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Don’t mess with Christian Pulisic! USMNT star’s AC Milan team-mates face axe threat after Serie A penalty drama

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<p>Ahead of the latest international break, Milan took in a Serie A clash with Fiorentina. They slipped to a 2-1 defeat in that contest, with <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/christian-pulisic-goal-glut-usmnt-star-post-34-year-first-talismanic-presence-ac-milan/blt3a64e18399a50b0e" target="_blank">United States international Pulisic on target once again.</a> He was denied the opportunity to finish said contest with more than one goal to his name.</p>

WHAT HAPPENED?

<p>The Rossoneri were awarded two penalties on the day, and <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/dna-usmnt-legend-reacts-christian-pulisic-penalty-drama-ac-milan-american-forward-avoids-another-argument/blt929a8df38454e340" target="_blank">Pulisic is their designated taker</a>. Theo Hernandez and Tammy Abraham were, however to step up to the spot – with both fluffing their lines. Milan boss <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/christian-pulisic-warned-ac-milan-penalty-duties-paulo-fonseca-rages-usmnt-star-theo-hernandez-tammy-abraham-misses-fiorentina/bltc7b11a6c14073537" target="_blank">Paulo Fonseca was left incensed in the dugout</a>, telling reporters afterwards: “Our penalty taker is Pulisic, I don't know why the players changed their minds. I spoke to him and said that it must not happen again.”</p>

THE BIGGER PICTURE

<p>According to <a href="https://www.gazzetta.it/Calcio/Serie-A/Juventus/13-10-2024/juve-douglas-luiz-flop-i-piani-di-motta-e-del-club_preview.shtml?reason=unauthenticated&amp;origin=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.gazzetta.it%2FCalcio%2FSerie-A%2FJuventus%2F13-10-2024%2Fjuve-douglas-luiz-flop-i-piani-di-motta-e-del-club.shtml " target="_blank"><em>Gazzetta dello Sport</em></a>, England internationals Abraham and Fikayo Tomori could pay the price for their insubordination by dropping out of Fonseca’s plans. While the former missed from the spot against Fiorentina, the ball was handed to him by fellow former Chelsea star Tomori.</p>

DID YOU KNOW?

<p>It has been made clear to them that they are not to mess with Pulisic and the penalty-taking order of things, with the American forward being <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/mauricio-pochettino-earns-christian-pulisic-usmnt-first-more-history-made-ac-milan-forward/bltad717f43687184da" target="_blank">freed from the latest USMNT squad</a> so that he can <a href="https://www.goal.com/en-gb/lists/overtime-demand-usmnt-christian-pulisic-12000km-trip-ac-milan-best-player/blt0dc6194f21390c3e" target="_blank">return to Europe well ahead of domestic action resuming</a>.</p>

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<p>Pulisic, with six goals to his name this season, will likely have a prominent role to play against Udinese on Saturday. It does, however, remain to be seen whether Abraham and Tomori have done enough during training sessions in the international break to convince their coach that they should not be axed.</p>

WHAT NEXT?

Don’t mess with Christian Pulisic! USMNT star’s AC Milan team-mates face axe threat after Serie A penalty drama | Goal.com

The penalty drama surrounding Christian Pulisic at AC Milan could reportedly lead to two of the USMNT star’s team-mates being dropped.

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