""Two days ago I was truly dead, today I felt much better. I'm happy to have come here to help the team," Pulisic told Sky Sports Italia after the match, revealing the extent of his battle with the flu ahead of Monday's match. "Yesterday we didn't know if I could play, but this morning I felt much better. I'm happy with the goals, but the important thing was to win the match.""
""We also have to praise the medical staff because Pulisic was really ill, yet he came and gave us a huge hand," assistant coach Marco Landucci said after the game. He replaced head coach Massimiliano Allegri who watched the game from a box while serving a suspension. "[Pulisic] is a strong player, he's very calm in the locker room, but on the pitch he's nasty and in front of goal, he's a sharpshooter," Landucci added."
Christian Pulisic overcame a severe bout of the flu to come off the bench and score a second-half brace, turning a 2-0 deficit into a 3-2 win for AC Milan over Torino. Adrien Rabiot initiated Milan's comeback with a long-range strike before Pulisic entered in the 67th minute and netted twice to secure the victory. The win put Milan level on points with Napoli and ahead on goal difference, restoring Milan to first place in Serie A. Coaching staff praised medical personnel for enabling Pulisic to play despite his illness.
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