Pulisic Inspires Milan to Comeback Win at Lecce

Lecce: Christian Pulisic scored twice as AC Milan came from two goals down to beat Lecce 3-2 away from home and get back to winning ways after a poor run of form. Nikola Krstovic had put the hosts in front with a superb strike from outside the box in the seventh minute. The Montenegro forward then found the bottom corner at the end of a slick move to double the hosts’ lead close to the hour mark.

According to Ansa News Agency, Milan had two goals disallowed for offside in the early stages. However, they pulled one back in the 68th minute thanks to an own goal by Lecce’s Antonino Gallo. United States winger Christian Pulisic drilled home a penalty minutes later to level the scores. He then touched home a Rafael Leao cross from short range to complete the comeback in the 81st minute.

Milan are eighth in Serie A with 44 points, 14 behind leaders Inter and eight adrift of fourth-placed Juventus and the Champions League qualification zone, ahead of the rest of the weekend’s fixtures. Lecce are 16th with 25 points.