After overcoming Napoli and reaching the Champions League semi-finals for the first time since 2007, AC Milan vs Lecce on Matchday 31 of the 2022/23 Serie A campaign gives the Rossoneri the chance to refocus their efforts on ensuring qualification for the competition next season via their league position.
Milan currently occupy the fourth and final qualification place, but have crosstown rivals Inter just two points behind and looking to strike if they slip up at the San Siro on Sunday night after the euphoria of a wonderful performance in Naples on Tuesday.
AC Milan vs Lecce: Predicted line-ups
After their exertions against Napoli and with home advantage, coach Stefano Pioli could look to make some subtle changes to the Milan starting XI, but Davide Calabria will definitely miss out through suspension.
Despite a goal-scoring contribution against Sampdoria on Matchday 30, Assan Ceesay could miss out, with Lecce deciding that the youthful running of Rossoneri loanee Lorenzo Colombo in attack provides more chance of an upset at San Siro.
AC Milan predicted XI vs Lecce (4-2-3-1): Maignan; Kalulu, Thiaw, Tomori, Hernandez; Bennacer, Tonali; Saelemaekers, Diaz, Leao; Origi.
Lecce predicted XI vs AC Milan (4-3-3): Falcone; Gendry, Baschirotto, Umtiti, Gallo; Blin, Hjulmand, Oudin; Strefezza, Colombo, Di Francesco.
AC Milan vs Lecce: When does the Serie A fixture start?
The Serie A Matchday 31 fixture of AC Milan vs Lecce kicks off at 18:00 CEST – local time in Italy – making it a 17:00 BST kick-off in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
In the United States, kick-off of AC Milan vs Lecce is 14:00 EDT or 09:00 PDT.
AC Milan vs Lecce: Where to watch the Serie A fixture?
In the United States, every Serie A game in 2022/23 can be seen on Paramount+, including AC Milan vs Lecce and the other standout fixtures of Serie A Matchday 31.
In the United Kingdom and Ireland, you can watch AC Milan vs Lecce on BT Sport 1.
