After the defeat against Cremonese at the debut, the Rossoneri can breathe. In addition to the goals of English and the American, two goals canceled in Cage and Gimenez

by our correspondent Luca Bianchin

August 29, 2025 (modification at 23:00) – Lecce

The Baroque, go to see him in the center, which he deserves. Lecce’s AC Milan is essential, concrete, with commandments carved in the stone: risking little, exploiting the qualities of individuals, being cynical in the other area. Allegri distilled and compressed. Lecce-Milan ends 0-2, with goals from Loftus-Cheek head from Punishment of Modric and Pulisic from Maignan’s postponement. Luka’s foot, the centimeters of RLC, the speed of CP11: all very logical. In addition, of course, the solidity found by Milan, which will make Allegri smile: Lecce was little what but Milan risked very little – almost nothing – and defended himself in order and attention. Ah, the game was a two in one. The first bad weather, quite bad, with two covered teams, very evident technical limits, low rhythm and few opportunities. Much better the Milan of the second half, good to hit and leave, also helped by Pulisic and Ricci, who entered the second half.

goals

Here they are, the goals. The advantage comes from a firm ball, a situation that Milan suffered in the past, did not use. There is a punishment on the left side trocar, because Gaspar spread Saelemaekers who went to the goal. The problem for Lecce is that Modric’s foot moved to Milan. Luka crosses with the right force and loftus-cheek in the head area runs on the second post. Gaspar arrives late, an extendable arm would be needed in Falcone. Curiosity: Loftus-Cheek was about to come out, replaced by Pulisic. Sometimes it is a matter of seconds. The doubling is a postponement of Maignan five minutes from the end which, after a rebound in the classic air duel, becomes an assist for Pulisic. In front of Falcone, CP is not wrong.

The game: Gray start

Lecce-Milan was also the match of the canceled goals. Milan score the first after 4 minutes with cage. A classic: corner header. Marinelli, however, is recalled by the Var, cancels and explains to unified networks: “The number 46 pushes with two hands”. Real. At that point the torpor falls at that point and nothing happens for half an hour. Here, at most an error by Estupinan, who almost sends Kaba and Pierotti to the door. Milan activates a bit in the last 10 minutes of the time. Loftus-Cheek has an opportunity to the head but kindly deposited the ball on the Falcone gloves, then in the recovery even two chills arrive in the recovery. Gimenez alone in front of Falcone kicks out with the left, like an identity crisis striker, and Pavlovic somehow deviates a cross on the first post. Falcone, careful, deflects in the corner.

Gimenez, Loftus, Pulisic

The second half AC Milan invites the fans to hope. The first quarter of an hour lives on the small drama of Santiago Gimenez, who at 14 ‘deflects weakly and at 15’ marks: beautiful vertical ball of Saelemaekers, Saints controls well (it was not easy) and crosses right, then he goes to cheer showing the Jashari shirt, demolished in training. Beautiful story, right? Macché, Gimenez has an offside foot and Marinelli, still called to take a tour of the monitor, cancels. The trend, however, is marked, so Milan at 20 ‘marks with Loftus-Cheek and shortly afterwards he also risks marking the second with Fofana, who kicks around the edge and finds Falcone. Yes, but what happened to Lecce? Dozesus, let’s say. Put in difficulty by Milan. Camarda is in the locker room from the interval (ugly first half) and in its place there is Stulic, who a quarter of an hour from the end burn cage and kicks in the area. Here it is, Maignan’s first parade. However, Milan do not go into difficulty and on the contrary, it could still mark with Ricci, who entered well, who moves the ball to the right and looks strong the first post finding Falcone. When Pulisic scores the fifth goal of the Lecce career, it is clear: it’s over. Allegri enters Cheveyo Balentien, born in 2006, who recently arrived at Milan and catapulted into the first team with double deadly jump, and everything seems to go to his place. For one evening, after so much suffering, Milan smiles and gives itself a beautiful story, with the curve that sings like in the old days and even waves the flags. Even the last three days of the market, so, make you want to hope – if not in a player who changes the team – at least in a defender who helps it.



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