AC MILAN V LECCE: A CLOSER LOOK AT OUR OPPONENTS

AC Milan generally have an excellent record against newly promoted sides and especially against Lecce at San Siro. But every match is a story in itself, and the six points that Lecce currently sit on in the league have come from two wins on the road. Along with Brescia, the Salentini are the only side to have picked up all their points away from home.

Nevertheless, Lecce haven’t won a Serie A away game in Lombardy since January 2005, when they defeated Brescia 1-0. Since then, the team from Apulia have drawn three times and suffered 11 defeats. Furthermore, the numbers suggest that AC Milan are set to come up against a side that give a lot away: Lecce are the only team not to have kept a clean sheet this season.

After seven matchdays, AC Milan (33.3%) and Lecce (37.3%) are two of the three sides (Brescia are in the middle with 36.5%) with the lowest shooting accuracy in percentage terms. The two players who have made the most defensive clearances will come face to face in AC Milan v Lecce: Fabio Lucioni (44) and Alessio Romagnoli (40).

The Salentini have Gianluca Lapadula in their ranks, a forward who made his Serie A debut in the Rossoneri shirt in August 2016. Fabio Liverani will also have Filippo Falco at his disposal, the player who has completed the most dribbles (21) and been fouled the most (27 times) so far this Serie A campaign. The only player on Lecce’s books to have scored against AC Milan at San Siro is Diego Farias, who netted for the guests in AC Milan 2-1 Cagliari in August 2017.

Remember that tickets are on sale for the home games against Lecce, SPAL and Lazio. Buy yours now! See you at San Siro!