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&lt;p&gt;Saturday’s games on Matchday 31 of Serie A TIM opens at San Siro with the game between AC Milan and Lecce. The fight for a Champions League spot and to stay up collide: the Rossoneri, who haven’t lost since 18 February, will want to further secure second in the table.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce has had two positive games on the bounce with a win over Salernitana and a draw against Roma, they will want to keep distancing themselves from the final 3, also to enter the next two bottom of the table clashes against Empoli and Sassuolo with more serenity.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DID YOU KNOW?&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce haven’t conceded in either of their last last two matches in Serie A and the Salentini could record three clean sheets in a row in the competition for the first time since between February and March 2004 under Delio Rossi.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Four Milan players have scored 10+ goals across all competitions this season (Olivier Giroud 14, Christian Pulisic 12, Rafael Leão 11 and Ruben Loftus-Cheek 10), the first time that has happened since 2008-09 (Pato 18, Kaká 16, Inzaghi 16 and Ronaldinho 10).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Only Inter (51) have scored more goals from open play than Milan (43) in Serie A this season whilst no team has scored fewer such goals than Lecce in the competition this term (16 - level with Empoli).&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;HEAD-TO-HEAD&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Milan have lost just one of their last 24 matches against Lecce in Serie A (W12 D11), a 1-0 defeat at Via Del Mare back in April 2006.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;After a 2-2 draw in the reverse meeting in November, Milan and Lecce could draw both matchups in a Serie A season for the second time after also doing so in the 1999-00 campaign when Alberto Zaccheroni was Milan manager and Alberto Cavasin the Lecce boss.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Milan have won nine of their last 10 home matches against Lecce in Serie A (D1), scoring 29 goals and conceding just six times across those games.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;PLAYERS&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Rafael Leão has been directly involved in more goals across all competitions than any other Serie A player in 2024 (13 – 7 goals, 6 assists); meanwhile Lecce are one of two teams the Portuguese has scored four times against in the top-flight (also Fiorentina) which includes a brace at Meazza in April 2023.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Christian Pulisic has equalled both the best scoring season (9 goals – level with 2019/20 for Chelsea) and the best campaign in term of assists provided (6 – level with 2016/17 for Borussia Dortmund) in his career in the Big-5 European Leagues.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Nicola Sansone has scored six goals against Milan in Serie A, his most against an opponent; his most recent goal in the competition came back in November against AC whilst his six goals have come with four different teams (Parma, Sassuolo, Bologna and Lecce) with only Enrico Chiesa (5) scoring against The Rossoneri with more different clubs in Serie A history.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;DISCIPLINE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Suspended: Loftus-Cheek (Milan)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Cautioned: Musah, Thiaw, Tomori (Milan); Rafia, Piccoli, Almqvist (Lecce)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;REFEREE&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Massimi (Baccini-Yoshikawa) IV: Colombo, VAR: Marini, AVAR: Valeri&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIM&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Sassuolo-Milan (Sunday 14 April, 15:00 CEST)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Lecce-Empoli (Saturday 13 April, 15:00 CEST)&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;br&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;(Photo Getty Images)&lt;/p&gt;

AC Milan will host Lecce at 15:00 CEST and will be on the hunt for their fifth win in a row. The Salentini needs points to survive

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Saturday’s games on Matchday 31 of Serie A TIM opens at San Siro with the game between AC Milan and Lecce. The fight for a Champions League spot and to stay up collide: the Rossoneri, who haven’t lost since 18 February, will want to further secure second in the table.Lecce has had two positive games on the bounce with a win over Salernitana and a draw against Roma, they will want to keep distancing themselves from the final 3, also to enter the next two bottom of the table clashes against Empoli and Sassuolo with more serenity. DID YOU KNOW?Lecce haven’t conceded in either of their last last two matches in Serie A and the Salentini could record three clean sheets in a row in the competition for the first time since between February and March 2004 under Delio Rossi.Four Milan players have scored 10+ goals across all competitions this season (Olivier Giroud 14, Christian Pulisic 12, Rafael Leão 11 and Ruben Loftus-Cheek 10), the first time that has happened since 2008-09 (Pato 18, Kaká 16, Inzaghi 16 and Ronaldinho 10).Only Inter (51) have scored more goals from open play than Milan (43) in Serie A this season whilst no team has scored fewer such goals than Lecce in the competition this term (16 - level with Empoli). HEAD-TO-HEADMilan have lost just one of their last 24 matches against Lecce in Serie A (W12 D11), a 1-0 defeat at Via Del Mare back in April 2006.After a 2-2 draw in the reverse meeting in November, Milan and Lecce could draw both matchups in a Serie A season for the second time after also doing so in the 1999-00 campaign when Alberto Zaccheroni was Milan manager and Alberto Cavasin the Lecce boss.Milan have won nine of their last 10 home matches against Lecce in Serie A (D1), scoring 29 goals and conceding just six times across those games. PLAYERSRafael Leão has been directly involved in more goals across all competitions than any other Serie A player in 2024 (13 – 7 goals, 6 assists); meanwhile Lecce are one of two teams the Portuguese has scored four times against in the top-flight (also Fiorentina) which includes a brace at Meazza in April 2023.Christian Pulisic has equalled both the best scoring season (9 goals – level with 2019/20 for Chelsea) and the best campaign in term of assists provided (6 – level with 2016/17 for Borussia Dortmund) in his career in the Big-5 European Leagues.Nicola Sansone has scored six goals against Milan in Serie A, his most against an opponent; his most recent goal in the competition came back in November against AC whilst his six goals have come with four different teams (Parma, Sassuolo, Bologna and Lecce) with only Enrico Chiesa (5) scoring against The Rossoneri with more different clubs in Serie A history. DISCIPLINESuspended: Loftus-Cheek (Milan)Cautioned: Musah, Thiaw, Tomori (Milan); Rafia, Piccoli, Almqvist (Lecce) REFEREEMassimi (Baccini-Yoshikawa) IV: Colombo, VAR: Marini, AVAR: Valeri UPCOMING MATCHES IN SERIE A TIMSassuolo-Milan (Sunday 14 April, 15:00 CEST)Lecce-Empoli (Saturday 13 April, 15:00 CEST) (Photo Getty Images)

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AC Milan against Lecce to secure second

AC Milan will host Lecce at 15:00 CEST and will be on the hunt for their fifth win in a row. The Salentini needs points to survive

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