FOLGORE CARATESE v MILAN FUTURO: MATCH PREVIEW

On Sunday 26 October at 14:30 CET at the Sportitalia Village in Carate Brianza, Milan Futuro will face Folgore Caratese on the ninth matchday of Group B in Serie D. This could be a turning point after three consecutive defeats for the team to bounce back. It is a chance to find their spark again and be more clinical in the final third. Looking ahead to the fixture, here is the Match Preview: 

LATEST FROM MILAN FUTURO
Massimo Oddo's team currently sits in eighth place with eleven points and comes into the match on the back of three straight defeats: 1–0 against Virtus CiseranoBergamo, a 0–2 home loss to Caldiero Terme, and most recently a 2-1 defeat in the rescheduled Matchday 7 fixture against Breno. There were, however, positive signs from Wednesday's game. Domniței scored his first goal for Milan Futuro, an important boost for his confidence and attacking prowess. Coach Oddo's goal remains to help the young players in the squad grow, but also to get back to earning points, closing the gap on the top spots, and rebuild the team’s momentum and belief. Just one update on the injury front: Balentien is out.

LATEST FROM FOLGORE CARATESE
Nicola Belmonte's Folgore Caratese are going through a tough spell, with two defeats and a draw in their last three games: a penalty shoot-out elimination from the Coppa Italia Serie D against Club Milano, a 2-1 home loss to league leaders Chievo, and a 1-1 draw with Castese Merate. Their key strengths are organisation, physicality, and their direct style of play, backed by the experience of former Monza defender Luca Caldirola in defence and the threat posed up front by Giovanni Gambino. He is already on four goals this season and is known for his astuteness in attack and in the box. 

WHERE TO WATCH MILAN FUTURO
In Italy the game will be broadcast by Sportitalia. Don't miss the coverage on Instagram, the AC Milan Official App - where both the highlights and full replay will be posted in the next few days - and acmilan.com.

LATEST FROM SERIE D
The referee for the match will be Daniele Chindamo, from the Como section. He will be assisted by Firera and Saracino. 

Matchday 9 of Group B will be played on Sunday 26 October. Kick-offs at 14:30 CET: Breno v Scanzorosciate, Folgore Caratese v Milan Futuro, Sondrio v ChievoVerona, Oltrepò v Caldiero Terme, Real Calepina v Virtus Ciserano Bergamo, Varesina v Pavia, Villa Valle v Leon, Vogherese v Castellanzese. Kick-off at 15:00 CET: Brusaporto v Casatese Merate.

League table: ChievoVerona 19; Folgore Caratese 17; Brusaporto 16; Villa Valle 14; Casatese Merate and Breno 13; Leon and MILAN FUTURO 11; Caldiero Terme, Virtus Ciserano Bergamo, Real Calepina, and Oltrepò (-1) 10; Castellanzese and Vogherese 9; Scanzorosciate 8; Varesina 7; Pavia 4; Sondrio 1.

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