USMNT star Christian Pulisic scored his sixth goal of the Serie A campaign Saturday - bettering a record previously held by Weston McKennie.
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Pulisic nets winner for Milan
Scored sixth goal of season
Beats record of five goals, previously held by McKennie
WHAT HAPPENED?
After scoring the winning goal in their 1-0 victory over Sassuolo on Saturday, Pulisic broke the record of five goals held by McKennie in his first season for the Bianconeri in 2020-21. The 25-year-old has reached double-digit goal involvements for the first time since 2019-20, in his first year with Chelsea.
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THE BIGGER PICTURE
Pulisic has been on fire in Serie A this season, totalling a G+A of 10 in the league, and leading the Rossoneri to yet another victory on Saturday. He has become of the instant penciled-in names on the teamsheet for manager Stefano Pioli this campaign, lighting up the San Siro, as well as stadiums across Italy and Europe. In the Champions League, he started five of six games in the group stage, scoring once to help them reach the Europa League from the dreaded Group of Death.
DID YOU KNOW?
In McKennie's first season with Juventus, he formed a friendship with defender Giorgio Chiellini, who nicknamed him "Big-Mac" after the fast-food chain hamburger from the USA!
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Pulisic and Milan return to action midweek with a match against Cagliari in the Coppa Italia, while Juventus take on Roma in a clash of Serie A giants Saturday afternoon.