Christian Pulisic’s corner kick service helped AC Milan take one point from Saturday’s Serie A trip to Lazio.
Pulisic assisted once in the Rossoneri’s 2-2 road draw at the Stadio Olimpico, logging 90 minutes in the match. Fellow U.S. men’s national team midfielder Yunus Musah featured off the bench and played the final 20 minutes.
Pulisic’s dangerous corner kick was headed home by Strahinja Pavlovic in the eighth minute, giving AC Milan a 1-0 advantage. It marked Pulisic’s first assist of the new campaign.
Lazio would flip the scoreline in its favor after the hour mark thanks to goal from Valentin Castellanos and Boulaye Dia. However, AC Milan would fight back to claim one point.
Rafael Leao equalized for Paulo Fonseca’s side with 12 minutes to play.
AC Milan heads into the September international break before resuming league action against Venezia on September 15.
Donovan Pines is quickly becoming a key goalscoring threat for English League One club Barnsley.
Pines scored his second goal of the season on Saturday as Barnsley defeated Crawley Town 3-0 away from home. It marked Pines’ fourth goal in his ninth appearance for the club across all competitions.
Pines headed Darrell Clarke’s squad in front after 12 minutes to give them a 1-0 advantage.
Adam Phillips would extend Barnsley’s lead in the 23rd minute before adding his second goal of the match before halftime. Phillips second tally came from the penalty spot, giving the visitors a 3-0 advantage that they wouldn’t let slip away.
Barnsley sits seventh in League One after picking up its second league victory of the summer.
Fellow American Gabriel Slonina registered the road clean sheet despite not having to make a single save.
Fulham fought back to earn a road draw with Ipswich Town on Saturday as Antonee Robinson continued his strong start to the Premier League campaign.
Robinson set up Adama Traore for Fulham’s equalizer in the 32nd minute in an eventual 1-1 draw at Portman Road. It marked Robinson’s eighth assist for Fulham across all competitions dating back to last season.
After Liam Delap propelled the Tractor Boys in front, Robinson’s blistering run and service from the left wing allowed Traore to deliver a one-time finish.
Robinson made his third-consecutive league start for the Cottagers, who are 1-1-1 heading into the international break.
Croatian side Hajduk Split picked up a key three points on Saturday in a 1-0 triumph over Osijek.
American midfielder Rokas Pukstas set up the eventual winning goal, which was scored by Marko Livaja. Livaja laid off a pass to Pukstas roughly 30 yards away from the Osijek net before Pukstas spun and played Livaja upfield with a cutting pass.
Livaja made no mistake by scoring in the 56th minute, delivering the lone goal of the match for either team.
Pukstas, who was linked with a potential move to Serie A side Parma this summer, looks to be staying in Croatia for the first half of the season.
Hajduk Split sits second in the 1. HNL division standings, but could drop to third pending Rijeka’s result against Dinamo Zagreb on Sunday.
