AC Milan winger Christian Pulisic has received a barrage of death threats and abuse on social media following a fiery 1-0 win over Lazio in Serie A on Friday.
Lazio finished the game with eight men and Pulisic was involved in two of the three sending offs.
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Pulisic posted photos on Instagram of him and the Milan team celebrating after the match and was inundated with abusive comments.
There were also many messages of support for the American, including from his Milan teammate Theo Hernández, who wrote: “Puliiiii, I am your security.”
Luca Pellegrini was sent off in the 67th minute after two yellow cards in quick succession, each for a foul on Pulisic, and Matteo Guendouzi received a straight red in stoppage time for reacting badly to a foul by the American standout, who was also reprimanded in the incident.
Lazio defender Adam Marusic was sent off in added time.
Pulisic joined Milan from Chelsea in the off-season hoping to revive a flagging career at the club. He has seven goals and six assists in 25 league games.
