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.
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.
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 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.