AC MILAN v LECCE: ALL THE NUMBERS FROM THE GAME | OneFootball

AC Milan triumphed over Lecce with a commanding 3-0 victory at San Siro, confidently advancing to the Coppa Italia round of 16. Santiago Gimenez opened the scoring, followed by goals from Christopher Nkunku and Christian Pulisic. A convincing performance that highlights the Rossoneri's strong form. Here are the key statistics from the match:

1- AC Milan will participate in the Coppa Italia round of 16 for the 36th consecutive season: since the 1990/91 season, the Rossoneri have always been involved in this stage of the competition, making them one of the two teams present in this round in each edition during the period.

2- Considering all competitions, AC Milan has achieved five consecutive victories against Lecce for the first time in their history.

3- Among midfielders in the top five European leagues - considering all competitions - this season, only Michael Olise (seven) has scored more goals than Christian Pulisic (five).

4- Five of the seven goals scored in all competitions by Santiago Gimenez for AC Milan have come in home matches, including the last three in a row.

5- Christopher Nkunku scored his 100th career goal across all competitions: 11 with PSG, 70 with Leipzig, 18 with Chelsea, and one with AC Milan.

6- Davide Bartesaghi (19 years, 268 days) is the youngest AC Milan player to provide an assist in the Coppa Italia since Stephan El Shaarawy in January 2012 (v Lazio at 19 years and 91 days).

7- Across all competitions (since 1929/30), considering teams faced at least 40 times, only against Palermo (48% – 34/71) does AC Milan have a higher clean sheet percentage than against Lecce (47% - 22/47).

8- AC Milan has kept a clean sheet in two consecutive Coppa Italia matches for the first time since February-March 2022 (v Lazio and Inter in that case).

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