"AC Milan's Christian Pulisic is away with the American national team, and Mauricio Pochettino is hoping he can continue recovering before their game today. It is never good to hear that a key player may be absent, especially not for the second game in an international break. However, it may be the case for Pulisic, who was not able to play much earlier in the break. Against Ecuador, he only managed around 20 minutes after suffering from an ankle issue, which worried America's Argentine coach. It seems to have improved, but not by much, though."
"Ahead of today's friendly against Australia, the head coach confirmed that the American had completed a training session on Monday with the group. However, a decision still needs to be made about his chances against the Aussies. Speaking at a press conference last night, Pochettino's words about Pulisic's progress have been relayed by ESPN. "I think the reaction after the 20 minutes playing [against Ecuador], I think was good. His ankle, I think, reacted very well, and I just hope that tomorrow he can be available. We need to wait today for the reaction too, but I think it's much better than when he arrived.""
Christian Pulisic travelled with the US national team while recovering from an ankle issue sustained during the Ecuador match. He played about 20 minutes against Ecuador before the ankle reacted and caused concern. He completed a group training session on Monday but the coaching staff is monitoring his post-training reaction to determine availability. Mauricio Pochettino described the ankle's response as better than on arrival but still cautious about immediate selection. A final decision on Pulisic's participation in the friendly against Australia will be made after assessing his response to the latest training.
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