Christian Pulisic was decisive once again. Yet the American almost missed the chance to play last night against Napoli. "Pulisic wasn’t feeling great. He tried this morning and did well, so he will play," revealed Massimiliano Allegri before the match. Judging by his performance, you would not have noticed that the former Chelsea player was not at peak fitness.
Pulisic with numbers of a real striker:
As La Gazzetta dello Sport explained this morning, Pulisic’s stats in Allegri’s 3-5-2, where he is used as a second striker, are those of a real goalscorer. Five league matches, four goals and two assists. Two appearances and two goals in the Coppa Italia. There is also another impressive stat about Milan’s No. 11. Since his Serie A debut in the 2023-24 season, Pulisic is the player involved in the most goals over the last three Serie A seasons, 46 in total (27 goals, 19 assists), ahead of Lautaro Martinez (45). Last night San Siro and the Curva Sud were in full voice, and among the most celebrated players was the American, once again proving himself a true leader.
Goals and assists:
His solo run that created Alexis Saelemaekers’ opening goal was extraordinary, especially for someone who was not fully fit and still needed to find rhythm on the pitch. His decisive passes could have been two on the night, but Youssouf Fofana shot over the bar after a brilliant through ball from Pulisic sent him clear against Meret, as pointed out by Milan News.
The former Chelsea man then scored the second goal near the end of the first half. At full time the whole Rossoneri squad celebrated, with the American at the center of it, also named MVP of the match. Given his performance, there was no doubt about it.
