"What is interesting though is how big an impact these subs have had. In fact, Milan are the team that have had the most goals from players introduced during games, with six racked up already. Christian Pulisic carries a lot of the weight in this sense with three goals, including his brace in the 3-2 comeback win over Torino. Niclas Füllkrug (winner vs. Lecce), Christopher Nkunku (equaliser vs. Fiorentina) and Zachary Athekame (equaliser vs. Pisa) make up the others."
"Speaking of Athekame - who is a candidate to get his first league start on Sunday against Roma - he is the most-used substitute having come on 11 times. The Swiss full-back is actually joint with Ruben Loftus-Cheek, also summoned 11 times. Samuele Ricci has been called upon 10 times, Nkunku eight, Pulisic five, Koni De Winter five and Füllkrug already four times. What is interesting is Athekame's 11 sub appearances combine for 95 minutes, while Loftus-Cheek is on 239 and Ricci on 212."
Milan began the 2025-26 season with a streamlined senior outfield squad of 19 players. Injuries and suspensions have stretched squad depth and left the bench unfilled in several matches. Allegri has made only 78 in-game substitutions in Serie A so far among coaches who have managed all 21 games. Parma have the second-fewest substitutions with 91, while Bologna used all 105 available subs. Milan leads Serie A with six goals scored by substitutes. Christian Pulisic scored three of those goals, including a brace in the 3-2 comeback at Torino. Zachary Athekame and others have provided key goal contributions. Substitute usage minutes vary widely among players.
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