Pulisic defiant after Lecce comeback: “We are a very united group, we have shown it”

Christian Pulisic has stressed that the AC Milan squad are ‘very united’ at the moment, as shown by the comeback against Lecce.

Going into the game there had been a quite toxic atmosphere surrounding the Milan squad, with talk of infighting among the directors and the Sergio Conceicao spokesperson saga, and it looked for a while like things would only get worse.

Nikola Krstović lived up to his billing as the main threat for a Lecce side that hadn’t scored since January and were on 18 goals in 27 league games prior to tonight, netting a goal in each half to put them in command.

Despite being two goals down, the Rossoneri roared back when they seemed floored. Firstly Joao Felix’s shot was diverted in via an own-goal, then Christian Pulisic scored from the penalty spot and Pulisic’s volley capped the comeback inside the final 15 minutes.

Pulisic spoke to DAZN and Milan TV just after the full-time whistle to give his thoughts on what was a rollercoaster night for the team, with his comments relayed by MilanNews.

An important victory to build from?

“Yes, 100%. This is a very difficult moment for us, a victory like this is very important.”

Is the squad still together?

“We are a very united group, we have shown it. The moment is very very difficult, getting this victory is important.”

How important is it to win a match like this?

“Very important, it gives us a lot of confidence in this difficult moment.”

It’s been a long time since you scored…

“It was a difficult time for me too, I always want to score but lately it hasn’t happened.”

Did you believe even when Lecce were 2-0 up?

“This game is the story of the season: we’re doing well, we have 5-6 chances, they take a shot and score. But I always believed we’d win the game, even when they were 2-0 up.”