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Serie A: Cremonese makes it two from two, Milan makes no mistake in Lecce

Cremonese 3-2 Sassuolo | Lecce 0-2 Milan

Serie A: Cremonese makes it two out of two, Milan makes no mistake in Lecce.

Cremonese's impressive start to the season continues, following their opening-day win at San Siro with another three points at home against Sassuolo. AC Milan, meanwhile, bounced back, losing their opening match (against Cremonese) and earning their first win in Lecce.

Cremonese-Sassuolo 3-2

The team of Davide nicola starts with great intensity and in the 37th minute unlocks the score with Terracciano. Just two minutes pass and Vazquez He doubled the lead, sending Cremonese to the break with a reassuring 2-0 lead and the enthusiasm of the home fans.

In the second half the Sassuolo He tries to change the pace and immediately finds confidence. At 63' Pinamonti shortens the distance and at 73' Berardi, glacial from the spot, restores parity with a penalty that seems to extinguish Cremonese's dreams. When the match seems destined to end 2-2, the episode that changes the game arrives: a penalty for the home team in the 93rd minute. From eleven meters, De Luca, who doesn't tremble and beats the black-green goalkeeper, giving his team a historic victory.

With this success, the newly promoted Cremonese fly at high altitude 6 points, a solitary first for one night. A feat not seen since 2012 for a team recently promoted from Serie B. Fabio Grosso's Sassuolo are having a tough time, having remained stuck on zero points after their defeat against Napoli and slipping to last place, pending further results.

Lecce-Milan 0-2

Second time is good for the Milan, who in the early second day of Serie A wins the three points at Via del Mare. The Rossoneri overcome the Lecce 2-0 thanks to goals from Loftus-Cheek and Pulisic, both of which came in the second half, and thus find their first victory of the season after the misstep in their debut against Cremonese.

The match heated up immediately. In the 4th minute, Gabbia headed home, but VAR ruled it out for a foul on Coulibaly. Lecce struggled to threaten, while Milan built on the ball but failed to convert. Late in the half, Gimenez had the clearest chance, but the Mexican squandered it in front of Falcone. Early in the second half, the same striker found the net, but it was disallowed again for offside. The Giallorossi's defensive line held until the 66th minute, when Loftus Cheek He rose to the top with a header from Modric's precise cross and gave Milan the lead. The goal broke the deadlock and made the Rossoneri's evening easier. In the final minutes, in the 86th minute, Pulisic, who had just come on, closed the game by taking advantage of a serious error by the Salento defence and scoring the 0-2 definitive.

 

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