Head coach Max Allegri has called up six Milan Futuro players for the Supercoppa as part of a project that relegation to Serie D has not altered. It is true that the Rossoneri lost 2-0 against Napoli and did exit the competition, but the experience of being called up is a great milestone for these young talents who are dreaming and working hard to reach the highest levels.
In fact, from the Chinetti stadium in Solbiate Arno to the King Saud University Stadium in Riyadh, the leap can be shorter than expected. Massimiliano Allegri has taken six Milan Futuro youngsters to Saudi Arabia, due to positional needs and a shortage of numbers caused by injuries. This is further proof that the project, despite last season’s relegation to Serie D, is continuing in the right direction, giving young players the chance to experience a major stage such as a Final Four with a trophy at stake.
Pittarella, Ibrahimovic Jr, Sala, Vladimirov, Borsani, and Dutu are the nuggets of gold who, across two possible matches, the semifinal and potentially the final, can allow themselves to dream a little. The same dream Davide Bartesaghi had until not long ago, having also come through Milan Futuro.
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Looking into the AC Milan Futuro players:
A clarification is needed regarding Matteo. For several weeks now he has been the third goalkeeper for the first team. The reason is to allow the already promising Torriani to play regularly and gain experience in Serie D with Milan Futuro, even though, on paper, he would be Allegri’s third choice behind Maignan and Terracciano. In the coming months, their roles could switch.
Matteo Pittarella:
Pittarella was born in 2008 and last summer signed his first professional contract. After starting out at Lecco, he joined Milan in 2019. Last season he made nine appearances for the Primavera and also received his first call-ups under Conceição, as relayed via Gazzetta dello Sport.
Valeria Vladimirov:
A physically strong centre-back on a steep upward trajectory, Valeri is a Bulgarian born in 2008 who joined Milan last year. In Bulgaria he had already made his debut at underage level with the U19s, a sign of early development. Last season he made 25 appearances for Milan’s U17s, reaching the Scudetto final, which they lost to Torino on penalties. With the Rossoneri he has also played underage for the U18s and the Primavera. This season he has made nine appearances for Milan Futuro across league and cup, plus three with the Primavera. During the November international break he also impressed with the first team in the friendly against Entella.
Matteo Dutu:
Matteo is a strong, aggressive centre-back standing at 1.92 metres. He came through Lazio’s youth system before joining Milan last year. Born in Rome and holding dual nationality, Italian and Romanian, he is the captain and a charismatic leader of Milan Futuro under Oddo. Dutu chose to represent Romania and is now also the captain of the Under-21 side. Allegri already gave him a chance last summer, handing him his debut in a friendly. In short, Max has been monitoring him for some time, also because options at the back are limited. Born in 2005, he has made 18 appearances and scored two goals for the second team across league and cup.
Emanuele Sala:
He already had a taste of the first team last August, when Allegri started him in the friendly in Dublin against Leeds. Max is a big admirer of Emanuele, born in 2006, a dynamic midfielder standing 1.80 metres tall who combines technique with physicality. Last year he made his Serie C debut with Milan Futuro, and this season he has confirmed his progress with the second team, making nine appearances and scoring a goal in the Serie D Coppa Italia. With Italy’s U20s he played at the most recent U20 World Cup in October, the same month he received his first senior call-ups from Allegri. In November, Sala captained Italy’s U19s in their European Championship qualifiers under Bollini. Personality is certainly not lacking. Italian champion with Milan’s U15s in 2022, he is one of the Rossoneri’s top prospects.
Emanuele Borsani:
He is Oddo's tireless and trusted player. He owes much to Giovanni Renna, the current coach of Milan’s Primavera, who transformed him from a forward into an outstanding wing-back. Last season he made 16 appearances and scored one goal with the U17s, coached by Renna himself. This year he made an immediate step up to Milan Futuro, where Emanuele, born in 2008, has played 11 league matches, scoring two goals, the most recent coming last weekend in the home win against Castellanzese.
Maximilian Ibrahimovic:
Maximilian Ibrahimovic is naturally one of the most eagerly awaited. A son of one of the legends of the beautiful game, after starting out in Sweden at Hammarby, he moved to Milan in 2022. Last season he scored seven goals in 25 appearances for the Primavera and also made his debut with the second team in Serie C. Ibrahimovic Jr is a quick left winger with strong dribbling ability. His strengths are clear: he knows where the goal is. Alongside Diego Sia, he is Milan Futuro’s top scorer with four goals and also the team’s leading assist provider with three. So far in Serie D he has played 14 matches, nine of them as a starter. Born in 2006, he still dreams of making it to the senior team permanently. Milan may have exited the competition, but Maximilian Ibrahimovic, like his father, still aims for future victories and trophies.
