AC Milan boss fumes after Pulisic penalty drama
AC Milan’s Fonseca fumes over Christian Pulisic penalty drama play Why didn’t Pulisic take a penalty for AC Milan in loss vs. Fiorentina? (1:15) Julien Laurens and Don Hutchison debate why Theo Hernández and Tammy Abraham took Milan’s penalties over Christian Pulisic. (1:15) Adriana Garcia Oct 7, 2024, 05:12 AM ET AC Milan coach Paulo
AC Milan’s Fonseca fumes over Christian Pulisic penalty drama
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Why didn’t Pulisic take a penalty for AC Milan in loss vs. Fiorentina? (1:15)
Julien Laurens and Don Hutchison debate why Theo Hernández and Tammy Abraham took Milan’s penalties over Christian Pulisic. (1:15)
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Adriana Garcia
Oct 7, 2024, 05:12 AM ET
AC Milan coach Paulo Fonseca expressed his confusion over Christian Pulisic not stepping up for his side’s penalties in Sunday’s 2-1 defeat at Fiorentina despite being the team’s designated penalty taker.
The Rossoneri had two space kicks awarded for the duration of the match in Florence. To Fonseca’s shock, Pulisic’s teammates Theo Hernandez and Tammy Abraham stepped up and took them.
Each penalties maintain been saved by new Fiorentina goalkeeper David de Gea.
“Our designated penalty taker is Pulisic,” an enraged Fonseca talked about. “I derive not know why the players modified their minds. I maintain spoken to them and told them that this might occasionally per chance also honest’t happen all yet again.”
In-make Pulisic did gather Milan’s equaliser on the hour designate after they had gone in the back of in the thirty fifth minute.
It modified into his sixth aim of the season. Alongside with his team trailing 2-1, the United States forward modified into modified in the 81st minute by Samuel Chukwueze.
“Pulisic had a flexor misfortune for the duration of the week,” Fonseca talked about. “We managed it, and as a minimal, Chukwueze created alternatives.”
Fonseca modified into additionally unimpressed by the refereeing, with three penalties awarded in the game.
“I derive not adore talking about refereeing, but this isn’t if truth be told soccer,” Fonseca talked about.
“Football is made up of contact and one touch can not be adequate to give a penalty. Right here’s soccer not the circus. And I am not licensed talking about the penalty against us but additionally these we purchased.”
Alternatively, Fonseca made no excuses for his team’s defeat.
“After we lag away out two penalties and concede a aim adore the closing one, it becomes refined to fetch despite constructing loads,” he talked about.
The tip outcome ended Milan’s three-sport successful trip in Serie A and left them sixth in the standings, 5 components in the back of leaders Napoli heading into the worldwide spoil.
