Milan extended his scoring streak to five matches with the decisive goal in a 1-0 MLS victory. The 26-year-old struck in the 31st minute, providing the only goal needed to seal a second straight win since league play resumed following the World Cup break.
What happened
Milan broke through just past the half-hour mark, scoring the match’s lone goal in the 31st minute. That finish stood as the difference in a tightly scored contest, with the 1-0 result extending the opponent’s skid to five games.
The goal continued a run that began May 13 and has now covered five consecutive matches. Milan has scored in every game during that span, turning a single-match contribution into a sustained stretch of production.
Why it matters
The victory made it two wins in a row since MLS resumed following the World Cup break. Consecutive results have given the return to league competition early momentum, and Milan’s scoring has supplied a steady source of offense during that period.
His latest finish also showed that the streak has not depended on one type of result. The run includes goals that contributed to victories as well as a hat trick in defeat, with Milan continuing to produce across five straight matches.
By the numbers
Milan has scored seven goals during the five-match streak, which dates to May 13. Those seven account for most of his nine goals this season and underline how sharply his production has risen during the current run.
The biggest performance of the streak came May 24, when Milan recorded a hat trick in a 6-4 loss. That three-goal display did not produce a victory, but it forms a central part of a run that has now reached seven goals across five appearances.
The latest goal carried a different kind of weight. Rather than adding to a high-scoring match, the 31st-minute finish stood alone and directly delivered the 1-0 result.
What to watch next
Attention now turns to whether Milan can score in a sixth consecutive match. The next MLS contest will determine if a streak that has already included seven goals and one hat trick can continue.
It will also offer another measure of the momentum created since the World Cup break. Milan enters that match with five straight scoring appearances, while the team carries a two-game winning run back into league play.