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Christian Pulisic has admitted that the severity of his fever had him doubting his availability, but he ended up being AC Milan’s match-winner again.
It was a far from ideal start for Milan, and one that looked like extending their Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino hoodoo. Nikola Vlasic converted a penalty in the 10th minute to put Torino one goal up, then Duvan Zapata doubled the advantage seven minutes later with a powerful low shot.
The comeback was sparked by a bit of magic from Adrien Rabiot, who put a 25-yarder into the top corner in the 24th minute. Then it was the Pulisic show as he came off the bench, netting the equaliser within 60 seconds before netting the winner with 13 minutes to go.
‘I was truly dead’
Pulisic collected the Player of the Match award from Lega Serie A and then made his way over to speak to DAZN and reflect on the comeback, with his post-match assessments coming via MilanNews.
From a fever of 39 degrees to a brace…
“Two days ago I was truly dead, today I felt much better. I’m happy to have come here to help the team.”
It’s a season in which we aren’t seeing Milan dominate games a lot…
“It was a little strange. I want to find more rhythm. The team is doing very well this year. We’re taking it game by game.”
How last-minute was the decision for you to play?
“Yesterday we didn’t know if I could play, but this morning I felt much better. I’m happy with the goals, but the important thing was to win the match.”
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