Moreira clarifies: "Ramos had passed it to me..."
The "twins" of the Rossoneri’s attacking midfield, writes Gazzetta dello Sport could not be more different: Captain America, Christian Pulisic, without any particular affectations, and Diego Moreira, with braids and sunglasses even when entering the dressing room. Their understanding is born on the pitch, where they understand each other perfectly through the quality of their passing and not only that.
Chris has become more aggressive, decisive with the ball he stole from Vasquez in the move leading to Milan’s first goal. Moreira is an exceptional sprinter, perfect for creating the numerical superiority so dear to Amorim (and to his fellow coaches): Diego sets off at speed, leaves opponents behind and creates chances. Even when he does not score or provide an assist, he is decisive and unstoppable.
On the short pass inside the penalty area that Ramos plays to Pulisic for the second goal, he himself was rushing towards the ball, and indeed he would later explain: “I think Gonçalo had passed it to me, but Chris scored and so I am extremely happy anyway.”
Diego is a great talent and also consistent in his commitment: Milan have been less so, lately rising in the league and falling in the Europa League, where things have become considerably complicated.
Moreira continues his analysis:
"We train precisely to improve this aspect. We cannot play well, then badly, then well again. We have to find consistency, it is a process and we need to believe in it all the way. It takes time, but I know we will manage it. Here we showed character and that we can play like Milan. What does Amorim ask me to do? Defend! He knows I can do it and I have to improve. I can cover the entire flank up and down, it is part of my game: I run a lot and that certainly helps. And I promise that I will do it every time I can."
Pulisic and consistency...
A moment before him, however, it was Pulisic who had arrived to meet Ramos’s pass for the Rossoneri’s second goal, already after just over a quarter of an hour.
Christian has scored three goals in his last four Serie A appearances, against Udinese, in the derby against Inter and yesterday against Genoa, one more than he had scored in his previous 25 appearances. And to think that he had not scored in two consecutive league matches since November–December 2025.
Consistency is the key word for the American too:
“We showed a reaction right from the start. We started strongly, we scored two goals. It is not easy to play here, these are three important points. And I want to continue like this, in fact, to do more and more.”
