Christian Pulisic’s stellar season for AC Milan continued on Tuesday, with the American midfielder scoring an Olimpico goal in the Champions League.
In the 34th minute of Milan’s match against Belgian club Club Brugge, Pulisic’s stunning corner deflected past several players and straight into the goal. The score gave Milan an early 1-0 lead over Bruges.
The Olimpico is Pulisic’s seventh goal for Milan in all competitions, in just eleven games. He also has three assists, which ranks first on the team.
Shortly after Pulisic’s goal, Brugge midfielder Raphael Onyedika was sent off with a red card after a hard tackle. Pulisic’s extra man and point gave Milan a lead heading into the second half.
The skillful and somewhat accidental goal comes at a strange time for Pulisic, who helped the USMNT and new head coach Mauricio Pochettino to victory last weekend but left the US camp early to return to his club. Without their star, the USMNT lost 2-0 to Mexico; Pulisic, meanwhile, helped Milan to a tough 1-0 win over Udinese on October 19 and now plays a key role for the team in the UCL.
Heading into this match, Milan sit fourth in the Serie A standings, having won four of their last five matches. The team was 0-2 in Champions League play heading into Tuesday’s match; Bruges was 1-1.
