Udinese 0-2 AC Milan: Christian Pulisic's early goal sets up a sixth straight unbeaten result

AC Milan barely had to work for this one. Christian Pulisic opened the scoring inside six minutes, set up by Luka Modric, and Milan controlled the rest of the afternoon comfortably enough that Omari Hutchinson's second goal in the 65th minute felt more like a formality than a turning point. The 2-0 win at the Bluenergy Stadium kept Udinese in the relegation zone, while Milan's unbeaten start to the Serie A season reached eight matches.

Pulisic strikes early, Modric still pulling the strings

Pulisic's finish came from a Luka Modric assist, the veteran midfielder still pulling the strings for Milan and setting up the opener before the game was six minutes old. It was the kind of start that let Milan dictate the rest of the match without needing to force anything, and they finished with 59.9% of the possession and seven shots on target to Udinese's five — comfortable rather than one-sided, but never seriously threatened.

Hutchinson doubles the lead after the break

Omari Hutchinson made it 2-0 in the 65th minute, the goal that put the result beyond reasonable doubt. Milan used their bench to manage the closing stages rather than chase a third, bringing on Yunus Musah, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Francesco Camarda among five changes, and the only blemish on an otherwise clean afternoon was a 90th-minute yellow card for Modric, picked up as the game wound down with the points already secure.

Udinese's losing run now stands at six

This was Udinese's sixth straight Serie A defeat. They had already lost five in a row before kick-off — to Lazio, Inter, Cagliari, Torino and Lecce — and this result extends that run to six. Across the whole season Udinese have won once and drawn once in eight league games, and sit 18th with 4 points — level with Parma and Fiorentina, who are split only by goal difference, and ahead of just Fiorentina and bottom club Venezia in the table.

Milan's season still has no defeat in it

For Milan, this was a fifth win in eight Serie A games to go with three draws and, after this result, still zero defeats — a run that stretches back to the opening weekend of the season. Ruben Amorim's side have not lost a single league match since taking over the job, a record that now puts real daylight between Milan and the chaos further down the table, even if two sides above them on goal difference (Inter and Lazio) remain out of sight at the top.

Scorers

• 6' — Christian Pulisic (AC Milan), assisted by Luka Modric
• 65' — Omari Hutchinson (AC Milan)

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Where it leaves the table

Milan move to 18 points from eight games and stay 4th, inside the Champions League zone and level on points with Roma, four behind the Inter-Lazio pair at the top. Udinese stay 18th on 4 points, one of three sides occupying the relegation zone alongside Fiorentina and bottom club Venezia, with their next game now taking on even more importance after a sixth consecutive loss.

What's next

Milan carry an unbeaten league season into their next fixture with a genuine European place to defend, while Udinese need to find a response fast — six straight defeats is the kind of run that turns a difficult season into a relegation fight if it is allowed to stretch further.