AC Milan made it seven wins in a row across all competitions on Saturday afternoon by beating Lecce 3-0 at San Siro, and the Italian papers are full of praise.
Milan made a fast start thanks to goals from Christian Pulisic and Olivier Giroud, and when the away side went down to 10 men for a reckless high boot it effectively killed the contest. Rafael Leao put things beyond doubt in the second half.
Below are how the front pages of the Italian papers look…
La Gazzetta dello Sport: “Diavolo line up a grand finale. Pulisic-Giroud-Leao: Milan fly. Pioli is not stopping: seventh in a row between Serie A and Europe, like in 2006. On Thursday the Giallorossi in the EuroLeague. Lecce rage reduced to 10.”
Corriere dello Sport: “Milan make it 7, Lecce furious. Show at San Siro (3-0). Pioli seals a seventh consecutive victory with Pulisic, Giroud and Leao goals.”
Tuttosport: “Inter, seen this Milan? 3-0 against Lecce, 7th victory in a row: warning for the derby. Pulisic, Giroud, Leao: Diavolo in stunning form. Pioli: ‘Ready to challenge Roma in Europe’. And to ruin the Nerazzurri Scudetto party planned for the head-to-head.”
