Serie A 2023-24: Milan cruises to 3-0 win over 10-man Lecce

Milan is second in the standings with 68 points, nine points above third-placed Juventus and 11 behind Inter Milan, which travels to 14th-placed Udinese on Monday. Lecce remained 13th with 29 points.

AC Milan’s Christian Pulisic, centre, celebrates with his teammates after scoring his side’s opening goal during the Serie A match between AC Milan and Lecce at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Saturday, April 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: AP

AC Milan earned a comfortable 3-0 win at home against Lecce in Serie A on Saturday after the visitor was reduced to 10 men minutes before the break.

Christian Pulisic gave Milan an early lead with a curling effort from the edge of the box and Olivier Giroud doubled its advantage from point-blank range following a corner in the 20th minute.

Lecce was left with 10 men just before the break when forward Nikola Krstovic saw a straight red for taking down Samuel Chukwueze before Rafael Leao made it 3-0 for the hosts after a solo run before the hour mark.

Milan is second in the standings with 68 points, nine points above third-placed Juventus, which hosts Fiorentina on Sunday and 11 behind Inter Milan, which travels to 14th-placed Udinese on Monday. Lecce remained 13th with 29 points.