Pulisic Shines While Musah Struggles in Milan's Draw with Fiorentina
AC Milan's 2-2 draw against Fiorentina on Saturday highlighted the contrasting fortunes of the two American players. While Christian Pulisic continued his impressive season by providing his 10th assist, Yunus Musah endured a night to forget.
Musah's difficult evening began just seven minutes into the match when his misjudgment contributed to an own goal by teammate Malick Thiaw. Three minutes later, his defensive lapse allowed Moise Kean to volley in Fiorentina's second goal. Manager Sergio Conceição made the difficult decision to substitute Musah after only 24 minutes - the third time he's been pulled before halftime this season.
Visibly distraught, Musah headed straight to the locker room amidst boos from the crowd. Teammates Alessandro Florenzi and Strahinja Pavlovic were sent to console him, and he later returned to the bench where Conceição embraced him.
In stark contrast, Pulisic demonstrated why Milan president Paolo Scaroni recently named him one of two players the club wants "with us for a long time." His intelligent through ball to Tammy Abraham set up Milan's first goal, helping spark the comeback. Pulisic's consistent performances have been a bright spot during Milan's inconsistent season, with his creativity and leadership proving invaluable to the Rossoneri.
Despite sharing points with Fiorentina, Milan remains ninth in the Serie A table, four points behind their eighth-placed opponents.
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