The fixtures for the current Serie A season were announced by the Serie A on 28 July. Milan began their league campaign by cruising past newly promoted Lecce at the San Siro on Sunday, 29 August. The "Rossoneri" took the lead after 16 minutes with an angled drive by Alexandre Pato. Soon after, Thiago Silva scrambled home a corner, before Pato grabbed his second goal of the night, setting the score to 3–0 by the 28th minute. There was little action in the second half until shortly before the final whistle, when Filippo Inzaghi made it 4–0. After the first round of league games, Milan topped the table due to goal difference.