MILAN FUTURO, HARD‑FOUGHT DRAW AGAINST PAVONESE: 1‑1
Milan Futuro
A resilient performance from Milan Futuro, who came away from the trip to Pavonese with a 1-1 draw in the rearranged Serie D matchday six fixture. After an evenly contested first half with few chances, the game came to life after the break, with the Rossoneri forced to play with ten men from the 56th minute following Colombo’s dismissal. Despite being a man down, coach Navarro’s side took the lead in the 76th minute through Asanji, who scored for the third consecutive match, before conceding Faye’s equalizer just two minutes later. It was a hard-fought point, with Milan Futuro showing the ability to respond to adversity and create danger even with ten men.
The performance underlined the character of a team undergoing an important development process, supported by its ongoing connection with the first team. For the trip to Pavone del Mella, coach Navarro was without several players, with Ossola, Perera, Cissé, Menon and Vos called up for AC Milan vs. Bologna. This also gave seven Primavera players a place in the matchday squad. It was another valuable opportunity for the Rossoneri youngsters to develop by testing themselves in a difficult away fixture. The schedule remains busy: after their next league match, the team will also have to complete their fixture against Piacenza, which was suspended at half-time.
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MATCH REPORT
The match got off to an evenly balanced start in Pavone del Mella, with both teams careful not to leave space for each other. Milan Futuro tried to make inroads into the opposition box but struggled to create any real danger. Pavonese had the first chance in the 21st minute, when Inverardi’s effort went narrowly wide of the goal defended by Pittarella. The Rossoneri responded seven minutes later, with Sala trying his luck from distance but failing to hit the target. The game continued without any major chances, and the teams went into the break with the score at 0-0.
Milan Futuro emerged for the second half with greater attacking intent, threatening first through Pandolfi and then Asanji. The key moment came in the 56th minute, when the Rossoneri were reduced to ten men after Colombo was shown a red card for a challenge during a one-on-one situation with an attacker through on goal. Navarro’s side refused to give up and, after Secli hit the crossbar for the hosts, took the lead in the 76th minute: Anastasio set up Asanji, who made it 0-1 and scored for the third consecutive match. Pavonese responded immediately, with Faye equalizing in the 78th minute. Milan Futuro continued to push despite their numerical disadvantage, coming close to scoring through Plazzotta, whose effort went wide. It was a determined display from the Rossoneri, with the match ending 1-1.
MATCH DETAILS
PAVONESE 1-1 MILAN FUTURO
PAVONESE (5-3-2): Vino; Baruzzi, Pizza, Chiari, Papetti (88' Turelli), Gogna; Volpe (72' Faye ), Inverardi, Cristini; Bettagazzi (61' Secli), Chiapperini (83' Mondini). Subs: Treccani; Bergamaschi, Bongioni, Ravelli, Azzini. Coach: Beccalossi.
MILAN FUTURO (4-2-3-1): Pittarella; Cappelletti (63' Nolli), Colombo, Pagliei, Borsani; Sala, Pandolfi; Guernier (74' Borsa), Idrissi (63' Plazzotta), Bonomi (74' Anastasio); Asanji. Subs: Pacileo, Cullotta, Geroli, Grassini, Zaramella. Coach: Navarro.
Referee: Mozzillo from Reggio Emilia.
Goals: 76' Asanji (MF), 78' Faye (P).
Booked: Pagliei (MF).
Sent-off: 56' Colombo (MF).
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