CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Relief could be seen on Christian Pulisic’s face as he sidestepped goalkeeper Mory Diaw and buried a shot into the net for a first-half goal.“Now maybe we can stop talking about it,” Pulisic said later.The drought, that is.Pulisic had a goal and an assist as he ended a five-month scoreless streak for club and country in a confidence-building 3-2 U.S. win over Senegal on Sunday, the Americans’ next-to-last World Cup warmup before their June 12 opener.America’s top player finished his AC Milan season scoreless in a career-high 19 club games since Dec. 28 and was without a goal eight straight U.S. matches since November 2024.“I felt this confidence, like I have played really well in recent months, but all everyone seems to want to worry about is goals. so hopefully we can stop talking about it,” Pulisic said. “We have games ahead and I have to be ready.”
Pulisic’s goal seemed like an emotional relief, as if weight had been lifted off the shoulders of the 27-year-old.“We are all happy for him and we didn’t doubt him for a second,” said midfielder Weston McKennie, who has known Pulisic since he was 13. “People that don’t know him may not know his abilities or what he is capable of.”
