The United States men’s national team responded strongly to Brazil’s early goal during Wednesday’s friendly in Orlando, and it’s no surprise who did the talking.
Christian Pulisic drew a free-kick outside the box in the 26th minute and fired a low free-kick through the wall to beat Liverpool star Alisson Becker and restore parity after Rodrygo opened the scoring for the visiting player. Selecao after 17 minutes.
The 25-year-old Pulisic comes off his best season as a professionalscored 16 times with 10 assists in more than 3,600 minutes for AC Milan.
The minutes section is particularly impressive, as Pulisic has struggled with his health since leaving Borussia Dortmund for Chelsea.
Pulisic signed the free kick with a maze, which was stopped just before a shot by a sliding challenge. The Yanks are fully involved in this, despite the early struggles at Exploria Stadium in Florida.
