AC Milan is set to face Lecce at San Siro with kickoff scheduled for 19:45 UK time (20:45 CEST). Christian Pulisic will make his first start of the season, alongside Luka Modric, Goncalo Ramos, and Alexis Saelemaekers.
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Milan comes into this match under pressure, having struggled recently after draws against Juventus and Lazio, and a disappointing 2-0 loss to Benfica in the Europa League. The team’s coach, Ruben Amorim, has faced criticism due to extensive squad rotation. As a result, Modric, Adrien Rabiot, and Mario Gila return to the starting lineup to strengthen the squad.
On the other side, Lecce has accumulated six points from their first four Serie A matches, including a thrilling 3-2 win against Monza last week. However, they are missing several key players: Willem Geubbels, Omri Gandelman, and Medon Berisha are sidelined, while Tiago Gabriel will miss today's match due to a neck sprain despite recently signing a contract extension through June 2030.
Lecce's lineup features Santiago Pierotti, Nikola Stulic, and summer arrival Joel Monteiro in attack. Historically, they have struggled at San Siro, not scoring since a 2-2 draw in October 2019, with five consecutive losses in this venue across Serie A and the Coppa Italia.
The starting line-ups for the match are as follows:
**Milan:** Maignan; Gila, De Winter, Pavlovic; Chukwueze, Modric, Rabiot, Estupinan; Pulisic, Saelemaekers; Ramos.
**Lecce:** Falcone; Danilo Veiga, Gaspar, Siebert, Gallo; Maleh, Ilic, Coulibaly; Pierotti, Stulic, Monteiro.