AC Milan boss Stefano Pioli was left impressed by the performance of Sergino Dest off the bench during last night’s draw against Red Bull Salzburg.
Dest arrived on an initial loan deal from Barcelona on transfer deadline day but was the only player out of he, Malick Thiaw, Yacine Adli and Aster Vranckx to be named in the squad list for the Champions League group stages.
Pioli made three changes just over 10 minutes into the second half when he sensed his side looking a bit overwhelmed as Divock Origi, Tommaso Pobega and Dest – the latter making his Milan debut – came on for Giroud, Bennacer and Calabria.
According to our colleagues at SempreMilan.it, Pioli greatly appreciated the speed and intensity that Dest in the 35 minutes of action he got but also his ability to assimilate what he has been taught just a few full training sessions.
That is why he aims to give him more playing time starting from the next league match against Sampdoria. Dest can play both as a full-back on the right side – therefore in place of Calabria – and also as a right winger if needed.
