Christian Pulisic could be sidelined until January after tearing a muscle in his right calf during AC Milan’s 2-1 loss to Atalanta last week. The US men’s national team star and AC Milan’s leading scorer this season was substituted from the match in the first half and underwent an MRI that revealed a minor tear. He will miss AC Milan’s Champions League meeting with Red Star Belgrade, as well as Serie A games against Genoa, Verona, and Roma, but could return in time for the 2025 Italian SuperCup semifinal against Juventus.
Pulisic has been AC Milan’s best player this season, with eight goals in 20 Serie A and Champions League appearances. He has started every game for the club this season and played in 50 games across all competitions in 2023-24, scoring a career-high 12 goals. The 26-year-old has managed to stay mostly healthy since moving to Milan from Chelsea, where he experienced a history of injuries.
The injury is not expected to force Pulisic to miss any time with the national team, with the full-strength USMNT not set to reconvene until a few days before its March 20 Concacaf Nations League semifinal against Panama in Los Angeles.