LECCE. Lecce comes back against Milan with a goal on the O. Giroud 28′ and a goal on the T. Reijnders 35′.

The match was played at the Stadio Comunale Via del Mare stadium in Lecce on Saturday and it started at 3:00 pm local time. The referee was Rosario Abisso with the support of Giorgio Peretti and Gamal Mokhtar. The 4th official was Antonio Rapuano. The weather was light rain. The temperature was pleasant at 18.73 degrees Celsius or 65.71 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 48%.​

Match Statistics​

Lecce

2 - 2

Milan

  • 45 Ball Possession 55
Shots
  • 14 Total 10
  • 6 On Target 6
  • 8 Off Target 3
  • 1 Shots blocked 1
  • 103 Attack 98
  • 47 Dangerous attack 39
  • 106 Ball safe 113
  • 0 Penalties 0
  • 3 Corners 1
Fouls
  • 12 Total 15
  • 4 Yellow Cards 5
  • 0 Double Yellow 0
  • 0 Red Card 1
Other
  • 5 Substitutions 4

Ball possession

Milan was in firm control of the ball 55% while Lecce was struggling with a 45% ball possession.

Attitude and shots

Lecce had a more offensive attitude with 47 dangerous attacks and 14 shots of which 6 were on target. Nonetheless, that was not enough Lecce to win the match​.

Lecce shot 14 times, 6 on target, 8 off target. Talking about the opposition, Milan shot 10 times, 6 on target, 3 off target.

Cards

Lecce received 4 yellow cards (Gabriel Strefezza, Ylber Ramadani, Joan González and Roberto Piccoli). Talking about the opposition, Milan received 6 yellow cards (Theo Hernández, Davide Calabria, Rade Krunić, Yunus Musah, Alessandro Florenzi and Olivier Giroud).

Also, Milan didn’t finish the match with 11 players after Olivier Giroud (Milan) was sent off after receiving a straight red card in the (90′).

Match Timeline

10'
Noah Okafor- sub ->Rafael Leão
28'
Olivier Giroud(goal)Theo Hernández
35'
Tijjani Reijnders(goal)Samuel Chukwueze
44'
Theo Hernández - Yellow
Ylber Ramadani- Yellow
45'
46'
Yunus Musah- sub ->Davide Calabria
Joan González- sub ->Hamza Rafia
57'
62'
Roberto Piccoli- sub ->Nikola Krstovic
63'
Nicola Sansone- sub ->Gabriel Strefezza
63'
Alexis Blin - sub ->Mohamed Kaba
63'
Nicola Sansone(goal)Alexis Blin
66'
Lameck Banda(goal)Nicola Sansone
70'
71'
Alessandro Florenzi- sub ->Tommaso Pobega
79'
Luka Jović- sub ->Samuel Chukwueze
81'
Davide Calabria - Yellow
80'
Yunus Musah- Yellow
Roberto Piccoli- Yellow
85'
Lorenzo Venuti- sub ->Lameck Banda
87'
90'
Alessandro Florenzi- Yellow
Joan González- Yellow
90'
90'
Olivier Giroud- Yellow
90'
Olivier Giroud- Red
Roberto Piccoli(VAR)
90'
90'

Standings

Standings
Team
Pts
Pl
Last 5
Inter
93
37
Milan
74
37
Bologna
67
36
Juventus
67
36
Atalanta
66
36
Roma
63
37
Lazio
60
37
Fiorentina
54
36
Torino
53
37
Napoli
52
37
Genoa
46
37
Monza
45
37
Lecce
37
37
Cagliari
36
37
Frosinone
35
37
Hellas Verona
34
36
Udinese
34
37
Empoli
33
37
Sassuolo
29
37
Salernitana
16
36

After playing this contest, Lecce will have 14 points like Genoa to sit in the 13th place. Regarding the opposition, Milan will have 23 points to hold in the 3rd place.

Next matches

In the next match in the Serie A, Lecce will play away against Torino on the 18th of February with a 5-3 head to head statistic in favor of Torino (3 draws).

Milan will play away agasint Monza on the 18th of February with a 4-0 head to head record in favor of Milan (0 draws).

Lecce – Formation

Lecce
G
Wladimiro Falcone 30.Italy
7.8
D
Marin Pongracic 5.Croatia
6.7
D
Federico Baschirotto 6.Italy
6.3
D
Patrick Dorgu 13.Denmark
8.1
D
Valentin Gendrey 17.France
6.7
M
Hamza Rafia 8.Tunisia
6.7
57'
M
Ylber Ramadani 20.Albania
6.4
45'
M
Mohamed Kaba 77.France
6.7
63'
F
Nikola Krstovic 9.Montenegro
6.3
63'
F
Lameck Banda 22.Zambia
7.3
87' 70'
F
Gabriel Strefezza 27.Brazil
7.0
63' 62'
Substitutes
G
Federico Brancolini 21.Italy
G
Jasper Samooja 40.Finland
D
Lorenzo Venuti 12.Italy
6.4
87'
D
Antonino Gallo 25.Italy
D
Zinedin Smajlovic 26.Sweden
D
Kastriot Dermaku 55.Albania
D
Ahmed Touba 59.Algeria
M
Rémi Oudin 10.France
M
Joan González 16.Spain
7.3
57' 90'
M
Medon Berisha 18.Albania
M
Alexis Blin 29.France
7.0
63'
F
Nicola Sansone 11.Italy
8.1
63' 66'
F
Marcin Listkowski 19.Poland
F
Rares Burnete 45.Romania
F
Roberto Piccoli 91.Italy
6.4
63' 85'

Lecce adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

The manager Roberto D’Aversa decided to play with the following team: Wladimiro Falcone (7.8), Valentin Gendrey (6.7), Marin Pongracic (6.7), Federico Baschirotto (6.3), Patrick Dorgu (8.1), Mohamed Kaba (6.7), Ylber Ramadani (6.4), Hamza Rafia (6.7), Gabriel Strefezza (7.0), Nikola Krstovic (6.3) and Lameck Banda (7.3).

The home team had on the bench: Rémi Oudin, Nicola Sansone (8.1), Lorenzo Venuti (6.4), Joan González (7.3), Medon Berisha, Marcin Listkowski, Federico Brancolini, Antonino Gallo, Zinedin Smajlovic, Alexis Blin (7.0), Jasper Samooja, Rares Burnete, Kastriot Dermaku, Ahmed Touba and Roberto Piccoli (6.4).

Lecce could not rely on the presence of Lorenzo Venuti (injured).

Substitutions

Lecce made 5 changes: Hamza Rafia for Joan González (57′), Mohamed Kaba for Alexis Blin (63′), Nikola Krstovic for Roberto Piccoli (63′), Gabriel Strefezza for Nicola Sansone (63′) and Lameck Banda for Lorenzo Venuti (87′).

Best player: Patrick Dorgu​

The most impressive player for Lecce was Patrick Dorgu.

His rating is (8.1) with 39 passes (93% accurate) and 5 key passes. He was won 13 duels out of 14. He performed 1 cross.

Milan – Formation

Milan
G
Mike Maignan 16.France
7.3
D
Davide Calabria 2.Italy
7.0
46' 81'
D
Theo Hernández 19.France
7.1
44'
D
Fikayo Tomori 23.England
7.0
D
Malick Thiaw 28.Germany
7.1
M
Rafael Leão 10.Portugal
6.4
10'
M
Tijjani Reijnders 14.Netherlands
7.5
35'
M
Rade Krunic 33.Bosnia and Herzegovina
7.0
90'
M
Samuel Chukwueze 21.Nigeria
7.0
79'
M
Tommaso Pobega 32.Italy
7.3
71'
F
Olivier Giroud 9.France
7.3
90' 90' 28'
Substitutes
G
Lapo Nava 69.Italy
G
Antonio Mirante 83.Italy
D
Alessandro Florenzi 42.Italy
7.0
71' 90'
M
Ruben Loftus-Cheek 8.England
M
Yunus Musah 80.England
5.7
46' 80'
M
Yacine Adli 7.France
M
Luka Romero 18.Argentina
F
Luka Jović 15.Serbia
6.3
79'
F
Noah Okafor 17.Switzerland
6.4
10'

Also Milan adopted the aggressive line-up (4-3-3).

Stefano Pioli played with: Mike Maignan (7.3), Davide Calabria (7.0), Malick Thiaw (7.1), Fikayo Tomori (7.0), Theo Hernández (7.1), Rade Krunić (7.0), Tommaso Pobega (7.3), Samuel Chukwueze (7.0), Tijjani Reijnders (7.5), Rafael Leão (6.4) and Olivier Giroud (7.3).

They had on the bench: Ruben Loftus-Cheek, Yunus Musah (5.7), Yacine Adli, Luka Jović (6.3), Noah Okafor (6.4), Luka Romero, Alessandro Florenzi (7.0), Lapo Nava, Antonio Mirante and Davide Bartesaghi.

Milan could not rely on the presence of Noah Okafor (injured).

Substitutions

Milan made 4 changes: Davide Calabria for Yunus Musah (46′), Rafael Leão for Noah Okafor (10′), Tommaso Pobega for Alessandro Florenzi (71′) and Samuel Chukwueze for Luka Jović (79′).

Best player: Tijjani Reijnders​

As per our analysis, the most impressive player for Milan was Tijjani Reijnders.

His rating is (7.5) with 1 goal, 35 passes (89% accurate) and 2 key passes. He was won 4 duels out of 6. He performed 1 cross. He hit the woodwork once times.

Results of the day

These are the results of the day in the Serie A.​