14', Adrien Rabiot 61', Diego Moreira 73'.
How AC Milan won it
Christian Pulisic put AC Milan ahead in the 14th minute, set up by Strahinja Pavlović. Adrien Rabiot made it 2-0 to AC Milan in the 61st minute, set up by Gonçalo Ramos. Diego Moreira made it 3-0 to AC Milan in the 73rd minute.
It was 1-0 at half-time.
The referee, F. La Penna, showed 1 yellow card: 0 to AC Milan and 1 to Lecce.
AC Milan: R. Amorim, 3-4-2-1 · Lecce: E. Di Francesco, 4-3-3.
Moneyball's prediction against the result
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Why it went this way
On the day the expected goals were 0.31 for AC Milan and 1.29 for Lecce.
AC Milan scored about 2.7 more than their chances were worth: clinical finishing, or a goalkeeper having a bad day.
Lecce left about 1.3 goals' worth of chances on the pitch.
Lecce created the better chances, 1.29 xG to 0.31, and still lost. On chances alone, the result could easily have gone the other way.
AC Milan had 4 shots on target, Lecce 3.
AC Milan had 69% of the ball and turned it into the win.
Where the two sides stood before this match
AC Milan came into it with 6 Serie A matches played, scoring 1.8 and conceding 0.8 a match, with 1.52 expected goals for and 1.12 against, and had won 50% of their matches.
Lecce came into it with 6 Serie A matches played, scoring 1.0 and conceding 2.0 a match, with 1.04 expected goals for and 1.99 against, and had won 33% of their matches.
AC Milan vs Lecce: the match in numbers
| AC Milan | Match statistics | Lecce |
|---|---|---|
| 69% | Ball possession | 31% |
| 0.31 | Expected goals (xG) | 1.29 |
| 10 | Total shots | 6 |
| 4 | Shots on target | 3 |
| 5 | Big chances | 0 |
| 698 | Total passes | 306 |
| 91% | Pass accuracy | 82% |
| 2 | Corners | 3 |
| 9 | Fouls | 15 |
| 4 | Offsides | 1 |
| 19 | Tackles | 29 |
| 3 | Saves | 1 |
| 0 | Yellow cards | 1 |
Team statistics from Sportmonks.
Player ratings and man of the match
Man of the match: Strahinja Pavlović (AC Milan), rated 8.1 by Sportmonks, with 1 assist.
AC Milan
- Strahinja Pavlović 8.1 1 assist
- Adrien Rabiot 7.8 1 goal
- Christian Pulisic 7.7 1 goal
- Diego Moreira 7.6 1 goal
- Alexis Saelemaekers 7.4
Lecce
- Gaspar 7.0
- Oumar Ngom 6.8
- Nikola Stulic 6.7
- Amar Fatah 6.7
- Youssef Maleh 6.6
The lowest-rated starter was Danilo Veiga at 6.0. Ratings run from 0 to 10; around 7.0 is a solid match.
What comes next
- AC Milan: AC Milan vs Atalanta Sunday 18 October 2026 · Serie A
- Lecce: Udinese vs Lecce Sunday 18 October 2026 · Serie A
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Questions about AC Milan vs Lecce
What was the score in AC Milan vs Lecce?
AC Milan 3-0 Lecce (half-time 1-0), Serie A, Sunday 20 September 2026.
Who scored in AC Milan vs Lecce?
Christian Pulisic 14', Adrien Rabiot 61', Diego Moreira 73'.
Did Moneyball predict AC Milan vs Lecce correctly?
Moneyball did not publish a pre-match estimate for this match, so there is nothing to mark it against.
Who was man of the match in AC Milan vs Lecce?
Strahinja Pavlović, rated 8.1 by Sportmonks.
Who refereed AC Milan vs Lecce?
F. La Penna.
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