Pulisic wanted to be the goalkeeper instead of Giroud, what the Milan coach told him

AC Milan defeated Genoa in a crazy match, where the Italian team ended up playing with 10 players after their goalkeeper was sent off in the final minutes. The American Christian Pulisic scored the winning goal and after the match, the AC Milan coach revealed a curiosity about the midfielder, who allegedly wanted to be the goalkeeper after the expulsion of Mike Maignan, but it was finally Giroud who accepted the challenge.

Mike Maignan was sent off in the 98th minute (the last added time) for running over Ekuban while he was the last player. Giroud had to take over as goalkeeper to defend Genoa's foul from the front. Gudmundsson's shot hit the crossbar and on the counterattack... Josep Martínez was sent off! for an entrance to Musah. A totally unpredictable and very crazy closing match.

After the match, in a press conference, AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli revealed that when Maignan was sent off, Pulisic offered to be the goalkeeper of the match in the final minutes. This is because Milan did not have any more changes available. Given this, the American player wanted to accept the challenge. However, Stefano Pioli confessed that he preferred Giroud, due to the Frenchman's height compared to the American.

AC Milan is the new leader

After Saturday's results, the Rossonero team is the new leader with 21 points, against 19 for the Nerazzurri, second. 'Juve' also benefits from Inter's defeat and is close to just two points, provisionally occupying third place with 17 points. In Genoa, Milan almost missed the opportunity, unable to score the goal that took them into the lead. The Rossoneri had to wait for a late goal by the American Christian Pulisic (87), and the subsequent review in the video review, for an alleged handball to be able to celebrate the victory.