AC Milan back on top of Serie A thanks to Christian Pulišić double

TURIN, Italy (AP) — A second-half double from substitute Christian Pulišić gave AC Milan a come-from- behind 3-2 win over Torino on Monday and swept it back to the top of Italy's Serie A.

Weekend wins for title rivals Napoli and Internazionale left Milan in third and it knew three points were required to return to the summit.

However, it was 2-0 down after 17 minutes.

Nikola Vlašić gave the home side the lead with a penalty after nine minutes, and then made the second goal eight minutes later when he powered forward to feed Duvan Zapata, whose powerful angled drive beat Mike Maignan from 12 meters.

Milan got back into the game seven minutes later, Adrien Rabiot lashing in a shot from 35 meters that will feature in many goal of the season competitions come May.

It fell to American forward Pulišić to turn the game around with two second-half goals. After 67 minutes, one minute after replacing Davide Bartesaghi, he found himself unmarked in the box and made no mistake from close range.

Ten minutes later Pulišić put Milan ahead for the first time in the match when he swept home a low cross from the right.

Milan avoided what would have been only its second defeat of the season and extended its unbeaten league run to 13 games.

The result leaves Torino, a club with the worst defence in the league, in 16th place, one of four teams on 14 points.

In Udine, Genoa won a second consecutive league match for the first time in almost two years when a late goal from Brooke Norton-Cuffy secured a 2-1 victory over Udinese.

The 83rd-minute decider was the England under-21 international’s first goal for the club since signing from Arsenal last year.

It followed a 34th-minute penalty from Ruslan Malinovskyi that put Genoa ahead, and a 65th minute equalizer by Jakub Piotrowski.

The result maintained Genoa’s revival under new coach Daniele De Rossi. It is unbeaten in its last four, with eight points from 12 since the former Roma midfielder took the helm.

The win lifted Genoa into 14th place, one of the four teams on 14 points. Udinese is three places above it with 18.

At the bottom of the table, a penalty from Adrian Benedyczak gave Parma a 1-0 win at Pisa.

The Polish forward struck after 40 minutes to move Parma four points clear of the relegation zone.

M’Bala Nzola came close three times for the home side in the second half. His day got worse in stoppage time when he was shown a straight red card for a senseless kick at Mandela Keita.

The result leaves Pisa third-bottom with 10 points from 14 games.

AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

Milan's head coach Massimiliano Allegri watches the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Milan in Turin, Italy, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)

Torino's Nikola Vlasic fights for the ball with AC Milan's Strahinja Pavlovic during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Milan in Turin, Italy, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

AC Milan's Christian Pulisic, left, scores his side's third goal goal during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Milan in Turin, Italy, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Fabio Ferrari/LaPresse via AP)

Milan's Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Milan in Turin, Italy, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)

Milan's Christian Pulisic celebrates after scoring a goal during the Serie A soccer match between Torino FC and Milan in Turin, Italy, Monday, Dec. 8, 2025. (Tano Pecoraro/LaPresse via AP)

PARIS (AP) — Ballon d’Or winner Ousmane Dembélé and goalkeeper Lucas Chevalier will both miss Paris Saint-Germain's trip to Athletic Bilbao in the Champions League on Wednesday.

PSG said Dembélé is sick while Chevalier is still recovering from a right ankle injury.

It's another setback for Dembélé, who returned from a left calf injury against Tottenham at the end of November and only made two more appearances in the French league.

Before that, Dembélé had been sidelined several weeks by a right hamstring injury sustained while playing for France in September.

PSG will also still be without Morocco right back Achraf Hakimi, who has a sprained left ankle and faces a race against time to recover before the Africa Cup of Nations in his home country from Dec. 21. Désiré Doué, however, makes his return to Luis Enrique's squad, having recovered from a muscle strain in his right thigh.

Matvei Safonov is expected to start in goal in the absence of Chevalier, who was injured in a loss against Monaco after a violent tackle from Lamine Camara on Nov. 29.

PSG won the Champions League last season and currently sits second in the league phase after five games, three points behind leader Arsenal.

AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer

PSG's Ousmane Dembele heads the ball during a Champions League opening phase soccer match between Paris Saint Germain and Tottenham, in Paris, Wednesday, Nov.26, 2025. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

PSG's Ousmane Dembele waits to kick a corner during the French League One soccer match between Paris and Rennes in Paris, France, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)

PSG's Ousmane Dembele walks to kick a corner during the French League One soccer match between Paris and Rennes in Paris, France, Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025. (AP Photo/Thibault Camus)