St. Pauli Tops Hamburg 2-0 in First Bundesliga Derby Since 2011

AC Milan secured their first victory under Massimiliano Allegri’s second tenure by defeating Lecce 2-0, with goals from Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Christian Pulisic after two disallowed Milan goals. Meanwhile, in the Bundesliga, St. Pauli triumphed 2-0 over Hamburg in their first top-flight derby in 14 years, a match marking Hamburg's return to Bundesliga home games since 2018. St. Pauli's goals came from Adam Dzwigala and Andreas Hountondji, who has scored in consecutive league games, with Hamburg suffering from a disallowed goal and a red card to Giorgi Gocholeishvili late in the game. Tactical superiority was evident as St. Pauli outshot Hamburg 17 to 5 and dominated in expected goals (xG) with 1.43 compared to Hamburg's 0.48. The win propelled St. Pauli to the top of the Bundesliga standings early in the season, while Hamburg remains mid-table with only one point from two matches. The derby was also notable for the presence of Australian players, with St. Pauli’s Connor Metcalfe coming on as a late substitute and captain Jackson Irvine still recovering from injury.