Soccer-Milan ease 3-0 past Lecce with quick-fire goals

Soccer Football - Serie A - AC Milan v Lecce - San Siro, Milan, Italy - September 27, 2024 AC Milan's Samuel Chukwueze in action with Lecce's Hamza Rafia REUTERS/Daniele Mascolo

MILAN, Italy (Reuters) -AC Milan beat Lecce 3-0 in Serie A on Friday as Alvaro Morata, Theo Hernandez and Christian Pulisic sealed the win just before the break, scoring all goals inside five minutes.

Milan, who travel to Bayer Leverkusen in the Champions League on Tuesday, provisionally moved up to second in the standings on 11 points, level with leaders Torino who host Lazio on Sunday.