Rome (AP) – Christian Purisic It’s going well 9 months before the house World Cup.
The US forward scored twice and was involved in another goal as AC Milan won unbeaten Udinese 3-0 before Serie a Saturday.
This was the type of performance American fans would like to see at the 2026 World Cup, where the US co-hosted with Canada and Mexico. Pulisic and US coach Mauricio Pochettino recently showed what they had Moved from some controversy After the top American players skip the Conca Cuff Gold Cup.
Since joining Milan in 2023, the Pulithic has scored 36 goals and provided 21 assists in 105 games. That means he scored goals in more than half of the match.
“Getting trophies and games is even more important to me,” Prithic said. “The goals and assists are always there.”
Purisic scored first with a thrill on the rebound shortly before halftime.
After that, his high pressing takes yousouf fofana less than a minute into the second half.
Pulisic took a well-changed pass from Adrien Rabiot and took a defender’s foot before it went 3-0.
Milan’s third victory in four matches moved the Rossoneri level along with defending champion Napoli, one point behind leader Juventus.
Under manager Massimiliano Alegri, who was stopped in a match for Udinese, it appears that he has already improved after Milan excluded seven European champions from continental competitions after finishing last season in eighth place.
The Naples host promoted Pisa on Monday.
Juventus was held
Francisco’s Conseika dribbled around the defender before being released from the edge of the area before moving forward with Juventus ahead in the 19th minute.
However, Joao Mario’s handball resulted in a Verona penalty, converted by Gift Orban before the break.
Verona thought he might have won with a goal from Suat Selder following the corner on the 67th, but was abandoned for offside after a VAR review.
Previously, Bologna visited Genoa 2-1 from goal with a penalty kick from Riccardo Orsolini, 9 minutes downtime.
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