Serie A · Matchweek 5

3:0

Christian Pulisic 14'
Adrien Rabiot 61'
Diego Moreira 73'

HT 1:0

Sun, 20 Sept 2026, 19:45 (UK) · San Siro/Giuseppe Meazza, Milano

AC Milan 8th → 5th · 11 pts|Lecce 11th → 12th · 6 pts

AC Milan beat Lecce 3-0 with fewer shots than usual but a far higher xG per shot, leading from the 14th minute.

Player of the matchStrahinja Pavlović8.6Decisive moment14' Christian Pulisic+0.8

AC Milan 3-0 Lecce: fewer shots, far better ones

AI-written review based on match data · How we make it

Key numbers

xG 2.19 v 0.21: a wide gap in shot quality
0.22 xG per shot against a 0.09 season average
Led for about 76 of 90 minutes from the 14th

In front from the 14th minute

AC Milan beat Lecce 3-0 at San Siro and led for about 76 minutes after Christian Pulisic scored in the 14th minute. Lecce spent all of that time chasing the match, and never found a way back into it.

Fewer shots, but better ones

Milan shot less than usual this season, yet their shots were far better. Their xG per shot was 0.22, well above their five-match average of 0.09, which points to better positions being found inside the box.

Lecce offered little with the ball

Lecce barely had the ball, with 31% of possession against a season average of 43.4%, and their xG per shot was only 0.03. Mike Maignan stopped every shot on target they managed, preserving the clean sheet.

An early goal set the terms

Pulisic's opener in the 14th minute, set up by Strahinja Pavlović, was worth +0.8 FN xPts, the largest value of any moment. Adrien Rabiot added the second in the 61st minute from a Gonçalo Ramos assist, and substitute Diego Moreira scored the third in the 73rd.

Player of the match

Strahinja Pavlović 8.6Dominant

A defender who set up the opener and finished first in the FN Score.

Pavlović earned most through attacking contribution, chiefly the assist for Pulisic in the 14th minute that gave Milan a lead they held for about 76 minutes. He also anchored the build-up with 98 accurate passes from 107, and won five of his seven duels in a side that kept a clean sheet.

Game state

1-02-03-0

AC Milan ahead 76 min · level 14 min · Lecce ahead 0 min

Diego Moreira — off the bench 21 min · 1G 0A

FN xPts — what each moment was worth

How much each moment changed that team's expected points (win 3, draw 1). A goal's value is credited 70% to the scorer and 30% to the assist.

14' Christian Pulisic Goal · scorer +0.6 · assist Strahinja Pavlović +0.2 +0.8

61' Adrien Rabiot Goal · scorer +0.2 · assist Gonçalo Ramos +0.1 +0.3

73' Diego Moreira Goal 0.0

AC Milan Expected (last two seasons) 1.9Own moments +1.1Opponent moments 0.0Time effect 0.0→ League points won 3

Lecce Expected (last two seasons) 0.9Own moments 0.0Opponent moments −0.8Time effect −0.1→ League points won 0

Expected points don't add up to a fixed total (a draw is 1 + 1), so an opponent's moment isn't simply the mirror of your loss. "Time effect" is the change as the clock runs down on a lead or a chase, and isn't credited to any player.

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Match stats

AC MilanLecce

69%Possession31%

2.19Expected goals (xG)0.21

0.22xG per shot0.03

10Shots6

4Shots on target3

40%Shots on target %50%

8Shots in box4

698Passes306

91%Pass accuracy82%

2Corners3

3Saves1

9Fouls15

0Yellow cards1

4Offsides1

Compared with usual

AC Milan

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline

	This match	Avg
Goals	3	1.4
Conceded	0	1.2
xG	2.19	1.3
xG against	0.21	1.3
Shots	10	14.2
On target	4	4.2
Shots faced	6	10
xG per shot	0.22	0.09
Possession	69%	58.8%
Passes	698	545.2
Pass accuracy	91%	88.8%
Corners	2	4.4
Fouls	9	11.2

Lecce

5 matches this season, all competitions baseline

	This match	Avg
Goals	0	1
Conceded	3	1.8
xG	0.21	1.3
xG against	2.19	2.4
Shots	6	10.8
On target	3	3.6
Shots faced	10	17
xG per shot	0.03	0.14
Possession	31%	43.4%
Passes	306	376.6
Pass accuracy	82%	78%
Corners	3	4.4
Fouls	15	11.4

Timeline

14' Goal Christian Pulisic league goal #1 assist Strahinja Pavlović
46' Sub Nikola Štulić → Paco Esteban
58' Yellow Danilo Veiga
61' Goal Adrien Rabiot league goal #2 assist Gonçalo Ramos
70' Sub Christian Pulisic → Ruben Loftus-Cheek
70' Sub Alexis Saelemaekers → Diego Moreira
70' Sub Ivan Ilić → Mohamed Kaba
70' Sub Youssef Maleh → Oumar Ngom
70' Sub Joël Monteiro → Amar Fatah
73' Goal Diego Moreira league goal #3
76' Sub Pervis Estupiñán → Davide Bartesaghi
76' Sub Luka Modrić → Yunus Musah
82' Sub Santiago Pierotti → Konan N'Dri
89' Sub Samuel Chukwueze → Francesco Camarda

Category leaders

Key passesChristian Pulisic2
Duels wonAlexis Saelemaekers10/15
DribblesDiego Moreira3/3
Defensive actionsJamil Siebert8
Fouls wonAlexis Saelemaekers4

#AC Milan#Lecce#Serie A#Strahinja Pavlović#Christian Pulisic#Adrien Rabiot

This review was written by AI from match data (API-Football). FN Score and FN xPts are calculated by Fulltime Note using a published formula.

Line-ups

Lecce 4-3-3 · Manager Eusebio Di Francesco

30 Falcone5.4

17 Veiga6.2

4 Gaspar6.5

5 Siebert6.4

25 Gallo6.1

50 Pierotti5.6▼82'

20 Ilić5.9▼70'

14 Maleh6.1▼70'

29 Coulibaly5.5

9 Štulić5.8▼46'

99 Monteiro5.7▼70'

16 Maignan7.5

34 Gila7.5

5 Winter7.0

31 Pavlović8.6

21 Chukwueze6.6▼89'

14 Modrić7.5▼76'

12 Rabiot8.3⚽

2 Estupiñán6.8▼76'

11 Pulisic7.9⚽▼70'

56 Saelemaekers7.1▼70'

9 Ramos7.0

AC Milan 3-4-2-1 · Manager Ruben Amorim

Show bench

AC Milan

1Pietro Terracciano
96Lorenzo Torriani
23Fikayo Tomori
33Davide Bartesaghi▲76'
46Matteo Gabbia
13Sankhoun Diawara
8Ruben Loftus-Cheek▲70'6.0
80Yunus Musah▲76'
42Filippo Terracciano
22Diego Moreira▲70'7.5⚽
30Ardon Jashari
28Christian Comotto
70Alphadjo Cissè
73Francesco Camarda▲89'
20Omari Hutchinson

Lecce

1Marco Bleve
32Alexandru Borbei
8Sadik Fofana
2Ali Dembélé
31E. Scott
3Corrie Ndaba
18Gaby Jean
28Olaf Gorter
11Konan N'Dri▲82'
77Mohamed Kaba▲70'5.5
79Oumar Ngom▲70'5.9
22Paco Esteban▲46'5.4
7Amar Fatah▲70'5.6

FN Score — top 3

8.6Dominant Strahinja PavlovićAC Milan

Attack+1.15

Build-up+0.90

Defence+0.49

Result+0.50

8.3Dominant Adrien RabiotAC Milan

Attack+1.32

Build-up+0.76

Defence+0.40

Result+0.20

7.9Strong Christian PulisicAC Milan

Attack+1.68

Build-up+0.38

Discipline+0.08

Result+0.20

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Lowest FN Scores

5.4Below par Paco EstebanLecce

Defence+0.07

Discipline-0.06

Result-0.20

Introduced at the start of the second half, he won two of his six duels and committed two fouls, with no attacking involvement recorded in his 45 minutes.

5.4Below par Wladimiro FalconeLecce

Defence+0.10

Keeping-0.10

Result-0.20

Falcone conceded three and made one save, while only 19 of his 31 passes found a team-mate, in a match where Lecce had just 31% of the ball.

5.5Below par Lassana CoulibalyLecce

Build-up+0.08

Defence-0.09

Discipline+0.08

Result-0.20

Coulibaly played the full match but attempted just 16 passes, won three of his seven duels and had no shot recorded.

Player ratings

AC Milan

Player	Min	G	A	FN	Provider
Strahinja Pavlović	90'		1	8.6	8.0
Adrien Rabiot	90'	1		8.3	8.3
Christian Pulisic	69'	1		7.9	8.5
Diego Moreira Sub	21'	1		7.5	8.3
Mike Maignan	90'			7.5	7.9
Luka Modrić	76'			7.5	7.5
Mario Gila	90'			7.5	7.2
Alexis Saelemaekers	69'			7.1	7.7
Gonçalo Ramos	90'		1	7.0	6.7
Koni De Winter	90'			7.0	6.6
Pervis Estupiñán	76'			6.8	6.9
Samuel Chukwueze	87'			6.6	6.7
Ruben Loftus-Cheek Sub	21'			6.0	6.3
Yunus Musah Sub	14'			–	6.6
Davide Bartesaghi Sub	14'			–	6.5

Lecce

Player	Min	FN	Provider
Kialonda Gaspar	90'	6.5	6.5
Jamil Siebert	90'	6.4	6.6
Danilo Veiga	90'	6.2	5.9
Antonino Gallo	90'	6.1	6.5
Youssef Maleh	70'	6.1	6.3
Ivan Ilić	70'	5.9	6.9
Oumar Ngom Sub	20'	5.9	6.3
Nikola Štulić	45'	5.8	6.6
Joël Monteiro	70'	5.7	6.7
Amar Fatah Sub	20'	5.6	6.9
Santiago Pierotti	82'	5.6	6.0
Lassana Coulibaly	90'	5.5	6.3
Mohamed Kaba Sub	20'	5.5	6.2
Paco Esteban Sub	45'	5.4	6.2
Wladimiro Falcone	90'	5.4	5.9
Konan N'Dri Sub	8'	–	6.6