""A hybrid five, I chose to play on the right... a bit asymmetrical, with Siebert taking care of central situations and then when Pierotti rose, he tended to open up the attack. We made too many technical errors. For the goal, we should have supported the goalkeeper better, and we left Fullkrug free to take up positions in the box. It's an acceptable mistake in a game where Milan put a lot of pressure in the second half.""
""I think teams like Milan, the closer you push them to your penalty area, the more they can cause problems. They have midfielders who can cause problems, they're a team that fills the penalty area. Tiago and Siebert played a great game on the goal, but in that run, they shouldn't have pushed too hard towards the near post. Siebert was struggling to move up the pitch at that moment; he found himself a bit too open.""
Lecce defended resolutely using an asymmetrical hybrid five, absorbing pressure and relying on goalkeeper Falcone for several smart saves. AC Milan broke the resistance in the 75th minute when Niclas Füllkrug headed home an Alexis Saelemaekers cross from close range. Milan extended their unbeaten Serie A run to 20 matches and secured a follow-up to a 3-1 win in Como, moving closer to Inter and widening the gap to fifth place. Lecce made technical errors and failed to provide adequate defensive support on the goal, allowing Milan's midfield runners to fill the penalty area.
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