Christian Pulisic ended up at the centre of attention yesterday evening as he got Luca Pellegrini sent off in the game between AC Milan and Lazio. Unfortunately, on his latest Instagram post, the winger has received death threats and nasty comments.
Everything started as Lazio’s forward Valentin Castellanos went to the ground, following a challenge with Ismael Bennacer, and Pellegrini wanted to let the ball run out of play. Pulisic hadn’t seen that Castellanos was down, though, so he played on and forced the left-back to a foul.
Pellegrini was handed his second yellow card and the Lazio players were fuming, not just hurling insults at the referee but also Pulisic. Thanks to a late goal by Noah Okafor, Milan ended up winning the game 1-0 and the Lazio players continued to show their frustration after the final whistle.
Unfortunately, as highlighted by several outlets and social media accounts, Pulisic has been receiving abuse on his latest Instagram post ever since the final whistle. “I don’t wish you to die, but to suffer slowly day after day”, one comment read, “You and your family must die”, another read.
Lazio fans are known for not exactly being the best ones in Italy, experiencing a widespread problem with fascism within the fanbase. And there have been plenty of incidents in the past, even against Milan (such as the chants against Tiemoue Bakayoko).
