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.
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 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.
Christian Pulisic and AC Milan needed quite a bit more effort than expected to finally put down Frosinone, while Weston McKennie and Juventus were clearly reminded of the current Serie A pecking order in a loss to leaders Inter.
Draws for both AC Milan and Juventus brought extended Serie A winning streaks to a close for Christian Pulisic, Yunus Musah, Weston McKennie and Tim Weah, while Gianluca Busio continued his strong form in Venezia’s important win in Serie B.
Weston McKennie and Christian Pulisic both started for their respective teams as wins by Juventus and AC Milan kept the Serie A title race interesting, in a weekend marred by racist chanting by the fans of the Rossoneri’s hosts Udinese.
Christian Pulisic and Yunus Musah both got in on the action for AC Milan, who logged another Serie A victory, while Gianluca Busio starred for Venezia, as a wild win kept them in the picture for automatic promotion.
Christian Pulisic’s return to Milan’s lineup saw the Rossoneri do just enough to beat Fiorentina, while Tanner Tessmann was once again the best player on the field as Venezia stayed on their road to promotion.
