Torino FC
Turin's historic Serie A club; opponents when Pulisic ended his 100-day goal-contribution drought.
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What is Torino FC?
Background
Torino FC were the opponents in Christian Pulisic's first 2026 contribution for AC Milan. Milan beat Torino 3-2 on 13 April 2026, with Pulisic providing an assist — his first goal contribution since 28 December 2025, ending a drought of more than 100 days. Pulisic started the match rather than coming off the bench, signalling that his form recovery is progressing with fewer than 80 days before his country's World Cup opener.
Torino FC is a professional football club based in Turin, northern Italy, competing in Serie A. Founded in 1906, the club won seven Italian league titles and is historically significant as the home of the 'Grande Torino' side that dominated Italian football in the late 1940s before the Superga air disaster of 1949. The club is a city rival of Juventus and draws its identity from Turin's working-class districts.
The 3-2 defeat to Milan on 13 April continued a difficult Serie A campaign for Torino, but the club's significance in this World Cup cycle is primarily as the backdrop to Pulisic's form narrative. USMNT head coach Mauricio Pochettino named Pulisic's 100-day goal drought as one of five unresolved selection questions ahead of the 26 May squad announcement.