As Santiago Gimenez prepares to watch Milan’s clash with Lazio from the sidelines, the club enters the Stadio Olimpico with a mystery surrounding the striker’s absence.

Christian Pulisic features heavily in the pre-match conversation, even though he won’t be in the starting XI.

Lazio will face AC Milan in the 2025–2026 Coppa Italia round of 16. Fans in the USA can watch every moment, with complete kickoff schedules and broadcast information available here for both television and streaming options.

Christian Pulisic’s status has been the central storyline surrounding Milan ahead of its Coppa Italia showdown with Lazio, and Massimiliano Allegri’s latest comments have only added intrigue.

Milan, still top of Serie A and fighting on multiple fronts, is preparing for another meeting with Lazio—this time in the Coppa Italia—but the question surrounding Pulisic and Santiago Gimenez’s readiness lingers in the background, unresolved and inevitably tense.

Is Pulisic truly a big-game player? His Milan stats hint at a resounding yes, even if his Premier League stint at Chelsea suggested otherwise.

The 40-year-old Al-Nassr forward, whose name was once synonymous with silverware, is now enduring the longest trophy drought of his illustrious career, a run that has seen near misses, heartbreaks, and an ever-deepening sense of frustration.

Finally unlocked and loaded, Santiago Gimenez delivered—but behind his resurgence lies an unexpected source of inspiration, courtesy of Christian Pulisic, his American teammate and rival on the international stage.

In the Coppa Italia against Lecce, Gimenez not only broke his scoring drought but also sent a strong seven-word message to Milan’s management.

AC Milan took a comfortable lead over Lecce in the Coppa Italia, and Christian Pulisic scored one of the goals.

AC Milan are facing Lecce in the Coppa Italia, and Christian Pulisic is not in the starting lineup.

AC Milan will face Lecce in the 2025/2026 Coppa Italia second round. Find here how to watch in the United States, with complete kickoff details and broadcast options available across both TV and streaming platforms.

Luka Modric, Christian Pulisic, and Santiago Gimenez will all be central to Milan’s ambitions in the Coppa Italia, but the Rossoneri will take the field without their head coach, Massimiliano Allegri, on the touchline.

As Milan prepares to face Lecce in the Round of 32, the focus has fallen on three of the biggest names in the squad: Christian Pulisic, Santiago Gimenez, and Luka Modric.

Bad news struck AC Milan in the beginning of the 2025-26 season as Rafael Leao suffered an injury in the Coppa Italia minutes after he scored.