Pulisic leads Milan rally with goal and assist in win

Santiago Gimenez and Christian Pulisic powered AC Milan to a important 3-1 location triumph implicit Bologna connected Friday, a triumph that not lone kept their slim top-four hopes flickering but besides acceptable the signifier for a tantalising Coppa Italia last clash connected Wednesday.

The effect lifted Milan to eighth connected 60 points, 3 down Juventus successful fourth, who volition look sixth-placed Lazio, besides connected 63 points, connected Saturday. Bologna beryllium seventh with 62 points.

The lucifer acted arsenic a thrilling formal rehearsal for Wednesday's Coppa Italia final, wherever the 2 sides volition look disconnected erstwhile much astatine the iconic Stadio Olimpico successful Rome.

After a mostly uneventful archetypal half, Riccardo Orsolini took complaint 4 minutes aft the break, cutting successful from the close and drilling a debased changeable into the country to enactment Bologna successful front.

Gimenez brought Milan level successful the 73rd minute, latching onto a diverted transverse from Pulisic and, near unmarked successful the box, helium slotted location with calm precision.

Pulisic past completed the turnaround for Milan with 11 minutes remaining, capitalising connected a blocked changeable that fell into his way portion Gimenez scored Milan's 3rd successful stoppage time.