USMNT forward Christian Pulisic was reintegrated into first team training at Milan on Tuesday for the first time since his injury at the World Cup.
The 27-year-old suffered a micro-fracture and bone bruise in his right leg during his country’s 4-1 defeat to Belgium in the last 16 on July 7.
He was expected to be out for several weeks and has been recovering while Milan’s new coach Ruben Amorim has overseen pre-season.
Milan go to Torino on Sunday as the new campaign in Serie A gets underway.
Pulisic attempted to play through the injury in the second half of the Belgium game but was substituted just before the hour-mark of the 4-1 loss – which was notable for Folarin Balogun featuring after FIFA, the world governing body, overturned his suspension.
The game capped a frustrating tournament for Pulisic, who was withdrawn at half-time of the 4-1 win over Paraguay in the opening game with a calf injury, and did not score in four appearances at the finals.
“With one earlier and then another injury now, it just sucked. It was tough. It was difficult for me to deal with,” Pulisic said after the loss to Belgium.
Pulisic scored 10 times in all competitions for Milan last term, but didn’t manage a single goal after the turn of the year.
