PRIMAVERA AT THE BREAK: REVIEW AND PLANS

The Primavera team have also stopped for the World Cup. The Rossoneri hoped to reach the long break by repeating the great home performance they had against Atalanta, 4-0 in one of the most positive afternoons of the year, but instead they slipped up in Lecce. It was not the first time, in what has been a rollercoaster season so far. The 15 points in twelve league matchdays reflect five wins but also seven defeats, with no middle ground; no draws, the only ones came in the Youth League in Salzburg and London.

It is the same team, but with differing performances in terms of results. The collective performance has never been poor, indeed several times it has been truly brilliant, but in Italy they have harvested less than they have sown. Coach Abate's boys deserved more, while they are positioned in the bottom half of a table that is still close: they are 5 points from the playoffs, a gap that can be bridged from January onwards with five months to go. Strengthened by one statistic in particular: Milan have the third-best attack in the tournament (22 goals).

After an early exit from the Coppa Italia, the best part of the season is certainly the journey in Europe. Alone at the top of the group, four victories of which three straight to end the group stage. A beautiful figure, a demonstration of quality, an excellent journey of development. The Rossoneri qualified for the round of 16 among the top seeds and are waiting to know their opponent after the February play-off and, above all, the draw.

Now a rest period, at the beginning of December they will get together and begin the preparation again. Then it's hello to 2023, when the calendar will already feature the Derby and Juve - as well as Napoli and Hellas Verona - in a very warm winter. Abate's Primavera turns the corner with many positive indications, in search of the stability to find the continuity needed to reach more and more important and ambitious goals.

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