"Massimiliano Allegri was very satisfied after his AC Milan side signed off the year in the best possible way, with a 3-0 home win over Hellas Verona. It took 45 minutes for Milan to open the scoring, but it was rather predictably Christian Pulisic who was on hand to fire in a flick-on from a corner. Then Christopher Nkunku finally got off the mark in Serie A with a brace inside four second half minutes to seal an eventual three-goal victory."
"What is your assessment of Milan's season so far? "I'm happy with what we're doing, but we can't lower the bar. Today we played a tidy game, even though after the 3-0 lead we should have done better, not by playing static ball possession, but by playing dynamic ball possession." Did you tell your team to let Nkunku kick? "Nkunku is a penalty taker - he's only missed one out of 18 in his career. This is an important penalty."
"There are times in the season when you have to take it like this. It was right that he took it. And the third goal is very nice, because it's the work of a true centre-forward." How important is Pulisic? "He's doing well, even if he's still not well physically with this minor problem with his flexor. In fact, he's making some poor passing choices and delaying plays a bit."
AC Milan closed the year with a 3-0 home victory over Hellas Verona, with Christian Pulisic scoring from a corner and Christopher Nkunku netting a brace early in the second half. Milan missed the chance to finish 2025 top after Inter beat Atalanta, leaving Milan in second. Massimiliano Allegri praised the team's progress, warned against lowering standards, and asked for more dynamic possession. Allegri confirmed Nkunku as a reliable penalty taker and noted Pulisic’s minor flexor issue affecting some passing choices. Allegri credited the club's transfer-market work and the quality of the squad.
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