Pulisic and Mauricio Pochettino spoke after the match about the winger’s injury, revealing that a combination of factors led to the precautionary substitution at halftime. Pulisic had previously been dealing with a knock that was aggravated by a kick from a Paraguay defender in the first half and, with the score 3-0, Pochettino opted for caution by taking Pulisic out.
“Took a bit of a kick,” Pulisic said after the match. “So I’m really hoping that it’s nothing. Taking a little bit of precaution today, but I’m hoping I’ll be fine.”
