With Modric assist, Milan see off Lecce for first Serie A win | OneFootball

This Friday, Milan beat Lecce, away from home, by 2-0 and achieved their first victory in the Italian Championship. In the second round of the competition, at the Via del Mare Stadium, Modric assisted Loftus-Cheek to open the score. In the end, Pulisic sealed the deal.

With the first triumph in this edition of the Italian Championship, after the defeat against Cremonese in the opening round, Milan jumps to the seventh position, with three points. Lecce, on the other hand, is in the 15th position, with only one point earned.

The rossoneri return to the fields only on September 14, after the break for the Fifa Date. For the third round of the Italian Championship, the team faces Bologna, at 3:45 pm (Brasília time), at San Siro, on September 14 (Sunday). Lecce, in turn, on the same day, but at 10 am, visits Atalanta, at the Gewiss Stadium.

Lecce x Milan: the goals

Milan opened the scoring at 21 minutes into the second half. From a free kick, Modric crossed to Loftus-Cheek, who sent it to the back of the net. It was the first goal participation of the Croatian ex-Real Madrid player for the Italian team.

The second goal came at 41. The American Pulisic took advantage of a mistake from Lecce's defense and closed the account at 2-0 for Milan.

In a five-goal game, Cremonese turns the tables on Sassuolo at the end

Also in the second round of the Italian Championship, Cremonese, at home, beat Sassuolo by 3 to 2, in a game marked by turnarounds, at the Giovanni Zini Stadium. The hosts took the lead with goals from Filippo Terracciano and Franco Vazquez. The visitors tied, with goals scored by Andrea Pinamonte and Berardi (penalty). However, at 48 of the second half, also from a penalty, Manuel De Luca scored the third for Cremonese.

Elche surpasses Levante in the Spanish Championship

In the third round of the Spanish Championship, at the Manuel Martínez Valero Stadium, Elche beat Levante by 2-0. After a balanced first half, where Levante hit the post and Elche had chances wasted by Álvaro Rodríguez, the visiting team came back from the break overwhelming, scoring two lightning goals in the first six minutes of the second half.

Away from home, St. Pauli beats Hamburg in the German Championship

At the Volksparkstadion, St. Pauli visited Hamburg and won by 2-0, in the second round of the German Championship. The visitors' goals were scored by Adam Dzwigala and Andréas Hountondji.

Lens beats Brest at home in the French Championship

At the Bollaert-Delelis Stadium, in the third round of the French Championship, Lens overcame Brest by 3-1. The visitors opened the scoring with a goal from Mama Balde, but saw the hosts score with Thauvin (penalty), Guilavogui and Thomasson. Majecki, from Brest, received a red card in the final stage.

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