Didier Deschamps, France’s head coach, had raised the alarm, which was quickly dismissed by reassurances from Milan. It was Deschamps who explained that, due to a knock to the knee, Rabiot had missed the pre-match warm-up for the Colombia-France match, which he then watched from the bench. Nothing to worry about, just precautionary management, the Rossoneri club replied, writes La Gazzetta dello Sport in this morning's print edition.
The wait will be longer for Pulisic, who is set to play on Wednesday night (Italian time) in United States-Portugal (the meeting with Leão had already been ruled out due to Rafa’s unavailability). Pulisic will be eager to make amends after the 5–2 defeat suffered against Belgium, the Belgium of Saelemaekers (with De Winter on the bench for the entire match), and above all to emerge from a difficult spell which, after affecting him at Milan, has also carried over to the USA national team.
What did Christian Pulisic say recently about his current form?
“It’s a difficult time, but I feel physically fit and I’m creating chances; I need to stay positive. Better now than in the summer. Things will change.”
