Athekame's injury-time goal helps Milan rescue 2-2 draw against Pisa in Serie A

MILAN, Italy (AP) — Zachary Athekame scored with a long-range drive in injury time to rescue a 2-2 draw for Serie A leader AC Milan against bottom club Pisa on Friday and avoid what would have been the surprise result of the Italian league season so far.

Athekame was about 10 yards outside the area when the ball was played to him following a corner, but his low shot found its way through traffic and inside the near post to deny Pisa a first win at Milan since 1981.

The newly promoted side has yet to win a game since returning to the top tier this season after a 34-year absence.

Milan entered the game as a massive favorite and took the lead through Rafael Leão after just seven minutes, but Juan Cuadrado brought Pisa level when he scored from the penalty spot after an hour.

A massive shock looked likely after M’Bala Nzola controlled a long ball before stroking it under goalkeeper Mike Maignan to give Pisa the lead with five minutes left.

But Athekame's goal in the third minute of injury time meant AC Milan moved two points above Inter, Napoli and Roma ahead of the weekend's games.

The point lifts Pisa out of last place with four points from nine games, a point clear of Fiorentina and Genoa.

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Pisa's Juan Cuadrado scores from a penalty kickduring the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Pisa in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Pisa's goalkeeper Adrian Šemper, right, dives out to make a save as defender Raúl Albiol, center, backs up the play during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Pisa in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (Fabio Ferrari /LaPresse via AP)

Pisa's M'Bala Nzola runs after scoring during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Pisa in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

AC Milan's Alexis Saelemaekers reacts after a miss during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Pisa in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

AC Milan's Alexis Saelemaekers reacts after a miss during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Pisa in Milan, Italy, Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Home Depot got a lift in the first quarter from professionals and also homeowners stocking up on spring supplies.

Profit fell from its first quarter last year, but the national home improvement retailer beat Wall Street expectations.

"The underlying demand in our business was relatively similar to what we saw throughout fiscal 2025, despite greater consumer uncertainty and housing affordability pressure,” CEO Ted Decker said Tuesday.

The housing market has been static as Americans wrestle with rising costs and other economic concerns.

Sales of previously occupied U.S. homes were essentially flat in April, another lackluster showing for the housing market during what’s traditionally its busiest time of the year. Existing home sales edged up 0.2% last month from March to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 4.02 million units, the National Association of Realtors said a week ago. Sales were unchanged compared to April last year.

The U.S. housing market has been in a slump dating back to 2022, the year mortgage rates began climbing from historic lows that fueled a homebuying frenzy at the start of this decade. American consumers are cautious as gas prices fuel an inflation surge of 3.8% in the U.S. Labor Department figures last week showed that gasoline prices are up more than 28% compared with a year ago.

For the three months ended May 3, Home Depot earned $3.29 billion, or $3.30 per share. A year earlier the Atlanta company earned $3.43 billion, or $3.45 per share.

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Customer transactions declined 1.3% in the quarter, but the amount that shoppers spent increased to $92.76 per average receipt from $90.71 a year ago.

Home Depot still anticipates fiscal 2026 total sales growth of about 2.5% to 4.5% and comparable sales growth to be about flat to up 2%.

Shares rose more than 1% before the opening bell Tuesday.

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