Pierre Kalulu confirmed his defensive awareness in AC Milan’s 4-2 win against Udinese last night. In particular, he made an amazing last-ditch recovery in the first half of the clash.
The young Frenchman is the undisputed starter alongside Fikayo Tomori at the back and based on yesterday’s game, no one can question this. Udinese relied a lot on counter-attacks and this fit Kalulu perfectly.
In the 28th minute, after Milan had turned the game around, Kalulu denied Udinese what seemed almost like a certain goal as Gerard Deulofeu led a 2v1 against the defender. With the perfect timing, though, the youngster intercepted the ball.
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