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Young players are part and parcel of football, and with AC Milan’s academy, this is only cemented further. So, a few have been invited to the Supercoppa Italiana to learn.
Last season, Davide Bartesaghi was invited to Saudi Arabia, amongst others, to experience what the Supercoppa was like. Of course, he was on the edge of the senior team, so it would be a chance for him to see what the big moments were like.
Now, this season, that has been continued with several Futuro players joining the trip.
The selected youngsters
As Calciomercato.com write, Maximilian Ibrahimovic, Pittarella, Vladimirov, Dutu, Sala, and Borsani have all been called up for the game against Napoli, making it many of their first chances to sit amongst the senior team.
Whilst it is unlikely that they will be thrown into the deep end, their participation is not the reason for them travelling.
Instead, it is a chance for them to take in the process and learn from elite players in a tense environment. Invaluable experience that cannot really be replicated elsewhere. Additionally, it may give a drive to reach that same dressing room again in the future.
Allegri commented on their call-ups during his press conference, and it is clear that he wants a pathway for the youth, and this is certainly a way to encourage it.
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