O Milan this Saturday he achieved his fifth consecutive victory in the A league by beating Lecce 3-0, a result that keeps the team in second place in the table, but 11 points behind leaders Inter Milan, who are still playing in the round, against Udinese, on Monday.
With the advantage of champions, gaining 32 points from the 39 played in the second round, the Rossoneri team pays the price for the poor performance of November and December, but maintains some pressure on Inter.
“Our season was not always brilliant, we had moments of suffering, but this team never lowered its head. Now we are in a good moment, physically and mentally”, celebrated the Milan coach, Stefano Pioli.
This Saturday’s victory began to be built with a beautiful shot from American Christian Pulisic into the corner (6′). The second came minutes later, with Frenchman Olivier Giroud (20′), who scored his 13th goal of the season.
In the second stage, Portuguese striker Rafael Leão (57′) closed the scoring.
With this result, Milan also opens a nine-point lead over Juventus, who play Fiorentina (10th) on Sunday.
In turn, Lecce remains in 13th place, four points above the first team in the relegation zone, Sassuolo (18th).
Next Thursday, Milan will host Roma in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.
Source: Gazetaesportiva
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