AC Milan secured a 2-0 victory over Lecce to claim their first three points of the 2025-26 Serie A season. VAR ruled out an early Matteo Gabbia header and later disallowed a Santiago Gimenez finish for offside, but Loftus-Cheek headed home from a Luka Modric free-kick in the 66th minute. Christian Pulisic came off the bench and sealed the win after capitalizing on a defensive error. Modric became the oldest midfielder to provide an assist in Serie A since Opta began recording such data. Loftus-Cheek scored his first club goal since March 2024 and marked his 50th league appearance.
AC Milan picked up their first win of the 2025-26 Serie A season as goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic sealed a 2-0 win over Lecce. Milan began their campaign with a 2-1 defeat to newly-promoted Cremonese, but Massimiliano Allegri was able to pick up his first league win since returning to the club here. The Rossoneri thought they had taken the lead in the sixth minute through Matteo Gabbia's brilliant header,
And just after the hour, VAR again intervened to deny Milan the opening goal, this time ruling out Santiago Gimenez's drilled finish for offside. However, Allegri's side got their goal in the 66th minute when Loftus-Cheek rose highest to head Luka Modric's teasing free-kick beyond the grasp of Wladimiro Falcone. Many were surprised to see Pulisic named among the substitutes for the start of the game, but the United States international made an instant impact when introduced.
One of the moves of the Serie A transfer window was Modric ending his trophy-laden spell at Real Madrid after 13 years and joining Milan on a free transfer. He made his first significant contribution here, becoming the oldest midfielder in the league's history at 39 years and 354 days to provide an assist since Opta began recording such data in the 2004-05 season.
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