SCOTTI LEADS THE PRIMAVERA COMEBACK AGAINST LECCE: 2‑1
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It all happened in just a few seconds, a little over 60. This is the story of the Milan Primavera's matchday 21 as they came back from behind against Lecce on the PUMA House of Football thanks to a brace from Filippo Scotti. The 2006-born player in fact turned the result around after Lecce went ahead through Regetaš and secured the 2-1 result for the Rossoneri to bag their first league win of 2025 after two draws and a defeat last time out against Fiorentina. Three points, picked up in the midweek fixture, which see us firmly in the play-off zone, inches from the top reaches of the table.
This was a big response in a key game - if Lecce had won they would have gone level with us in the table - and demonstrates the value of a squad still playing with several absences, between injuries and players away on international duty. This AC Milan never gives up and wants to hold their own all the way to the end of the season which is still all to play for. Next weekend, we will be back in league action (Sunday 26 January, away to Cremonese in Cremona), ahead of a very busy February in the Primavera 1 and Coppa Italia. Forza ragazzi!
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MATCH REPORT
The initial action was rather slow in part due to the waterlogged pitch given the rainfall in Milan over the last few hours. The first chance came halfway through the first 45 as Mastrantonio was ready to stop the header from Regetaš. Two minutes later, the Rossoneri had a goal ruled out for Scotti being offside. The first action for Milan came when Nissen shot from outside the both in the 35th minute, going close. It was a good end to the first half for Guidi's side as the Bonomi-Scotti-Ibrahimović trio threatened: a chance apiece in the final moments but each attempt was thwarted by visiting keeper Rafailă.
The second half started with another chance for Ibrahimović - Rafailă saved, 47' - but the wind was taken out of our sails when the Salento side went ahead in the 50th minute through a Regetaš header. The opposition forward went close to another in the 56th minute but here came the Milan Primavera. It all happened in little more than a minute, starting in the 75th. First came the equaliser: Bonomi to Scotti who ran and shot across the box to beat Rafailă. There was no time to even celebrate as we quickly doubled the lead. 77th minute, Victor standing over a corner and Scotti getting his head to it to bag a brilliant brace. Lecce suffered the blow and all the best chances at the end of the game came for the Rossoneri, particularly for Perrucci in injury time, but the result remained the same: it ended 2-1 to us!
MATCH DETAILS
AC MILAN 2-1 LECCE
AC MILAN (3-4-3): Mastrantonio; Duțu, Nissen, Paloschi; Bakoune, Victor, Hodzic, Magni; Bonomi (88' Mancioppi), Scotti, Ibrahimović (63' Perrucci). Subs: Colzani; Colombo, Parmiggiani, Perera; Perin, Ossola; Di Siena, Lamorte, Liberali. Coach: Guidi.
LECCE (4-2-3-1): Rafailă; Ubani, Esposito, Pacia, Pejazic (87' Agrimi); Gorter (87' Yılmaz), Kovač (79' Mboko); Regetaš (66' Denis), Delle Monache, Winkelmann; Bertolucci (79' Kodor). Subs: Verdosci; Addo, Basile, Muya, Russo; Paglialunga. Coach: Scurto.
Referee: Poli.
Goals: 50' Regetaš (L), 75' and 77' Scotti (M).
Booked: 13' Hodzic (M), 84' Kodor (L), 89' Duțu (M).
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