Marauding Milan outclass Lecce to recover from European hangover

[p]Having lost four of their last six competitive games on home soil (W1, D1), [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]Milan[/a] knew a positive start was needed at the San Siro against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/lecce/G8lYsMgU/"]Lecce[/a].[/p][p][b]With that in mind, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/amorim-ruben/EiIHi8vU/"]Ruben Amorim[/a]’s side came flying out of the blocks, and their early intent was rewarded in the 14th minute, as [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pavlovic-strahinja/Qm2DVwBO/"]Strahinja Pavlovic[/a]'s ball over the top was superbly controlled by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pulisic-christian/vTuaEfRq/"]Christian Pulisic[/a], before the American finished coolly beyond [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/falcone-wladimiro/OCJ3DqzU/"]Wladimiro Falcone[/a] into the bottom corner.[/b][/p][p]Buoyed by the breakthrough, the Rossoneri continued to dominate possession as Lecce – who went into tonight’s clash winless in competitive H2Hs since 2006 – offered little of note at the other end.[/p][image alt="Match momentum" id="114d1a1b-eed9-4261-9452-a18a64118831" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="c486ac78-3b4e-488a-a721-9eded6c38637" original-width="3840" original-height="2160" /][p]Firmly on top for the entirety of the first half, Milan should have doubled their advantage before HT, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/de-winter-koni/EFmPm0Qo/"]Koni De Winter[/a] directed a close-range header wastefully wide of the target, while Pavlović’s low effort was smartly saved by Falcone.[/p][p][b]Amorim’s men remained in the ascendancy after the break, and a second goal duly arrived in the 61st minute, when a clever one-two between [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rabiot-adrien/l08EAP2Q/"]Adrien Rabiot[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramos-goncalo/xfW2M1Tt/"]Goncalo Ramos[/a] culminated in the former sweeping home his second SA goal of the season.[/b][/p][p]That provided the Rossoneri with a comfortable cushion heading into the final stages, as marauding wing-back [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/estupinan-pervis/OIhsN1nG/"]Pervis Estupinan[/a] went close to giving Milan’s victory a more emphatic feel.[/p][embed guid="595efefc-b782-4a2b-ae7f-e3f6986d5265" url="https://x.com/acmilan/status/2101758053607465205?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]But a third goal would eventually arrive, and there was no denying substitute [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/moreira-diego/0QNoKs1B/"]Diego Moreira[/a] shortly after Estupiñán’s near-miss, with the big-money summer signing cutting inside [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/siebert-jamil/IyrZrRYt/"]Jamil Siebert[/a] before finishing confidently under the body of Falcone for his third league goal in two games.[/b][/p][p]Keen to avoid further damage, Lecce held firm in the closing stages, as Milan cruised to an impressive three points, ending their three-game winless run across all competitions before the extended international break.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pulisic-christian/vTuaEfRq/"]Christian Pulisic[/a] (AC Milan)[/b][/p][image alt="Key match stats" id="4fd969dd-7814-4ed0-b285-23a852efb6d7" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="f947c829-650b-4811-8f17-92c49144ee80" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-milan-8Sa8HInO/lecce-G8lYsMgU/?mid=ClKl2gCt"]See all the stats from the match here[/a][/b][/p]