Reports: Roma or the Supercoppa – when Pulisic is likely to return with caution needed

Christian Pulisic will be sidelined with a calf issue, it has been confirmed, but there seems to be some confusion about when he might return.

As we reported earlier today, the MRI scan Pulisic underwent this morning highlighted a low-grade lesion of the soleus muscle in his right calf. A new test will be carried out in a week, meaning he will miss at least the next two games.

According to what is being reported by Sky, Pulisic is looking at about 15 days out. It is a period of absence that will force him to miss the Red Star game in the Champions League, but also the next league matches against Genoa (December 15) and Verona (December 20).

The Rossoneri medical staff will try to get him back for the match at San Siro against Roma scheduled for December 29, but there will be no risks taken given that the Supercoppa Italiana follows that in early January.

La Gazzetta dello Sport meanwhile are reporting that even more caution than usual will be needed because the calf is a very delicate area, with a risk of relapse high. Milan are not committing themselves in terms of return date, but the game against Juve scheduled for January 3 seems realistic.

Pulisic will ‘almost certainly’ miss the Roma game as per La Gazzetta, contrary to what Sky say. Now Fonseca begins to (complicate) consider the best form to give his Milan in the absence of one of his best men.