The United States Men’s Olympic Team finds themselves in a must-win situation on Saturday afternoon, as they need a win against New Zealand – sans drones – in order to stay alive in their hopes to reach the knockout round.
The United States U-23 Men’s National Team returns to Olympic play for the first time since 2008 on Wednesday evening, when they open their campaign against hosts and gold medal favorites France.
Christian Pulisic’s first season in Milan was capped by an assist that took him to a remarkable 20 goal contributions in league play, while Tanner Tessmann’s highlight-reel score for Venezia brought the team to the cusp of a return to Serie A.
An unmotivated AC Milan has Christin Pulisic to thank for slightly mitigating their otherwise embarrassing loss to Torino, while Tanner Tessmann and Gianluca Busio got the slight upper hand on fellow American Kristoffer Lund in the Serie B promotion playoff.
Christian Pulisic’s late assist for AC Milan was not enough to overcome the team’s sloppy defense in their home draw against Genoa, while Tanner Tessmann and Gianluca Busio kept their narrow hopes of automatic promotion alive with a surprisingly tough win over relegated FeralpiSalo.
None of the four USMNT stars on display for AC MIlan’s visit to Juventus were able to push their respective teams to victory, with Weston McKennie the only one to come close, however Gianluca Busio and Tanner Tessmann continued their stellar form to give Venezia dreams of promotion in the final stretch.
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.
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.
