Serie A | Milan 3-0 Lecce: Pulisic first goal inspires Amorim

Christian Pulisic made a triumphant return to the starting XI, scoring in Milan’s 3-0 win over Lecce, with Adrien Rabiot and Diego Moreira also on target.

The Rossoneri were already feeling the pressure after back-to-back Serie A draws with Juventus and Lazio, then a humiliating 2-0 home defeat to Benfica in the Europa League. Several big names returned after squad rotation, including the first Christian Pulisic start of the season.

Lecce made the trip without Willem Geubbels, Omri Gandelman and Medon Berisha, while Tiago Gabriel missed out due to a sprained neck. They hadn’t scored a goal at San Siro since a 2-2 draw in October 2019, firing blanks in five consecutive defeats between Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

It was also a special night, as this weekend is the 100th anniversary of the inauguration of San Siro.

Wladimiro Falcone rushed off his line to push the ball off the feet of Pulisic, but it was only a dress rehearsal for the American’s first club goal of 2026.

Strahinja Pavlovic floated a long ball over the top, Pulisic controlled it with his right foot, let it bounce, and swept past the on-rushing goalkeeper with his left from 14 yards.

Samuel Chukwueze at full stretch just failed to connect with the Alexis Saelemaekers pass when clear on goal, then Koni De Winter nodded the Pulisic cross wide after a corner when Goncalo Ramos was in a better position behind him.

An audacious Goncalo Ramos attempted overhead kick didn’t pay off after the good Saelemaekers move and Samuel Chukwueze cross, then Pervis Estupinan’s first touch let him down on an Adrien Rabiot cross-field pass.

Pavlovic had the ball in the net after a short corner and initial Falcone save, but he was offside on the Rabiot cross.

Milan did double their lead with a well-worked passing move. Rabiot got down the right on the Pulisic back-heel flick, completed a give and go with Goncalo Ramos, allowing him to beat Falcone at the near post.

Estupinan was alert to prevent Santiago Pierotti tapping in the Joel Monteiro roll across from six yards, but the Rossoneri ran riot when Ramos knocked down a long ball for Diego Moreira to sprint forward, sell a dummy to a defender and sweep in his first San Siro goal.

Oumar Ngom stung Mike Maignan’s gloves from distance, then the goalkeeper had to be at full stretch to fingertip the Amar Fatah low curler round the upright, but the Rossoneri dominated this match.

Milan 3-0 Lecce

Pulisic 14 (M), Rabiot 61 (M), Moreira 73 (M)

20-09-2026 19:45

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Starting lineups

16 Mike Maignan Goalkeeper

34 Mario Gila Defender

5 Koni De Winter Defender

2 Pervis Estupiñán Defender 76'

31 Strahinja Pavlovic Defender

12 Adrien Rabiot Midfielder

56 Alexis Saelemaekers Midfielder 69'

14 Luka Modric Midfielder 76'

11 Christian Pulisic Attacker 69'

9 Gonçalo Ramos Attacker

21 Samuel Chukwueze Attacker 87'

30 Wladimiro Falcone Goalkeeper

25 Antonino Gallo Defender

17 Danilo Veiga Defender

5 Jamil Siebert Defender

4 Kialonda Gaspar Defender

20 Ivan Ilić Midfielder 70'

29 Lassana Coulibaly Midfielder

14 Youssef Maleh Midfielder 70'

Joel Monteiro Attacker 70'

9 Nikola Stulic Attacker 46'

50 Santiago Pierotti Attacker 82'

Substitutes

1 Pietro Terracciano Goalkeeper

23 Fikayo Tomori Defender

46 Matteo Gabbia Defender

42 Filippo Terracciano Midfielder

30 Ardon Jashari Midfielder

70 Alphadjo Cissè Attacker

96 Lorenzo Torriani Goalkeeper

28 Christian Comotto Midfielder

Omari Hutchinson Midfielder

13 Sankhoun Diawara Defender

8 Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder 69'

22 Diego Moreira Attacker 69'

80 Yunus Musah Midfielder 76'

33 Davide Bartesaghi Defender 76'

73 Francesco Camarda Attacker 87'

1 Marco Bleve Goalkeeper

Alexandru Borbei Goalkeeper

2 Ali Dembélé Defender

18 Gaby Jean Defender

8 Sadik Fofana Defender

31 Elijah Scott Defender

3 Corrie Ndaba Defender

28 Olaf Gorter Midfielder

22 Paco Esteban Attacker 46'

77 Mohamed Kaba Midfielder 70'

79 Oumar Ngom Midfielder 70'

7 Amar Fatah Attacker 70'

11 Konan N’Dri Attacker 82'