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Good evening and welcome to the Football Italia Liveblog for coverage of this evening’s Coppa Italia second round clash between Milan and Lecce in San Siro.

Kick-off is scheduled for 20.00 BST.

Milan are coming in off the back of a 2-0 win over Bari in the first round, which was Max Allegri’s first competitive match back in charge of the Rossoneri.

Lecce, meanwhile, qualified after a 2-0 victory over Juve Stabia in August.

The winner of this evening’s tie will go on to face Lazio in the third round (round of 16) on December 3.

24'

Berisha clears Bartesaghi’s corner.

2025-09-23 20:26:27

23'

Corner Milan.

2025-09-23 20:25:56

20'

Milan 1-0 Lecce - Gimenez!

Finally, one goes in for the Mexican! A repeat of an earlier move: Bartesaghi bursts down the left flank and provides a wicked, low cross in for Gimenez, who slams home on his first touch.

2025-09-23 20:24:01

19'

Gimenez’s free-kick strikes the Lecce wall.

2025-09-23 20:22:12

18'

Siebert is sent off for his last-ditch foul on Nkunku.

2025-09-23 20:21:07

18'

Siebert could be in trouble. This yellow cars might be upgraded for the denial of a clear and obvious goalscoring opportunity. Referee going over to the screen …

2025-09-23 20:20:43

16'

Siebert is booked for a foul on Nkunku on the edge of the area. No advantage, Gimenez was through one-on-one immediately afterwards. The Mexican shot anyway, but was off target.

2025-09-23 20:19:50

14'

The Rossoneri appeals are unsuccessful and the game continues with a Lecce goal kick.

2025-09-23 20:17:16

14'

Nkunku takes a tumble in the area after being played in by Loftus-Cheek. No penalty given. Protests from the Rossoneri camp.

2025-09-23 20:16:49

9'

Nkunku off the post!

Milan have done everything but put the ball in the back of the net. Ricci’s corner looked to have come to nothing, an alert Rabiot keeps the ball in play, hooks a cross over to Nkunku, who hits the outside of the post from inside the six-yard box.

2025-09-23 20:12:52

9'

Another big save from Fruchtl! Gimenez does very well to slip Rabiot in. The Frenchman carries the ball into the area but is denied by the German one-on-one.

2025-09-23 20:11:53

7'

Bartesaghi provides a brilliant ball into the middle for Gimenez, but the Mexican can’t steer it on target. He should have done a bit better there.

2025-09-23 20:10:20

4'

Bartesaghi’s corner goes all the way over to Nkunku on the far side. The Frenchman puts the ball back in for Gimenez, who heads over.

2025-09-23 20:07:17

4'

Morente over-cautiously heads behind for another Milan corner.

2025-09-23 20:06:41

3'

Bartesaghi’s corner does not clear the first man and Milan retreat.

2025-09-23 20:05:46

2'

An early double-chance for Gimenez and Loftus-Cheek after a neat exchange between the Englishman and Saelemaekers. Fruchtl comes out well to deny Gimenez, and Loftus-Cheek’s follow-up is turned behind for a corner.

2025-09-23 20:05:30

1'

We have kick-off!

Gimenez gets the ball rolling and we are undweway!

2025-09-23 20:03:11

… And here come the teams! Maignan leads the Rossoneri onto the San Siro turf.

2025-09-23 19:58:53

The teams are in the tunnel and kick-off is just a couple of minutes away!

2025-09-23 19:58:20

Landucci: 'Milan have to do things correctly in every match'

Speaking to Italia 1 ahead of kick-off, Landucci, who is filling in for Max Allegri tonight, said: “We’ve got both the league and Coppa Italia, these are all important games. Milan have to do things correctly in every match. There are no easy games in football. I’m sure we’ll have a great game tonight.

“I was surprised by the group we found when we came in. We’ve created a good feeling, there’s a great atmosphere in the dressing room. We have all the prerequisites to do well, but for now, we have to fly low and go about our business.”

2025-09-23 19:55:20

De Winter: 'Nice to make my debut'

Speaking to SportMediaset ahead of kick-off, full-debutant De Winter said: “It’s nice to may my debut. It’s a game like any other and we hope to win it.

“The personnel has changed a bit, we’ve got a lot of people with great personalities.”

2025-09-23 19:49:30

Confirmed Lecce line-up

(4-3-3): Fruchtl; Veiga, Tiago Gabriel, Siebert, Ndaba; Helgason, Berisha, Dramé; Morente, Camarda, N’Dri.

2025-09-23 19:01:12

Confirmed Milan line-up

(3-5-2): Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Ricci, Rabiot, Bartesaghi; Gimenez, Nkunku.

2025-09-23 19:00:35

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