Three targets in 5 first-half minutes was sufficient to see Milan earn a 3rd consecutive Serie A win as they swept apart Lecce 3-0 on the San Siro.
An open begin to proceedings noticed Mike Maignan referred to as into motion to disclaim the guests from taking the lead, with the French goalkeeper turning Nikola Krstovic’s effort from distance across the publish.
However Paulo Fonseca’s facet discovered the breakthrough within the thirty eighth minute when Alvaro Morata nodded Theo Hernandez’s teasing free-kick in off the crossbar.
Milan’s opener noticed a swagger emerge of their play, with the hosts doubling their benefit two minutes later when Rafael Leao’s ball in behind the Lecce defence picked out Hernandez, who struck emphatically past Wladimiro Falcone.
However the quickfire blitz was not completed there. Tammy Abraham was twice denied in fast succession by the publish and the palms of Falcone, together with his second effort dropping fortuitously to Christian Pulisic who completed from shut vary.
Ruben Loftus-Cheek got here closest to rising Milan’s lead after the break, clipping the crossbar with an tried cross, with Davide Bartesaghi’s sending off within the eightieth minute taking the shine off an in any other case spectacular exhibiting from the Rossoneri.
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Knowledge Debrief: Fonseca discovering his ft
After a troublesome begin to his Milan tenure, Fonseca has lastly received his facet enjoying, with their win over Lecce making it three consecutive wins in Serie A.
The hosts ended the competition with an anticipated targets (xG) tally of 1.59 from their 15 pictures, six of which have been heading in the right direction.
Leao’s help for Hernandez’s objective was his sixth objective involvement towards Lecce (5 targets and one help), essentially the most he has managed towards a group in Serie A alongside Hellas Verona and Roma.
Solely Barcelona (10) have scored extra targets than Milan (9) within the first half throughout Europe’s high 5 main leagues to date this season.