Pulisic scored a penalty only a few minutes before making netting ther deciding goal, which gives Conceicao more time to work with the team and breaks a streak of three loss in a row in the last three Serie A games before Saturday.
Christian Pulisic was the hero for AC Milan with his two goals helping the Rossoneri end a three-match losing streak in Serie A.
Christian Pulisic's brace in AC Milan's recent victory over Lecce highlights his impressive resurgence at the club. His goal-scoring form in Serie A has him on the verge of breaking his personal best for a single season in Europe.
The USMNT star's goalless February underscored a rough stretch for him and his club, and there are plenty of contributing factors.
AC Milan came from two goals down to win 3-2 at lowly Lecce in Serie A on Saturday, with midfielder Christian Pulisic levelling for the visitors from the penalty spot before netting the winner late in the second half.
Christian Pulisic emerged as the hero for Miian, scoring a decisive brace, while Rafael Leao’s introduction at halftime injected the attacking spark needed to overturn a two-goal deficit.
Pulisic played an integral role in helping AC Milan even make it out of the Champions League league phase. The 26-year-old scored four goals throughout the Rossoneri's European campaign, the most in a single season by any American player in the competition's history. He also recorded two goals in AC Milan's winning-Italian Super Cup campaign.
Milan thought they'd made the perfect start when Santiago Tomás Giménez fired in from Theo Hernández's cross in the first minute, but the strike was ruled out for offside. Lecce then stunned the Rossoneri with their first attack as Nikola Krstović's 20-yard strike flew past Marco Sportiello and into the top corner.