AC Milan pulled off a big 1-0 win over Lazio on Friday, but it wasn’t without controversy. The visitors finished the match with only 8 men and American Christian Pulisic involved in two of the 3 incidents that led to the red cards. As a result, the winger earned a wave of death threats on social media following the Rossoneri’s victory, via ESPN.
First, Luca Pellegrini earned two quick yellow for fouls on Pulisic before former Arsenal player Matteo Guendouzi earned a straight red due to his reaction to a foul by Pulisic. As you can imagine, Lazio enthusiasts were dissatisfied with the functionality of the USMNT and vented their frustrations about it via social media. Absolutely unacceptable.
Pulisic joined Milan from Chelsea last summer and has proven to be a key component of Stefano Pioli’s attack, scoring seven goals and six assists in 23 appearances, making 21 starts. The youngster struggled to find consistent minutes at Stamford Bridge, but now has the chance to showcase his talents every week.
Christian Pulisic can be a feisty player at times and has honestly done a smart job of getting under the Lazio skin. The Rossoneri are in third place in the table lately and only one point, second-placed Juventus, who face Napoli in a big clash at the Stadio Diego. Armando Maradona in Naples on Sunday. Inter Milan seem to be slipping away from the Scudetto, with a 12-point lead at the top.
This article first appeared on ClutchPoints and was distributed with permission.
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