The fourth official indicates five minutes of time will be added to the end of the match for stoppages.
89'
R. Oudin enters the game and replaces Gabriel Strefezza.
Strefezza comes out of the game just before added time, with Oudin sent on.
88'
The introduction of Kjaer for Calabria means Kalulu will push out to right full-back, with the Denmark international slotting in alongside Tomori at the heart of the Milan defence.
86'
A. Vranckx enters the game and replaces T. Pobega.
Bennacer is shown a yellow card for clattering into Hjulmand during an attempt to win the ball back just outside Lecce's penalty area.
Kjaer comes in for Calabria with four minutes to go.
Pobega also makes way with Vrancx chosen to see out the remainder of the game.
85'
S. Kjær enters the game and replaces D. Calabria.
I. Bennacer gets yellow.
Strefezza works an angle and fires a shot from 20 yards out but it flies right into the arms of Tatarusanu.
84'
Gallo beats Bennacer and Calabria on his way into the penalty area before his cross is almost turned home by Tomori. Almost a second own goal of the game, the centre-back’s blushes are saved as the ball rolls behind for a corner.
82'
Gendry attempts a speculative effort from more than 30 yards out that unsurprisingly flies high and wide of Tatarusanu’s net.
78'
Lecce are now pinned in their half as Milan continue to pile on the pressure. The champions now realise they have a chance to take all three points and will continue to use their experience to try and nick a winner. That could leave their rear exposed however, especially with both full-backs continuing to make forward runs.
74'
With the change at the top of the pitch, Milan have now shifted to a more traditional 4-4-2, with Giroud and Origi twinned at striker. Leao and Messias flank the midfield pair on either side with the defence unchanged from the start of the second half.
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72'
J. Voelkerling Persson enters the game and replaces L. Colombo.
L. Banda enters the game and replaces F. Di Francesco.
On-loan from Milan, Colombo's match comes to an end without a goal for Lecce. Persson is selected to replace him for his Serie A debut.
Lecce make changes immediately after conceding, with Banda taking Di Francesco's place on the wing.
70'
D. Calabria has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by O. Giroud.
THE CAPTAIN LEVELS THE GAME! 2-2! Pobega’s cross to the far post is met by Giroud despite having a defender on either side. The France international nods it forward to Calabria, who finds himself inside the penalty area to tuck it home!
Giroud's unselfish play is rewarded with an assist!
69'
D. Origi enters the game and replaces Brahim Díaz.
Another attacking change for Milan sees Origi come on for Diaz.
68'
Strefezza attempts to smash the free-kick with the outside of his boot to beat Tatarusanu at the far post but the strike flies harmlessly wide.
66'
D. Calabria gets yellow.
Calabria lunges into a sliding challenge right on the outside of the penalty area and takes Gallo down, earning a yellow card in the process. The Lecce supporters are all convinced the foul happened inside the 18-yard box but referee Daniele Orsato is adamant it’s just a free-kick.
65'
Leao is once again fouled, this time on the left wing as Milan are given a chance to bring bodies up from the back to attack the set-piece.
64'
Y. Maleh gets yellow.
Maleh is shown a yellow card 120 seconds after coming onto the pitch for a cynical push on Leao.
63'
Giroud nods Tatarusanu’s deep kick on for the run of Leao but Falcone comes flying off his line to beat the Portugal international to the loose ball inside the Lecce penalty area.
62'
A. Gallo enters the game and replaces G. Pezzella.
Y. Maleh enters the game and replaces Joan Gonzàlez.
It's two changes at once for the hosts, who also send Maleh on in Gonzalez's place.
Lecce make a change shortly after the hour, with Gallo coming on for Pezzella at full-back.
60'
A goal for the visitors didn’t look likely, but their key player has once again given Milan a chance. They’ll have to capitalise on the ensuing momentum if they wish to reverse the flow of the game for the first hour, with a point very much still a possibility.
58'
Rafael Leão has scored a goal for AC Milan! Assist by Brahim Díaz.
MILAN STEAL ONE BACK! 2-1! The visitors receive a bit of fortune as Diaz’s shot is not dealt with cleanly by Falcone, who allows the chance for a rebound on the penalty spot. The Milan number 10 gets to the loose ball and pokes it to the left wing for Leao, who takes a touch and curls a low, accurate shot that beats the goalkeeper!
Diaz's industry creates the goal as he follows up his own rebound and provides the assist for Leao.
55'
A foul on Messias on the right wing gives Milan a chance to test the Lecce defence from a free-kick. Diaz and Bennacer stand over the ball but it’s the latter who swings it in, only for Falcone to make an emphatic, punched clearance.
53'
More sloppy play from Milan as Tomori brings it out of his own half before playing a pass to the left that is put right into the path of Strefezza. Lecce drive forward on another counter-attack but a necessary block on Gonzalez’s shot ends the danger.
51'
With Hernandez off the pitch, Dest will take up a position at left-back despite predominantly playing on the right. It’s a curious decision to take off one of Milan’s most effective players, though the France international did not have a particularly good first half; giving away the own goal and failing to make much of his forward runs.
49'
The hosts attempt the same routine on the second try but Milan are alert to the danger as Diaz goes short to intercept the pass.
48'
Di Francesco again takes a Lecce corner short to Strefezza, who immediately fires it into the near post where Tomori turns it behind.
46'
Junior Messias enters the game and replaces A. Saelemaekers.
S. Dest enters the game and replaces T. Hernández.
Messias is also introduced, with Saelemaekers withdrawn.
Lecce get the match restarted from the kick-off!
Milan make a change at the half, with Dest coming on for Hernandez at left-back.
45' +2
HALF-TIME: LECCE 2-0 MILAN.
45'
The fourth official indicates two minutes will be added to the end of the first half for stoppages.
43'
WHAT A SAVE! Giroud is finally presented with an opportunity to test Falcone after Calabria’s accurate cross finds the rising figure of Giroud, but the goalkeeper leaps across his line to push the ball over the crossbar with his opposite hand!
41'
Di Francesco attempts to receive a pass from Pezzella inside Milan’s penalty area with a heavy touch but Tatarusanu is alert to the danger, rushing off his line to smother the ball.
39'
Pobega controls a bouncing pass with an outstretched left leg before hammering a volley towards goal with his right that is put just over the crossbar.
37'
Leao looks to hook a cross into the path of Giroud but Strefezza is back to block the delivery crucially, before using his determination to win the ball back from the foot of the Portugal international.
35'
Kalulu hesitates to clear Calabria’s knockdown, which creates even more havoc around Milan’s penalty area. The visitors have failed to clear their lines effectively today, leading to a number of Lecce chances on goal.
33'
With just over 10 minutes to go in the half, Milan have not settled in the match at all. There has been a clear lack of idea going forward, with Leao and Giroud seeing very little of the play. Lecce have executed their plan to perfection thus far and thoroughly deserve their lead.
31'
Diaz and Gonzalez get into a tussle on the edge of Lecce’s penalty area, with the Milan forward going down holding his side. Despite coming off worse, it’s Diaz who is called for the foul - with Lecce given a free-kick to clear their lines.
29'
Leao attempts to run onto Diaz’s pass through the channel but he trips over the outstretched leg of Hjulmand. The Milan winger seems less than impressed as he gets up but the referee sees nothing wrong with the play as he allows the action to continue.
25'
Stefezza continues piling the pressure on Milan, firing a shot from 18 yards away that forces Tatarusanu into an awkward upwards volley, before catching at the second attempt.
23'
F. Baschirotto has scored a goal for Lecce! Assist by M. Hjulmand.
IT’S A SECOND FOR LECCE! UNBELIEVABLE! 2-0! This time the Giallorossi get their short-corner routine perfect, with Strefezza initiating the move by finding Hjulmand on the edge of the penalty area. His cross finds the leaping Baschirotto inside the penalty area, where he tucks his header away coolly!
The captain returns to the side after being left out against Spezia and makes his impact felt - registering an assist for Lecce's second goal.
21'
Bennacer receives a square pass from Diaz and looks to immediately fire a cross to the far post for the run of Leao but the delivery is overhit as Falcone watches it wide.
19'
Strefezza’s mazy run on the edge of the penalty area forces Pobega and Bennacer into an awkward collision. The winger takes advantage of the space and fires towards goal but a slip during his wind-up puts the ball wide.
17'
Play is stopped temporarily for Gendry, who has gone down inside his own penalty area apparently holding his ankle. It’s the first time all match the two sides have been allowed to take a breather after a fast and furious start.
15'
Di Francesco is again allowed to charge into space on the right wing, getting ahead of Bennacer before cutting inside and dragging a shot wide of Tatarusanu’s goal.
13'
Di Francesco plays another corner short to Strefezza, who hoists it high towards Umtiti. It’s an accurate delivery but the Lecce centre-back is unable to climb over Kalulu and hit the target.
9'
Strefezza receives a pass from a short-corner routine but his eventual cross into the area is repelled immediately by Tomori.
7'
A bad week for Milan gets worse as they concede within three minutes of kick-off, before almost allowing another 120 seconds later. After squandering a 2-0 lead against Roma last weekend, the Rossoneri were met with a midweek defeat to Torino in the Coppa Italia. Stefano Pioli will have to come up with something quickly if he wishes to get things back on track.
3'
T. Hernández is unfortunate, scores an own goal!
LECCE TAKE THE LEAD! 1-0 TO THE HOSTS! A mistake from Kalulu allows Di Francesco to steal the ball back and hit the byline. The ensuing cross towards Blin is met by the chest of Hernandez, who turns it into his own goal!
1'
Milan get the match underway from the kick-off!
Hello and welcome to our LIVE commentary of the Serie A fixture between Lecce and Milan!
Lecce welcome Milan to the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare on the back of a fantastic run of form, unbeaten in their last five fixtures. The Giallorossi find themselves in 11th position and the first of three teams on 19 points along with Bologna and Empoli. A full 10 points away from the relegation zone, Marco Baroni has last year’s Serie B champions in a comfortable spot in midtable.
Juventus’ 5-1 loss at the hands of league leaders Napoli yesterday provides Milan a chance to take sole possession of second place with a point against Lecce. 10 points behind the Partenopei, the incumbent champions will need a strong performance and result if they wish to make the title race anything more than a formality.
MILAN SUBS: Junior Messias, Antonio Mirante, Yacine Adli, Simon Kjaer, Malick Thiaw, Divock Origi, Charles De Ketelaere, Tiemoue Bakayoko, Aster Vrancx, Andrea Bozzolan, Matteo Gabbia, Devis Vasquez, Sergino Dest.
MILAN XI (4-2-3-1): Ciprian Tatarusanu; Davide Calabria, Pierre Kalulu, Fikayo Tomori, Theo Hernandez; Ismael Bennacer, Tommaso Pobega; Alexis Saelemaekers, Brahim Diaz, Rafael Leao; Olivier Giroud.
LECCE SUBS: Remi Oudin, Federico Brancolini, Assan Ceesay, Pablo Delgado, Joel Voelkerling Persson, Marco Bleve, Mats Lemmens, Lameck Banda, Thorir Johann Helgasson, Marcin Listkowski, Kristoffer Askildsen, Antonino Gallo, Youssef Maleh, Alessandro Tuia, Kristijan Bistrovic.
LECCE XI (4-2-3-1): Wladimiro Falcone; Giuseppe Pezzella, Samuel Umtiti, Federico Baschirotto, Valentin Gendrey; Morten Hjulmand, Alexis Blin, Joan Gonzalez; Federico Di Francesco, Lorenzo Colombo, Gabriel Strefezza.
With 15 minutes to go before kick-off, let’s take a look at how the two sides are lining up - starting with our hosts!
It’s been a very poor display from Milan, who will need to change something at the half if they wish to take anything from the game. The pace of Dest could help the Rossoneri both offensively and defensively, while Saelemaeker’s lack of involvement could necessitate the introduction of Messias. For Lecce, they’ll hope to dig in and keep the match in front of them to see out what would be a famous victory in front of the home support.
That concludes our commentary of the Serie A fixture between Lecce and Milan! We hope you’ve enjoyed it!
Lecce will look to continue their undefeated streak on Saturday, when they travel to play Hellas Verona. Milan are faced with a crucial week as they meet Inter in the Italian Super Cup on Wednesday before a trip to Lazio next Tuesday.
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