AC Milan’s Primavera side continue to make strides in Europe and yet Stefano Pioli does not seem to consider any player from the squad as close to being ready, a report claims.
A lot of the recent attention has understandably been on the Primavera’s excellent European run continued as they booked their place in the semi-finals of the UEFA Youth League with a 2-0 win over Atletico Madrid earlier this month.
Calciomercato.com write how a lot of Serie A teams are under budgetary constraints and that is also the case for Milan, so while it is not expected that all 20+ players from the Primavera get first team minutes this season, zero seems like the other extreme.
It must be said that Milan Primavera are struggling a bit in the league having gotten into a fight with Hellas Verona, Napoli, Cagliari and Atalanta to avoid the relegation play-offs, but that is more down to the younger average age of the starting XI compared to teams like Lecce and Frosinone (who are the top two in the league) who play more physically ready players.
There are some players in particular who could be useful to Stefano Pioli and who could at least become rotation options. Chaka Traoré is the main threat in the attack and continues to contribute goals, Filippo Scotti does the same in the same role while Hugo Cuenca is a playmaker with a very bright future.
In midfielder Dariusz Stalmach and Kevin Zeroli look destined for big things and at full-back Adam Bakoune – who was at the winter training camp with Pioli – as well as central defender Jan-Carlo Simic also do not seem far away.
