There may be some unhealthy information for Massimiliano Allegri and AC Milan on the day of their match in opposition to Atalanta regarding Christian Pulisic.
Based on La Gazzetta dello Sport, Pulisic shouldn’t be at his greatest and won’t play tonight in opposition to Atalanta as he feels glute discomfort. Which means that Rafael Leao will resume his function within the attacking duo and play alongside Santiago Gimenez.
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These are two gamers thought of by Allegri to be centre-forwards and who, for varied causes, are experiencing some of the tough moments of their careers.
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Allegri had chosen to start out with Pulisic and Gimenez throughout the week, hoping each are hungry for redemption. The American hasn’t scored because the finish of December 2025 and is in severe issue.
Gimenez, alternatively, has returned from a proper ankle damage however has but to search out his rhythm, and above all a aim. This season, he hasn’t celebrated as soon as within the league, and in reality he has gone over a yr since scoring in Serie A.
Pulisic’s damage has modified all the things and introduced collectively an odd pairing. Allegri has at all times thought of Leao and Gimenez as strikers, in order that they have virtually by no means performed collectively.
From minute one, within the league, they’ve solely appeared twice: within the very unusual 2-2 draw in opposition to Pisa and, curiously, within the first sport in opposition to Atalanta. That evening, Milan scored early via Samuele Ricci and conceded an equaliser from Ademola Lookman.



























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