Just another day at the office for AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic who provided the winning assist to Nigerian striker Samu Chukwueze, who scored the first and only goal of the match against Udinese at San Siro on Saturday. The Rossoneri reacted after losing their last Serie A game against Fiorentina before the International break and managed to win against Udinese despite playing most of the game down a man down in the lineup after Dutch midfielder Tijjani Reijnders picked up a red card.
Noah Okafor with the run 🏃♂️
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Christian Pulisic with the lay off 😲
Samuel Chukwueze with the finish 🔥
That is now Captain America's seventh-straight Serie A match with a goal involvement for Milan 🇺🇸 pic.twitter.com/alalwU1XbP
According to Opta, Pulisic is also the first player to record a goal contribution in seven consecutive league matches in the top five European leagues this season. The American winger already scored six goals in the first ten games of the season between Serie A and the Champions League, and also provided three assists, including Saturday's. Pulisic started in all ten games he played and has scored in four consecutive Serie A games for Milan, becoming the first USMNT player to do so in a top-five European league since Queens Park Rangers' Roy Wegerle in 1990.
Pulisic once again proved to be the player AC Milan manager Paulo Fonseca needs most right now, as winger and key player Rafael Leao was benched against Udinese, with Noah Okafor replacing him on the left wing side of the attacking lineup. Despite all the issues and ups and downs the Rossoneri have had so far, Pulisic confirmed once again he's the best player on the AC Milan roster right now.
