AC Milan have enjoyed double success in Europe this season as both the senior team and the Primavera have reached the semi-finals in their respective competitions.
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MilanNews write how the 2-1 aggregate win over Napoli means Milan have reached the semi-finals of the Champions League 16 years after the last time. Meanwhile, Primavera will face Hajduk Split to play for a place in the final of the UEFA Youth League in Switzerland this afternoon.
It is perhaps an indication regarding the strength of the project, one that is based around acquiring and coaching young, strong, quality players with the potential to become future stars.
The first team and Primavera share the same philosophy: if it weren’t for Olivier Giroud and Zlatan Ibrahimovic – aged 36 and 41 respectively – the Rossoneri would be one of the youngest teams in the Italian league.
The same goes for Abate’s side, who are one of the youngest sides in the Primavera as they have several players that were born in 2006.
A spot in the Youth League final awaits today but the youth sector have already gone as far as any Milan side have, while reaching the Champions League semis for the first time in 16 years – when the Rossoneri won their seventh European Cup – shows that something must be going right.
