Francesco Camarda’s remarkable start to the season with Milan’s Primavera side didn’t just continue but it got even better yesterday with his first hat-trick.
As La Gazzetta dello Sport recall, Camarda scored in his first appearance for the Primavera, then he netted a brace in the UEFA Youth League in his first start for them, and yesterday afternoon he bagged three times in a 7-0 win against Virtus Entella in the cup.
The first was from a penalty, like against Newcastle, the other two from the right (the last one helped by a deflection). That’s six goals in six games in the season so far, of which only two were as a starter.
Against Entella he played for an hour and then came off for Diego Sia. If it hadn’t been for an excellent intervention by Sanfilippo he would have also scored a fourth goal.
The crazy thing is that he is only 15 and a half years old. Camarda was born on 10 March 2008, the day after Ancelotti’s Milan won against Empoli.
What filters from Milan is that they know they have a real gem for the future, but they do not want to put too much pressure on him and thus are preaching calm.
The Primavera meanwhile are flying as a team with six games and six victories. Before scoring seven goals against Entella they beat Juventus 3-0 in the league, one in which they lead with maximum points, 12 goals scored and two conceded.
Last year Ignazio Abate’s side reached the semi-final of the Youth League, now he looks down on everyone with 12 points. One of his pupils, Davide Bartesaghi, made his debut at San Siro on Saturday.
Who knows when it will be Camarda’s turn, but in the meantime he is scoring and dreaming without saying a word. Humble, reserved and protected by the club. In March he will turn 16.
