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AC Milan Beats 10-Man Lecce 3-0 in Italian Cup to Keep Alive Trophy Pursuit without European Play

Milan capitalized on Lecce's red card to secure a 3-0 win with goals from Gimenez, Nkunku, and Pulisic, who has scored 14 times in 2025, the team's top scorer.

  • On Tuesday, September 23, 2025, AC Milan secured a 3-0 victory over Lecce, who were reduced to ten men, to move into the round of 16 in the Coppa Italia at San Siro.
  • After finishing eighth in Serie A last season and missing out on European competition, Milan entered the tournament with returning coach Massimiliano Allegri emphasizing the Italian Cup as a key goal for the team.
  • Christian Pulisic scored his third goal in two matches following Lecce center back Jamil Siebert's sending off for a foul on Nkunku, who also scored an acrobatic goal after joining Milan in August.
  • Mexico striker Santiago Gimenez opened scoring in the 20th minute with one touch, marking his first goal this season and sixth in 16 domestic cup matches, while Milan hit the woodwork three times.
  • Milan has secured victories in their last four games across all competitions and will next compete against Lazio, one of the top-eight seeded teams, preserving their strongest opportunity to claim a trophy this season.
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Milan. The beating drought of Santiago Giménez with Milan came to an end. The Mexican striker scored his first goal of the season in the victory of his team 3-0 against Lecce to advance to the eighth final of the Italian Cup, in the match that was played in San Siro.

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Santiago Giménez left behind a winning drought of eight consecutive games by leading the AC Milan 3-0 over Lecce in the Italian Cup

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With a goal from Mexican gunner Santiago Giménez, AC Milan dispatched on Tuesday 3-0 to a Lecce in numerical inferiority to advance to the eighth finals of the Italian Cup and stay in the fight for what could be their best chance to raise a trophy this season.

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Author of a nice flight in imbalance, the French international contributed to the success of the Milanese against Lecce (3-0), this Tuesday in San Siro.

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The Rossoneri charm and solve the problems: 3-0 at Lecce with the first goals of Gimenez and Nkunku

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