Tanner Tessmann was one of the catalysts in Venezia’s promotion to Serie A in the just-concluded season in Italy, but he may be on the move this summer as champions Inter Milan have targeted the midfielder for a transfer.
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.
Tim Weah made the most of his substitute appearance in Juve’s second leg of the Coppa Italia semifinal on Tuesday night, setting up what would be the winning goal of the two legs, and helping to see his team through to a final date with Atalanta.
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.
