I'm YA's resident doctor, but not the kind of doctor you would want giving you an examination anywhere outside of a lecture hall. I've been YA's feet-on-the-ground in Germany since 2008, have an affinity for overly verbose descriptions of irrelevant minutiae, keep an eye on YAs in most of the destinations on mainland Europe, and watch a whole lot of Serie A.
A loss to city rival Inter Milan forced Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah to watch their opponents celebrate their 20th Serie A title, while Gianluca Busio added another highlight to his already strong season to keep Venezia’s promotion hopes alive.
After a performance that certainly led to countless American fans calling their cardiologist, the United States Men’s National Team will try to defeat Mexico in the CONCACAF Nations League final on Sunday, for a third straight title in the competition.
The United States Men’s National Team looks to continue their sole dominance of the CONCACAF Nations League, with Thursday night’s semifinal opponents Jamaica the only thing standing between them and a shot at the third straight title.
Christian Pulisic’s winning goal for AC Milan ensured that the American star will report to USMNT duty on a high note, while Nicholas Gioacchini finally earned his first start for Como to keep their automatic promotion hopes alive.
Both Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic were standouts for their respective teams in the weekend’s Serie A matchups, with the former assisting on both of Juve’s goals in a home draw against Atalanta, and the latter netting the lone score of the game in AC Milan’s win over Empoli.
What was arguably Weston McKennie’s finest performance this season for Juventus was marred by a late injury that will keep him sidelined for several weeks, while Christian Pulisic and AC Milan dropped points against Atalanta in a generally frustrating performance.
A wasteful PSV Eindhoven was spared from facing a deficit after the first leg of their Round of 16 tie with Borussia Dortmund, with Malik Tillman drawing a key penalty in a game that also saw Sergiño Dest and Ricardo Pepi get in on the action.
A tough weekend for Americans in Italy saw Weston McKennie and Tim Weah forced to settle for a draw after Juventus struggled against Hellas, and Christian Pulisic’s second-half masterclass ruined by ten-man AC Milan’s late capitulation to Monza.
While it wasn’t always pretty, Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah helped AC Milan get the job done against the inconsistent reigning Serie A title-holders, while Weston McKennie and Tim Weah were handed a shock defeat against a normally weak Udinese.
Haji Wright and Josh Sargent each found the back of the net to help their respective teams earn points in a heated promotion battle in the EFL Championship, while Gio Reyna had a promising cameo for Forest despite their otherwise disappointing loss to Newcastle.
