AC Milan coach Sergio Conceicao praised his players for showing character as they recovered from two goals down at relegation-threatened Lecce in Serie A on Saturday. Milan went 2-0 down in the first hour but made a comeback late in the game through a Christian Pulisic brace and a Lecce own goal.

Stadio Via del Mare sets the stage for a high-stakes Serie A showdown between bottom-half Lecce and European hopefuls Milan. With both sides faltering in their quests to achieve seasonal goals, the

Christian Pulisic was the hero for AC Milan on Saturday with his two goals helping the Rossoneri end a three-match losing streak in Serie A. Pulisic first earned and converted a penalty to level the score at 2-2 after Lecce had been leading 2-0.