Allegri confirms Pulisic return date for Milan and USMNT doubt

Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri is confident that Christian Pulisic will return in an away game at Parma next week, but is unsure the American star will join the USMNT for the November break.

Allegri spoke at a press conference on Saturday on the eve of a Serie A match against Roma.

Pulisic suffered an injury while on international duty in October and hasn’t yet returned to action since.

Allegri provided the latest team news ahead of tomorrow’s match. Pulisic will not be available, but is expected to return to action next week.

“Leao is fit, Tomori will hardly be available even if, luckily, big problems have been ruled out,” said Allegri via Milannews.

“Pulisic should return against Parma, while it’s more difficult for Rabiot. Let’s see if Gimenez will be there or will return against Parma. Estupinan is fine, Jashari has only trained once, so it’s unlikely that he’ll be on the bench tomorrow.

“Let’s see if Pulisic will be back in Parma and then join his national team,” Allegri continued.

“We are in contact with all the national team coaches to tell them our players’ conditions.”

Gazzetta dello Sport reported in October that Milan director Giorgio Furlani was in talks with US Soccer directors, hoping to convince them to leave Pulisic out of the USMNT squad for the next international friendlies.

With Gimenez not fully fit and Pulisic out of action, Christophern Nkunku is likely to start in the Milan attack tomorrow.

“Nkunku is fit and tomorrow he might be involved,” Allegri confirmed.

“He is a player of great technique, and we expect a lot from him. I think he can [play as a striker], just like Leao, but it is also possible to play without a centre-forward.”