Pulisic Scores in Milan Win

American Stars Shine as AC Milan Defeats Busio and Venezia in Serie A

Christian Pulisic continued his impressive season with AC Milan, scoring the opening goal in a 2-0 victory over Venezia at the Stadio Pier Luigi Penzo on Sunday. The American winger needed just five minutes to make his mark, converting a composed finish after being played through by Youssouf Fofana following good work from Alex Jimenez.

The goal was Pulisic's 10th in Serie A this season and his 16th across all competitions. It made him AC Milan's top scorer, surpassing midfielder Tijjani Reijnders. This also marked Pulisic's 50th goal involvement (goals and assists combined) since joining the Rossoneri.

Fellow American Gianluca Busio started in midfield for Venezia and played 63 minutes. Before the match, Busio revealed a friendly competition with his USMNT teammates, telling DAZN: "He's a great guy and player, everyone knows that. Also (Yunus) Musah. We are good friends, and we play together in the national team. We have a little bit of a personal bet against each other to win this game."

The third American involved, Musah, remained on the AC Milan bench throughout the match as coach Sergio Conceicao opted not to use him despite making several substitutions.

Venezia thought they had equalized in the 35th minute when Yeboah found the net, but VAR ruled the goal offside. Despite several chances for the home side, Milan's defense held firm, securing their third clean sheet in four games since switching to a three-man backline. Santiago Gimenez sealed the victory for Milan in the closing seconds, lobbing the goalkeeper after being played through by Reijnders. This was Gimenez's first goal since mid-February, ending his scoring drought.

While the win keeps Milan mathematically alive in the race for European places, their main focus appears to be building momentum ahead of the Coppa Italia final on May 14. With four league matches remaining, Pulisic will look to continue his fine form before rejoining the Gold Cup this summer.