Christian Pulisic is not going through a particularly strong spell of form and has yet to score in 2026. This drought is quite surprising, given that in recent seasons with AC Milan he has scored with impressive consistency and regularity. Even though he is not yet at his best, Massimiliano Allegri still wants to show faith in him, and he will start again tomorrow evening in the derby against Inter Milan.
Pulisic searches for a goal before the derby:
This was reported this morning by La Gazzetta dello Sport, which also added that the American will partner with Rafael Leão in attack. Breaking his scoring drought in the derby would be extremely important, especially since past matches tell a very clear story: when Pulisic scores against Inter, Milan goes on to win the game. This happened, for example, in the first derby last November, as well as in the final of the Supercoppa Italiana in January 2025 and in the 2–1 league victory on September 22, 2024.
In fact, Christian Pulisic hopes to continue this positive tradition tomorrow evening in a derby that Milan must try to win, both to close the gap with Inter in the standings, from −10 to −7, and above all to take another step toward qualifying for next season’s UEFA Champions League, which has always been the club’s main objective this season. In recent hours, Pulisic posted a photo on Instagram while he trained, with this caption: "Our time to shine. All eyes on the derby." Clear enough.
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