AC Milan Settles for Draw Against Parma
November 8, 2025 – MILAN – Christian Pulisic, the United States international, made his comeback from injury, coming close to netting a late winner for AC Milan in their 2-2 stalemate with Parma, who are fighting to avoid relegation. Milan had initially taken a commanding 2-0 lead before allowing Parma to equalize.
The single point gained by Milan places them neck and neck with reigning champions Napoli, who face a challenging away fixture against Bologna on Sunday. Inter Milan and Roma trail Milan by one point and will also be in action this weekend, taking on Lazio and Udinese, respectively.
Milan could have ascended to the top of the table if they had secured a victory and opened the scoring in the 12th minute when Alexis Saelemaekers, after receiving a pass from Christopher Nkunku, drilled a shot into the bottom left corner.
Saelemaekers earned a penalty for the team in the 25th minute when he was fouled by Iliman Ndiaye while making his way towards the byline. Rafael Leão capitalized on this opportunity, converting the penalty to double Milan’s lead.
<pHowever, Parma rallied back just before half-time when Adrián Bernabé struck a curling shot into the top corner from the edge of the box. The equalizer came in the 62nd minute, as Enrico Del Prato scored with a header from a Sascha Britschgi cross.
Pulisic entered the match in the 70th minute for his first appearance in nearly a month, returning from a hamstring injury sustained during international duty. He nearly made an immediate impact, chasing down a backheel flick from Leão, but his shot went just wide of the right post.
This draw was crucial for Parma, enabling them to climb two points clear of the relegation zone.
In other action, Juventus remains fifth in the standings after a goalless draw against Torino in a derby match, trailing the top two teams by three points. Torino goalkeeper Alberto Paleari made a crucial save to deny Weston McKennie from scoring, while Michele Di Gregorio, Juventus’ goalkeeper, thwarted a one-handed shot from Ché Adams.
Juventus celebrated a victory in Luciano Spalletti’s first match in charge, winning 2-1 against Cremonese last weekend, but could only manage a draw against Sporting Lisbon in the Champions League on Tuesday.
Information from The Associated Press was included in this report.
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