Pulisic scores wondergoal in dramatic Milan loss

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Christian Pulisic’s goal looked to have won a point for 10-man Milan.

Monza earned a hard-fought 4-2 home win against AC Milan in Serie A on Sunday despite a stunning effort from Christian Pulisic, as Stefano Pioli’s side missed a chance to leapfrog second-placed Juventus in the standings.

Monza’s Matteo Pessina and Dany Mota put the club ahead in the first half before substitutes Olivier Giroud and Pulisic pulled Milan level in the second.

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Milan had been pushing hard for an equaliser prior to Pulisic’s goal in the 88th minute. The United States men’s national team forward picked up the ball on the right side of the penalty box, ducked inside a defender and curled a left-footed effort into the far corner.

Warren Bondo and Lorenzo Colombo secured the hosts all three points with a goal apiece in the dying minutes, with Bondo scoring in the immediate aftermath of Pulisic’s goal which looked to have earned Milan an unlikely point..

Milan went down to 10 men in the 52nd minute when Luka Jovic was sent off for violent conduct against Monza captain Pessina, with the referee overturning his original decision to just book the Serbia striker after consulting the VAR monitor.

Milan remained third in the standings on 52 points, two adrift of second-placed Juventus and 11 behind leaders Inter Milan, who have a game in hand.

This article was originally published by Espn.com. Read the original article here.