A POSITIVE RETURN FOR THE UNDER 17s

An important victory, also because it came against an opponent that had won the first leg. 2023 started with a 3-0 win against Cittadella for Christian Lantignotti's AC Milan Under-17 side, who at the PUMA House of Football imposed themselves on the Venetians with three goals scored all in the second half. Tezzele in the 49th minute from a penalty (his first goal of the season) broke the deadlock, with goals from Di Siena and Perina - respectively their third and sixth goals in the league - sealed the result in the last quarter of an hour.

"After a long break, the return to official matches can hide some snares and difficulties. The match against Cittadella was no exception, despite a very good performance," the words of Coach Christian Lantignotti. "It was difficult to find the right rhythm and control the game, despite the fact that we had several good chances."

"After a goalless first half, against a team that was well-equipped physically, we managed to take the lead after a few minutes through a penalty," continued the coach. "We did a very good job: in the first game after the break it would have been normal to face some difficulties in terms of rhythm and quality of play, but that was not the case. We are on the right path, I expect great progress in the coming games."

Starting with the away match at the SPAL pitch on Sunday 22 January, for the 3rd matchday of the return leg. The Rossoneri are in second place in Group B with 35 points, the same as Hellas Verona (but they boast a better goal difference than the Scaligeri), five points behind Inter who are the leaders but were still beaten in the first derby at the PUMA House of Football.

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