GdS: ‘How far’ – Milan left wondering as Pulisic and Leao struggle for minutes

There has been a lot said about the striker solution at AC Milan, but they may already have the answer available. It is just a matter of time. 

With Milan this season, there is no performing striker. Christopher Nkunku – even if he is a debatable striker – is not hitting the levels required, nor is Santiago Gimenez, whose injury has not taken much from the Rossoneri.

Instead, the goals have come from Rafael Leao and Christian Pulisic. The unfortunate reality is that they have not been able to play together much.

No goals and a lack of minutes

When Massimiliano Allegri moved to a two-striker formation, it seemed that Pulisic and the Portuguese were going to line up together. However, they have only been able to do so for 135 minutes, as Gazzetta dello Sport writes.

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In 17 games, they have only started together twice, yet the Diavolo sit at the top of the pack. Together, they have not managed to create an impact, with no goals when they both started. Yet, they both sit at the top of the Milan scoring charts.

It is not a case of they don’t work well together, far from it. Instead, the sample size is too small. Allegri especially hopes that they can start to co-exist together outside of the injury room. When that happens, who knows how far they can take the Rossoneri?