There are several players among AC Milan’s youth ranks that could have a future in the first team, and Paulo Fonseca took note of two specifically during the Futuro’s 3-0 win against Lecco.
Saturday’s result was the perfect next step for Milan’s Futuro, winning their first competitive fixture at the first time of asking, and it is another positive step forward, and the steps forward will not stop there.
The reason why the Futuro squad exists is to allow young talent to make natural progress with the protection of Milanello, rather than young stars departing and not being in a similar environment.
Of course, this benefits the Rossoneri too, as it allows players to move between squads when the opportunity to do so arises, and this could be the case for several members of the squad, as we already know. However, there are two players who received higher levels of notice during the win against Lecco.
As PianetaMilan reports, Alex Jimenez and Mattia Liberali were fantastic, and both found their names on the scoresheet in the monumental game, and Fonseca watched on with great interest. Of course, both have already provided intrigue when tested among the senior ranks, but they are pillars of the Futuro squad.
It remains to be seen how Fonseca plans to use them this season, or better yet, if he plans to use them. However, he is taking notice, and these are positive signs.
They should just travel with Milan for UCL, other than that I think they should be given time in Futuro to develop, not everyone is Cubarsi and Yamal, some need more exp
and Serie A is way more hard that La Liga, where there are only 2-3 teams
What do you mean there are only 2-3 teams?
2-3 teams that can win the title?
How many teams do you think can win a title in serie A?
Since 2001/02 only Napoli last year has interrupted Juventus, inter or Milan winning the title.
Same time period, only Valencia(twice) have interrupted Real, Barca and Atletico winning the title.
It is the same thing.
Last four years we had a different winner each season. No other league can boast that. It’s more open.
What about the previous 9 years?
It is more open or the biggest teams have too many ups and downs?
Serie A much stronger despite national team woes. We had teams in all European finals last season. Season before both Milan clubs in UCL semis.
That’s only the last few years.
Spanish teams have been dominating European competitions the last decade.
Real Madrid, Barca, have won the UCL, Atletico played 2 finals in UCL and won the Europa league. Sevilla dominated the Europa league, Villarreal has won the Europa league recently.
Inter and Napoli the last 2 years had the title wrapped up in February.
At the end of the day in the last 20+ years only 4 teams in serie A and in the Spanish league won the title. The title race in Italy over the last decade or so was close maybe once when Milan won it, and another time when Napoli was close to juve, tge rest was a total domination by one team.
Yeah, not everyone is CR7, Messi, Mbappe, Neymar, Wayne Rooney.
Forget about that useless, pointless debate about Serie A vs. La Lega. What really matters here is that both Jimenez and Liberali are precious prospects for us. I hope both will feature heavily for us in the near future.
I hope so too…. There are the only hope of Italian breed and Italian face of the future ac Milan has …. If not we might play without Italian players for many years to come.
We all wish that, and it is a good thing that they hired Fonseca, the one that encourages young players to grow. I just wish he doesn’t fail like Sinisa and fans and management wouldn’t be pr*cks to judge when he does what they wants, promoting youngsters but not getting the title.
In fact, it is easier for young players in Spain to enter the highest level of competition than in Italy.
Have always maintained that the RB solution has always been in the team.
Play Teracciano and Jimenez on their natural right and get a natural left to back up and compete with Theo.
And by the way, Bartesaghi played LCB as well and Zeroli much deeper.