Pulisic Scores First Milan Goal of Season Under Amorim — SkimNews
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- Christian Pulisic scored his first goal of the season for AC Milan in the 14th minute against Lecce, finishing Strahinja Pavlovic's long pass with his left foot past goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone on the San Siro's 100th anniversary weekend.
- The goal came in Pulisic's first start under new Milan coach Ruben Amorim, after he was slowly integrated following an injury-plagued World Cup that ended with a microfracture in his leg and cost him most of Milan's preseason.
- Pulisic had scored 10-plus goals in each of his previous three Milan seasons, yet registered only one goal for club or country in his previous 30 games, with his last Milan strike coming on December 28.
- Mauricio Pochettino omitted Pulisic from USMNT's upcoming September and October friendlies, instead naming 12 uncapped players in what he called a 'generational shift' for the four-year cycle before the next World Cup.
- Pochettino defended the roster as 'the best roster that we can design for this camp,' emphasizing a need to 'expand the player pool' and pursue 'different objectives and goals' than in past windows.
Why it matters: Pochettino's omission of Pulisic — paired with 12 uncapped players and talk of a 'generational shift' — marks a deliberate pivot in the four-year cycle before the next World Cup, while Pulisic's return to scoring under new Milan coach Amorim shows the 28-year-old is regaining match fitness and form after a microfracture derailed his preseason.
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