Nkunku Nets Maiden Serie A Goals to Launch AC Milan to League Summit

Christopher Nkunku propelled AC Milan to the pinnacle of Serie A by scoring twice in their 3-0 triumph over Verona on Sunday at the San Siro, representing the French attackers debut strikes in Italys elite division.

The forward snapped his Serie A scoring dry spell, ongoing since February, by slotting away a penalty he secured himself two minutes post interval to extend Milans advantage.

Just five minutes on, he positioned himself to finish the third goal, affording the home team a two point cushion ahead of crosstown foes Inter Milan.

The 28 year olds lone prior contribution for Milan, after his August move from Chelsea for an upfront 37 million euros ($43.6 million), occurred versus Lecce in the Coppa Italia during September.

Inter could recapture first place later that Sunday via a quick excursion to Bergamo against Atalanta, revitalised under Raffaele Palladinos guidance following his recent appointment last month.

Milan embarked on a dominant success moments before the break courtesy of Christian Pulisic, who sustained his outstanding streak with his eighth Serie A strike across 11 outings.

Having sat out nearly a month this term through injury, Pulisic has influenced 50 goals in Serie A overall since his 2023 arrival at Milan.

He pierced Veronals tenacious backline by nudging in Adrien Rabiotss header from a set piece corner in the opening added minute preceding halftime.

This enabled Milan to assuredly overcome a bottom half side, a challenge Massimiliano Alégris charges have found difficult despite an unbeaten Serie A run since the campaigns kickoff.

Nkunku clinched the spoils and bolstered his bid to spearhead Milans attack, amid Mexican forward Santiago Gimenezs absence until February and Niclas Fullkrugs impending transfer from West Ham next month.

Verona, buoyed by consecutive wins over Atalanta and Fiorentina lately, linger in the drop zone, two points adrift of Genoa who hover immediately above the relegation spots and meet Roma on Monday.

Elsewhere that Sunday, reigning champions Napoli seek to narrow the deficit to a single point of Milan against Jamie Vardys Cremonese, as Bologna entertain Sassuolo.