Overview

• Christian Pulisic came off the bench to score in Milan’s Coppa Italia win over Lecce, giving him five goals in six matches this season.
• Days earlier, he delivered two goals and an assist in a 3-0 league victory at Udinese and was named Man of the Match.
• That brace moved him to 59 career goals in Europe’s top five leagues, surpassing Clint Dempsey for the most by an American.
• He also became the first Serie A player to reach at least 25 goals and 15 assists across the last three seasons.
• Milan have rebounded from an opening-day defeat with three straight league wins to sit near the top of Serie A, as analysts discuss whether the USMNT should mirror Milan’s tactics to maximize Pulisic.