A pair of U.S. men’s national team stars returned to action for their respective Italian Serie A clubs on Monday, but their fortunes on the pitch ended up being quite the opposite.\u00a0<\/p>\n
USA midfielder Weston McKennie scored for Juventus to beat Genoa 2-0, getting man of the match honors. McKennie netted 17 minutes after kickoff to add to a fourth minute opener from Brazilian defender Bremer.<\/p>\n
McKennie missed two chances to add to his tally and the woodwork also came to Genoa\u2019s rescue when Juventus striker and Canada star Jonathan David hit the post.<\/p>\n
While McKennie was continuing his fine form (he scored in the USA’s 5-2 loss to Belgium during the international break last week), his American teammate Christian Pulisic continued his scoreless streak as AC Milan lost to Napoli, 1-0.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Pulisic came on as a substitute in the 74th minute but couldn’t find the back of the net. His last goal for AC Milan was in December 2025.\u00a0<\/p>\n
Substitute Matteo Politano scored late to give Napoli a 1-0 win over Milan and helped close the gap on Serie A leader Inter Milan on Monday.<\/p>\n
With Napoli starting the night in third place, one point behind AC Milan and 10 behind Inter, both clubs knew a win was needed to keep alive their title aspirations. However, neither showed much urgency in a game that featured few clear scoring chances.<\/p>\n
Politano, who replaced Leonardo Spinazzola just five minutes earlier, eventually broke the deadlock with 11 minutes remaining when he fired home a low shot after the Milan defense failed to clear a cross from the left.<\/p>\n
Milan poured forward in the final minutes but could not get an equalizer and dropped to third.<\/p>\n
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The Associated Press contributed to this report.<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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