AC Milan star Pulisic misses penalty for first time in career

 For the first time in his career, Christian Pulisic has missed a penalty.

The AC Milan star saw a first-half penalty well saved by Torino goalkeeper Vanja Milinković-Savić on Saturday, as the American forward failed to draw his side level at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino.

Pulisic had previously converted 12 of 12 penalties in his career, including three this season.

The miss would prove costly as Milan lost 2-1, compounding an already miserable week for the Rossoneri.

After Torino went ahead in the Serie A match through an early Malick Thiaw own goal, Milan was given a chance to equalize from the spot in the 32nd minute.

Pulisic fired hard and low to the left, but Milinković-Savić got down quickly to his right to thwart the American star.

Milan would eventually equalize in the 74th minute through Tijjani Reijnders, but Torino found a winner just two minutes later when Gvidas Gineitis finished off a quick free kick.

Pulisic played the entire match, despite Milan manager Sérgio Conceição saying Friday that the American isn't 90-minutes fit.

The miss was another difficult moment in a trying week for Pulisic. The U.S. men's national team star saw his side dumped out of the Champions League by Feyenoord in midweek, then was forced to release a blistering statement denying media reports of a feud with Conceição.

Pulisic has been Milan's designated penalty-taker since midway through last season. That position was tested earlier this season in a contentious 2-1 loss against Fiorentina.

Both Theo Hernández and Tammy Abraham saw penalties saved in that match, with then-manager Paulo Fonseca angrily insisting Pulisic should have taken both spot kicks.

“Of course I am upset" the coach said. "Christian should take penalties. It must never happen again, and I told the players.”

Watch Pulisic miss penalty at Torino