Winning Against Lecce, AC Milan Capital Ladeni AS Roma In The Europa League

AC Milan won their fifth straight victory after beating Lecce 3-0. (X/@acmilan)

JAKARTA - AC Milan confirmed in second place after beating Lecce 3-0 in the Italian Serie A match at the San Siro Stadium, Milan, Saturday, April 6, 2024 evening WIB. This victory became Milan's important capital to serve AS Roma in the Europa League.

Milan showed maximum performance when overcoming Lecce's resistance. Even Milan did not encounter any significant difficulties in winning.

Moreover, the Rossoneri immediately took the lead quickly through Christian Pulisic's goal. Furthermore, goals were produced by aging strikers Olivier Giroud and Rafael Leao.

This is Milan's fifth consecutive victory. They also confirmed their position in second place by pocketing 68 points. Milan is still 11 points adrift of one city rival, Inter Milan, who is at the top of the standings.

Milan is also getting away from Juve who are in third place. Milan are already nine points ahead with Juve as well as securing tickets to the Champions League next season.

Victory over Lecce is also a valuable asset for Milan who will play the Europa League quarter-final match.

In European competition, Stefano Pioli's team faced fellow Serie A team, AS Roma. Milan acted as host in the first match at the San Siro, Friday, April 12, 2024 in the morning WIB.

In that match, Milan were able to dominate and excel in possession. The game has only been running for six minutes, Milan has already excelled through Pulisic.

The goal started with Samuel Chukwueze's pass which Pulisic immediately greeted. The United States national team player then fired hard from outside the penalty box which broke into Lecce's goal.

After winning 1-0, Milan became more aggressive in suppressing Lecce's defense. In the 20th minute, Milan increased their advantage through Giroud who greeted Yacine Adli's pass.

Only referee Luca Massimi had time to review the goal through VAR. As a result, no violations were committed by Milan players and the referee approved the goal. Score 2-0 to Milan

In a two-goal position, Lecce instead lost a player towards the end of the first half. Striker Nikola Krstovic received a red card after committing a serious foul on Chukwueze.

The referee's decision immediately received protests from Lecce's players. However, Massimi did not heed the protest.

In the second half, Milan fully controlled the game when facing opponents who played with 10 people.

However, they struggled to penetrate Lecce's defense. Moreover, the visitors chose to strengthen the back sector after losing a player.

However, Milan's efforts finally paid off. Leao, who solidified Milan's advantage after finishing Adli's pass in the 57th minute.

This was the only goal in the second half. The 3-0 score lasted until the end of the match. The defeat put Lecce stuck in 13th place with 29 points.