Milan continues in its positive moment, and yesterday against Lecce, they secured their seventh consecutive victory in all competitions. Pulisic, Giroud, and Leao scored the goals that decided the match against the visitors. The three players are driving the Rossoneri team forward with their goals: currently, they have collectively scored 40 goals (15 by the Frenchman, 13 by the American, and 12 by the Portuguese).
La Gazzetta dello Sport in this morning's print edition reported this morning, praising the Pu-Gi-Le (Pulisic, Giroud, Leao) trio, who will start from the first minute again on Thursday against Roma in the first leg of the Europa League quarter-finals.
For this challenge, Loftus-Cheek will return, who was suspended yesterday against Lecce. In his place, Pulisic played as a playmaker and proved decisive in that position, scoring the goal that opened the scoring for Milan. With this goal, the American reached double figures for the first time in his career in one of the top 5 European leagues.
Yesterday against Lecce, Olivier Giroud returned to scoring after a month-long drought. The Frenchman reached 13 goals in Serie A, equaling his best tally in a Milan shirt in the league, and is now just three goals away from reaching 50 goals for the Rossoneri. Rafael Leao sealed the match after a beautiful assist from Yacine Adli. The Portuguese player has been in incredible form in 2024: in the new year alone, the Rossoneri's number 10 has scored 8 goals and provided 6 assists, making him the best performer in Italy. On Thursday against Roma, Pioli will once again rely on his Pu-Gi-Le trio, hoping they can also defeat the Giallorossi.
