Lecce Vs Milan Team News, Prediction, Betting Tips And Odds
Ahead of Friday’s MD2 Serie A clash, FootItalia has the Lecce vs Milan preview, prediction, betting tips, odds and more. Lecce Vs Milan Preview Despite boasting 64% possession and peppering Cremonese’s goal with 24 shots, Milan were on the receiving end of a shock 2-1 defeat to the newly-promoted Tigers on MD1. Federico Baschirotto and […]
Ben Horlock
Updated on 29 August 2025
Ahead of Friday’s MD2 Serie A clash, FootItalia has the Lecce vs Milan preview, prediction, betting tips, odds and more.
Lecce Vs Milan Preview
Despite boasting 64% possession and peppering Cremonese’s goal with 24 shots, Milan were on the receiving end of a shock 2-1 defeat to the newly-promoted Tigers on MD1.
Federico Baschirotto and Federico Bonazzoli scored the vital goals for Davide Nicola’s side to stun the San Siro faithful on August 23.
Returning head coach Max Allegri will expect a much better outcome at the Via Del Mare. In fact, the former boss will be demanding a fierce reaction against a side they have won their last three games against.
And that despite Rafael Leao’s injury. The Portuguese international isn’t expected to recover in time for the trip to face Eusebio Di Francesco’s charges.
As for Lecce, they already have a point on the board after playing out a 0-0 draw against Genoa. Di Francesco’s side are expected to battle relegation again this season.
However, the Wolves will be sniffing blood after their visitors limp showing last time out. With that said, they haven’t beaten Milan in their last 14 outings.
On home soil, the Salentini have only won once against the Rossoneri in 19 top-flight fixtures. The omen doesn’t bode well but stranger things have happened.
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Lecce Vs Milan Odds And Match Info
- ⚽️ Serie A
- ?️ Stadio Ettore Giardiniero – Via Del Mare
- ⏱️ Friday, August 29: 2:45pm (ET)/11:45am (PT)/8:45pm (CET)
- ? Match Odds: Lecce +450 | Draw +290 | Milan -143
Lecce Vs Milan Team News And Predicted Lineups
Although star man Rafael Leao is likely to be missing with a calf injury, Milan are the favorites on Serie A betting sites to win on Friday.
Santiago Gimenez is set to be given the green light to start up top in place of the Portuguese international. Elsewhere, veteran midfield maestro Luka Modric is set to keep his place in the starting XI.
Other summer additions Pervis Estupinan and Koni De Winter are expected to feature from the off. Ardon Jashari has been ruled out after suffering a knock in training on Thursday.
Meanwhile, Lecce may opt to play Francesco Camarda against his parent club. Serie A’s youngest debutant moved to the Via Del Mare earlier this summer on loan.
Santiago Pierotti is available again after suspension. However, the Wolves will remain without long-term absentees Gaby Jean and Filip Marchwinski.
Lecce predicted lineup: Falcone; Veiga, Gabriel, Gaspar, Gallo; Coulibaly, Pierret, Berisha; Pierotti, Camarda, Morente
Milan predicted lineup: Maignan; Tomori, De Winter, Pavlovic; Saelemaekers, Loftus-Cheek, Modric, Fofana, Estupinan; Pulisic, Gimenez
Lecce Vs Milan Prediction
On paper, it looks like a straight forward win for Milan. Especially as they have a brilliant record against Lecce in Italy’s elite soccer division.
However, the shock defeat to Cremonese on MD1 leaves a lot to ponder. The result indicates the Rossoneri haven’t learned from their domestic frailties last season.
Nonetheless, FootItalia feels that returning head coach Max Allegri will carve out the W on Friday. The legendary boss will have given his stars an ear bashing or two after the opening day loss.
The Wolves won’t make it easy for their more illustrious visitors. Nonetheless, the quality of Milan will just about shine through.
Prediction: Lecce 1-2 Milan
Lecce Vs Milan Betting Tips
- Lecce Vs Milan betting tip 1: Santiago Gimenez to score anytime at +175
Although Santiago Gimenez didn’t get off the mark against Cremonese, it looks a decent wager for the Mexican international to come up trumps against Lecce. Especially as he is set to replace the crocked Rafael Leao once again.
- Lecce Vs Milan betting tip 2: Over 2.5 goals at +110
Milan knows they need to turn up and erase the memory of the MD1 defeat to Cremonese. Although a little bit light on attackers, the Rossoneri should have enough quality to get the job done.
Despite not scoring against Genoa in the 2025-26 opener, Lecce has it in them to at least get on the scoresheet which will only help the over 2.5 goals (hopefully) come in.
Ben Horlock
Ben has a long standing devotion to Italian soccer and in particular, Serie A. Ben grew up watching legendary presenter James Richardson deliver the latest news and views with the daily papers and breakfast in hand. Not only does Ben follow Italy's top soccer division, he is an avid follower of all the major European leagues. Ben is an expert on all things Serie A and has produced a number of features and news articles for FootItalia as well as UK-based outlets such as HITC, 90min, GiveMeSport and Betfair. In the US, Ben has been published on ESPN and Sports Illustrated.
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