Overview
- Allegri confirmed Pulisic completed rehab, trained twice with the squad, and is available, though he said he does not know how many minutes the player can handle.
- Pulisic was omitted from the United States’ November friendlies to continue recovering in Italy under Milan’s care following discussions between the teams.
- Pochettino defended his staff’s assessments regarding October selection, stating they do not put players at risk and that the decision to play was supported by medical checks and the player.
- The winger sustained a right hamstring injury on Oct. 17 against Australia and has been sidelined for roughly three weeks in line with initial evaluations.
- Pulisic returns in strong club form with six goals in eight appearances for a Milan side sitting one point off the Serie A lead, with local reports suggesting a bench role to manage workload.