AC Milan have used Italian players for the second-least amount of time in Serie A this season, ahead of only Udinese.
As reported by Transfermarkt (via Milan News), the Rossoneri are a very mixed side with foreign players enjoying the bulk of the minutes under Stefano Pioli.
Considering Italian players have a reputation historically for staying in their country of origin rather than plying their trade elsewhere, it is a surprise that Milan do not make more use of Italians.
This season, Milan have used Italian players for 15.8% of their Serie A matches, which is only more than Udinese on 12.1%.
There are nine Italian players in Pioli’s senior squad, although much of the usual starting eleven is made up of foreign players. Davide Calabria is the only Italian player who has a certain starting place in Pioli’s team, with the likes of Alessandro Florenzi, Matteo Gabbia, Filippo Terracciano and Tommaso Pobega being rotational options.
Monza are the most Italian team with 69%, whilst Inter sit 11th with 35.7%, helped by players like Alessandro Bastoni, Nicolo Barella, Federico Dimarco and Francesco Acerbi being regular starters.
Milan have an incredibly diverse squad with players coming from France, England, Portugal, Algeria, the Netherlands, the United States of America and many more.
