Christian Pulisic is injured and alarm bells are ringing at AC Milan and the United States National Team

The victory achieved this Tuesday by AC Milan over Paris Saint-Germain (2-1) for the fourth day of the Champions League left a small headache for the Rossoneri team after seeing how North American midfielder Christian Pulisic came out with discomfort in one of his legs at the closing of the match played at the San Siro stadium in Milan.

With goals from the Portuguese Rafael Leao (m.12) and the Frenchman Olivier Giroud (m.50), the Italians turned the game around after Milan Skriniar’s early goal (m.9) that put the troops led by Kylian Mbappé ahead. . However, in the final minutes it occurred the image that generated concern when seeing Christian Pulisic lying on the pitch holding his hamstring.

Immediately the technical director of the Rossonero team, Stefano Pioli, ordered the change of the North American midfielder who left the field with visible discomfort. In his place, the Italian Alessandro Florenzi entered to play the seven minutes of added time. given by the main referee, the Spanish Jesús Gil.

Although Christian Pulisic still needs to undergo the relevant studies to determine the seriousness of the discomfort in one of his legs, Alarm bells are beginning to ring within the Italian team taking into account the key role that the American midfielder is playing. within Stefano Pioli’s eleven.

Pulisic, 25, arrived at AC Milan for the 2023-2024 season after a discreet time at Chelsea in the Premier League where he failed to demonstrate his quality for four seasons. Contrary to what is happening in Italy, where The North American midfielder earned the title and has played 10 of the 11 games in Serie Aof which he was the starter in nine.

The American star has four goals for the Rossoneros in the Italian championship where they are in third place in the standings with 22 points, six less than the Calcio leader, their city rival, Inter. In second place is Juventus, which has accumulated 26 units after the first days played.

The USMNT also worries

The possible injury to Christian Pulisic could become a headache for AC Milan, but the Italians were not the only ones who raised their hands after seeing the midfielder complain of discomfort in his hamstring. Alarm bells also began to sound in the United States National Team with a view to what will be the next FIFA double date this month.

The team led by Gregg Berhalter will face Trinidad and Tobado on November 16 and 20 in a round-trip series corresponding to the quarterfinals of the Concacaf Nations League. A double date for which Christian Pulisic would be one of those called up taking into account that he is the current captain of the American team.

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