JAKARTA - Forward Christian Pulisic and Christopher Nkunku showed their sharpness by scoring goals as AC Milan beat Hellas Verona 3-0 in an Italian Serie A match at the San Siro Stadium, Sunday, December 28, 2025 WIB. The victory brought Milan to the top of the standings.
Pulisic showed his best performance this season. He overcame the deadlock by opening Milan's victory against Verona.
The victory made Milan regain the top of the standings. Now, Milan has 35 points.
They are one point ahead of Inter Milan who dropped to second place. However, Inter have the opportunity to occupy the top of the standings if they beat hosts Atalanta, Monday, December 29, 2025 WIB.
In that match, Pulisic again played as a striker who duetted with Nkunku in a 3-5-2 formation. With their offensive play, they forced Verona to focus on defense.
Initially, Verona was able to implement the strategy very well which made Massimiliano Allegri's team difficult to get the opportunity to score.
However, they eventually failed to hold off Milan's attack and Pulisic managed to break the deadlock in the first half injury time.
The goal started with a cross from veteran midfielder Luka Modric which was greeted by Adrien Rabiot. He then passed the ball received by Pulisic. From close range to the goal, the United States national team player took a volley shot that gave Milan a 1-0 lead.
This is Pulisic's 10th goal from 15 matches in various competitions. Meanwhile, in the Italian League, he has bagged eight goals which are equal to Lautaro Martinez's goal and become the top scorer.
In the second half, Milan immediately attacked the Verona defense. As a result, the Rossoneri were able to increase the lead from the penalty spot when the match was only three minutes in.
The penalty was awarded after Nkunku, who received the ball from Rabiot, was brought down by defender Victor Nelsson in the penalty area.
The referee immediately pointed to the recovery point and Nkunku managed to complete the execution. This was the first goal for the former Chelsea forward during 11 matches with Milan.
Ahead 2-0, Milan continued to play aggressively. The result, not long after Nkunku scored the second goal.
It started with a kick from Modric which could still be stopped by goalkeeper Lorenzo Montipo. However, the ball then rebounded which was immediately caught by Nkunku.
The second goal of the French player, which was created in the 53rd minute, gave Milan a 3-0 lead. No more goals were created and the score remained until the end of the match.
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