The forward from the United States and AC Milan played against Panama under the eye of a Cuscatleco. In the past, the Salvadoran coach Hugo Pérez trained him
The United States national team attacker, Christian Pulisicplayed, this Thursday, against Panama, for the Copa America 2024. And, this time, he was in another game in which he had to interact with another Salvadoran.
The star, captain and leader of the Americans faced the canaleros under the gaze of the national referee Ivan Barton. This meant, once again, the relationship of the AC Milan player with another Cuscatleco.
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This was a reference to remembering that, in the past, Pulisic was one of those “Stars and Stripes” players who was trained by Salvadoran coach Porque Pérez. A memory that, when he came to Cuscatlán to play against Selecta, he returned to the present.
Pulisic, on that occasion, did not forget the national coach who believed in him and trusted in his talent and quality as a player, discovering him and training him and creating in him the European-level player that he is. That is why, in that qualifying game in June 2022, they greeted each other and hugged Pérez effusively.
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However, this time it was different, as Pulisic was only under Barton’s attention in the game to enforce the rules of the match, but he was again under the gaze of a national player. Even as the one wearing the captain’s armband, he interacted with Barton at all times.
The national center had contact with Pulisic at the time of the protocol acts, and after a foul that the American received and that led to the expulsion with a direct red card of the Panamanian Adalberto Carrasquilla (88′). In images, Pulisic could be seen following the player and confronting him with a push, very annoyed, and on par with Barton.
Thus, Pulisic was once again under the contact of another Salvadoran. Under different conditions, but one more national than him put it in order and order, now in the Mercedes-Benz stadium in Atlanta, Georgia, on North American soil.
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