Petriccione manages to get his foot to the ball and Milan have to rebuild. Gabriel grabs hold of one last cross and that's that!
90' +4
Milan get forward, trying to create one last chance to score. Lecce are defending in numbers now and Calderoni hooks the ball away from Suso.
90' +3
Petriccione gets the assist, but that goal was all Calderoni's. You can't begrudge Milan conceding an equaliser like that. That was beautiful.
90' +2
M. Calderoni has scored a goal for Lecce! Assist by J. Petriccione.
GOAL! 2-2 LECCE! WHAT A GOAL BY CALDERONI! Lecce's left-back unleashes a piledriver from outside the box with his left foot. It flies clean and true into the net near the far post. Lecce have equalised again!
90' +1
Farias gets into the box and is muscled off the ball by Musacchio. Milan clear, but not completely...
90'
There will be *six* minutes of added time. Where did those come from? It doesn't feel like Lecce can score again now, but then again...
89'
Suso wins a free-kick down the right as he has his shirt tugged by Calderoni. Milan proceed to pass the ball back to Donnarumma who lumps it forward towards Rebic. Rebic gets the foul off Meccariello.
88'
Petriccione looks up for his strikers but can't find the right throughball. Lecce are pushing forward in numbers.
87'
It feels like Milan have won this now, but there are still a few minutes to go. Calhanoglu takes a corner from the left for Milan and Rebic can't keep his header down.
86'
Lecce win a corner down their right off Romagnoli. The ball's hung up for Lucioni who can only nod over the bar.
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85'
L. Biglia gets yellow.
Biglia is next to see yellow for a poor challenge on Tabanelli.
83'
You have to wonder whether Lecce temporarily being a man down when Milan scored will cost them in the end. Milan had been growing in influence beforehand though.
82'
G. Lapadula enters the game and replaces K. Babacar.
Lecce finally get around to replacing Babacar up front. Journeyman striker Lapadula replaces him.
81'
K. Piątek has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by H. Çalhanoğlu.
GOAL! 2-1 MILAN! Piatek sweeps the ball into the far bottom corner to give Milan the lead again!
Calhanoglu made that goal as he powered towards the goalline and cut the ball back for Piatek, who had an easy finish. The Turk's been highly influential for Milan today.
80'
A. Rebić enters the game and replaces F. Kessié.
Pioli makes his final throw of the die. Rebic replaces Kessie.
79'
Babacar is hobbling off the pitch for treatment. Lecce don't seem to be substituting him, so they'll play with 10 men for now.
77'
Suso delivers another inswinging cross that Lecce just about head away. Krunic finds Hernandez in space in the box and Milan's left-back fires a low shot straight at Gabriel.
76'
L. Rossettini gets yellow.
75'
Rossettini gets a yellow card for an overly aggressive challenge on Piatek. This game is finely poised.
73'
Lecce can be very pleased at their efforts to get back into this game, even if the manner of their equaliser was fortuitous. They could still win this themselves if they play their cards right.
69'
Calhanoglu fires in a cross from the left and Piatek's header from the centre of the box is blocked. Milan now have to force the issue again after looking comfortable in the first half.
67'
R. Krunić enters the game and replaces Lucas Paquetá.
K. Piątek enters the game and replaces Rafael Leão.
Pioli decides to make changes. First, Paqueta will be replaced by Krunic for Milan.
Leao is next to go off - the striker's been misfiring today. Piatek takes his place up front for Milan.
66'
Milan look motivated by Lecce's equaliser as Meccariello concedes a corner. Suso's delivery is punched away by Gabriel and Kessie fizzes a snap shot wide from outside the box.
65'
Milan get forward from the kick-off and test Gabriel from the goalline again. The Lecce keeper blocks the cross. Up the other end, Mancosu latches onto Petriccione's nod down and fires wide from the centre of the box. It's anyone's guess as to who's going to win this.
64'
J. Petriccione enters the game and replaces Ž. Majer.
Lecce respond to their equaliser by making a substitution. Majer makes way for Petriccione.
62'
K. Babacar has scored a goal for Lecce!
Penalty saved by G. Donnarumma!
Donnarumma's understandably unhappy that he couldn't keep Lecce at bay. Now we have a game on our hands!
Babacar's initial effort was poor as the Senegalese striker fired low to Donnarumma's left. Donnarumma kept it out, but could only push it as far as Babacar who rifled it in on the second attempt.
GOAL! 1-1 LECCE! Babacar pulls things level from the spot!
57'
Now Milan can counter-counter! Suso sets Leao through on goal and the Brazilian thumps the ball into the side netting. This game's livening up again.
56'
Calhanoglu belts the ball at Rossettini and it's deflected out for a corner. Milan do nothing with it and Lecce can counter! Mancosu wriggles into the box and goes down from Biglia's challenge. No penalty.
53'
Paqueta drifts inside from the right and blazes a left-footed effort over the bar. No threat to Lecce there. Milan are picking up where they left off in the first half.
51'
Farias latches onto a Tachtsidis pass and fires straight at Donnarumma from the edge of the box. Lecce's loanee striker will have to fill Falco's boots this half.
49'
Calhanoglu is fine to continue. Conti barges into Calderoni and hands Lecce a throw in Milan's half.
47'
There's a flare-up on the pitch as Calhanoglu is on the receiving end of a rough challenge from Meccariello. Leao casually leaves the ball to roll out for a throw but Lecce try to play on, to Milan's chagrin. Calhanoglu will need some magic spray for now.
46'
Diego Farias enters the game and replaces F. Falco.
Milan get the second half underway.
Lecce make a change at half-time - Falco goes off. Farias comes on in his place. Unsure whether that's tactical or due to the striker taking a knock at the end of the first half.
45'
Nothing comes of Milan's free-kick. That looks like it'll be it for now.
HALF-TIME: AC MILAN 1-0 LECCE
44'
Ž. Majer gets yellow.
Majer is booked for a crunching tackle on Calhanoglu. The Slovenian can have no complaints.
42'
Falco skips over a challenge and jinks inside to dribble a peashooter at goal. Donnarumma is more than equal to it.
41'
Lecce win themselves a corner down their right. It's taken short to Majer who can only cross straight into the arms of Donnarumma. The visitors are starting to become threatening as we approach half-time.
40'
Lecce see away the corner easily. Tabanelli tricks his way past three Milan players and Mancosu approaches the box from the left flank. Lecce's captain hangs the ball up to Falco at the far post, who volleys over. That's better from Lecce.
39'
There's exasperation from the crowd as Rossettini's pass to Calderoni bounces out for a throw. Milan take the throw quickly and Suso's cross is blocked for a Milan corner.
38'
Lucioni lofts a ball forward that Romagnoli comes across to put out for a throw. Milan get a free-kick from the throw anyway.
37'
The offside flag goes up against Hernandez who's made his run too early.
36'
The pace of the game has slowed down slightly in the last five minutes. Milan get a free-kick when Biglia gets clipped in midfield.
35'
Calhanoglu charges at Lecce's defence and feeds Hernandez, who can't beat Lucioni. Lecce are growing into this game now.
33'
Lecce are enjoying brief spells on the ball but their sloppy passing is letting them down. Milan are getting in to make interception after interception.
31'
Milan's latest attack breaks down after Conti loses the ball with a loose touch and takes it out on Tachtsidis. Lecce breathe a sigh of relief.
30'
Gabriel punches the corner away and it's another corner for Milan. This time Babacar gets his head on the end of it and Gabriel throws out, only for Lecce to lose the ball again straight away. The visitors can't get out of their half at the moment.
29'
Chance for Milan! Suso beats Calderoni to cut inside on his left foot and fires a shot towards goal that Gabriel tips away. Milan get their third corner of the game.
27'
Hernandez holds the ball up just inside the box and plays a quick one-two to get a corner for Milan. Calhanoglu takes it and Gabriel claims it easily.
26'
Lecce aren't happy. Paqueta goes down injured after a run-in with Babacar and the referee pulls play back for a free-kick. The Senegalese striker looked set to power past Milan's defence there.
24'
Milan are playing like a team unleashed. Biglia finds Suso outside the box, who forces Gabriel to make a save low to his right. Soon after, Hernandez gets loose down the left and cuts back to Leao, whose effort is blocked.
20'
H. Çalhanoğlu has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by L. Biglia.
GOAL! 1-0 MILAN! Calhanoglu takes the ball down in the box, turns, and curls a fantastic effort past Gabriel from a tight angle!
The assist goes to Biglia. You can't say that hasn't been coming. Milan have started extremely well.
19'
Paqueta protests his innocence after bringing down Tabanelli. Milan are positionally controlling this game for now.
15'
Biglia dives in on Falco and concedes a free-kick. No matter - Milan get the ball back soon enough and win their first corner of the game off Rossettini. Paqueta's header from Suso's corner is blocked. Lecce clear.
14'
Milan's short passing play through the middle is working well for them at the moment. Paqueta fizzes a shot over the top left corner of the goal.
12'
Milan are dominating proceedings at the moment. Shortly after Biglia has his own chance blocked, Calhanoglu fires over again. There's a penalty shout in between for handball against Lecce for Biglia's effort, but no dice.
8'
Mancosu has an optimistic shot from range blocked. Falco tries to slip the ball behind Lecce's defence shortly after but can't find a teammate with the pass.
6'
Babacar wins a free-kick for Lecce on the left wing after he's fouled by Biglia. This time they can't do anything with it. Lecce are lined up in more of a 4-3-1-2 aiming to hit Milan on the counter.
4'
Musacchio is penalised for holding onto Tabanelli's shirt down on the flank. Milan clear the initial free-kick and Tachtsidis fires over from outside the box.
2'
Leao gets through on goal in an almost carbon copy of the chance just a moment ago, but this time fires his left-footed shot into the side netting. The Portuguese striker's looking lively.
1'
And we're off! The visitors Lecce get this game underway.
Hello and welcome to our live text commentary of this Serie A match between AC Milan and Lecce at San Siro.
We're less than a quarter of the way through the Serie A season, yet Milan are hoping to reset under their new boss Stefano Pioli. Marco Giampaolo was sacked during the international break after a start that sees Milan floundering in 12th place at the time of writing.
Former Fiorentina man Pioli couldn't have hoped for an easier first game in his new role as Milan face Lecce, who are hovering just above the relegation zone. Milan have a strong recent record against the visitors but will their rebuilding job get off to a good start?
MILAN (4-3-3): Gianluigi Donnarumma; Andrea Conti, Mateo Musacchio, Alessio Romagnoli (c), Theo Hernandez; Franck Kessie, Lucas Biglia, Lucas Paqueta; Suso, Rafael Leao, Hakan Calhanoglu.
SUBS: Ricardo Rodriguez, Leo Duarte, Krzysztof Piatek, Matteo Gabbia, Antonio Donnarumma, Rade Krunic, Ante Rebic, Pepe Reina, Ismael Bennacer, Fabio Borini, Marco Brescianini.
LECCE (4-3-2-1): Gabriel; Biagio Meccariello, Luca Rossettini, Fabio Lucioni, Marco Calderoni; Marco Mancosu, Panagiotis Tachtsidis, Zan Majer; Andrea Tabanelli, Filippo Falco; Khouma Babacar.
SUBS: Romario Benzar, Diego Farias, Simone Lo Faso, Andrea La Mantia, Jacopo Petriccione, Evgen Shakhov, Davide Riccardi, Mauro Vigorito, Gianluca Lapadula, Andrea Rispoli, Cristian Dell'Orco, Brayan Vera.
The two sides are out on the San Siro pitch! AC Milan are, of course, in their iconic rossoneri home strip with white shorts; Lecce will wear their white away shirt with navy blue shorts.
Lecce's late equaliser means that both sides get their first draw in Serie A this season. Milan go to 12th on 10 points, while Lecce rise to 15th. They're on seven points now, a point ahead of Brescia and Sassuolo who both have games in hand.
Ultimately, then, Milan endure a frustrating start under their new boss Pioli. However, they showed enough signs that they'll rise up the table soon enough. Meanwhile, Lecce's point might just prove crucial for their survival hopes come the end of the season. We shall see. That's all for now. Goodbye!
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