Christian Pulisic broke his AC Milan goal drought with some style.
The American forward scored a tremendous goal 14 minutes into his first start of the season, netting against Lecce at San Siro on Sunday, Sept. 20.
Pulisic hadn't scored for Milan since December 2025, but he took his first club goal of 2026 in highlight-reel fashion.
Milan defender Strahinja Pavlović spotted Pulisic making a run behind the Lecce defense and played a long ball into the American's path. Pulisic took the ball down expertly with his right foot before getting just enough contact with his left foot to beat goalkeeper Wladimiro Falcone.
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Pulisic missed much of Milan's preseason after suffering a bone bruise and microfracture in his right tibia and fibula during the USMNT's loss to Belgium in the World Cup round of 16.But the USMNT star returned to training in mid-August, and was an unused sub for the team's opening three Serie A matches.
Pulisic has come on as a halftime sub in each of the team's past two games, including a standout performance in a 2-2 comeback draw against Lazio on Saturday, Sept. 12.
Despite his return to the pitch, Pulisic was left off the USMNT roster for its upcoming friendlies.
This article originally appeared on USA TODAY: Christian Pulisic breaks extended AC Milan drought with sensational goal
