Milan, who is comfortable | Gazzetta.it

When there is to decide, Christian Comotto does not pull back. As a child they asked him: racket or ball? He didn’t think about it too much and chose the second. Yet, in tennis he had already started to get noticed: he played tournaments, he made ace, shone on the concrete fields. The race was in its destiny: between one match and the other, it also found time for athletics, winning races at the provincial and regional level. In the end, however, he won football. Whether it is merit (or fault) of the father Gianluca – ex Fiorentina and Turin – or of the afternoons spent pulling two kicks in the park near the Franchi, it doesn’t matter. That blond boy who ran with his hair in the wind has now grown up. Allegri brought him on tour with Milan and made him make his debut against Arsenal. Also there, Christian chose: pulling the decisive penalty. Spoiler: goals, Gunners Ko.

EVOLUTION

–

Comotto is a 2008, grown between Perugia, Inter, Fiorentina and Milan. It is a play – but he also did the midfielder and the half -wing – physical, dynamic, with technique and vision of play. Allegri appreciated him from the first day for his personality: in one of the very first matches he made a recovery on Pobega that earned him 5 million views on Milan’s profile. Not bad as a business card. At 17, Christian is already an early talent: next season he will play it in Serie B with La Spezia, with which Milan has a general agreement for a loan. In short, the world of greats is already in the future. Last year he played under three years in the spring with Milan, proving 2008 with more minutage in Italy: 4 goals and 3 assists in 36 games, as well as exponential physical growth (one meter and 85 in height). The exploit, however, dates back to two years ago: 14 goals and 2 assists with the Under 17 Rossoneri by Giovanni Renna. The performance that earned him the midfielder record with more goals scored in Italy by the spring teams at the Under 15. Other note for Allegri: the goals are in his ropes, a quality that the Livorno technician likes. Both also speak the same “language”: Comotto is at 50% Livornese (for mom), just like Max.

Small champion

–

In Florence he has always been captain and a point of reference in the youth team. When he arrived in Milan in 2020, he quickly climbed the hierarchie mountain, coming to wear the band also in the Rossoneri nursery. The personality has never been missing. The arrival of Modric, a great idol of Comotto, has certainly lit some thoughts in his head, even if the two have not yet met (the Croatian will join the group only in early August). In short, the talent to the son of art has never failed. At 5 years old, at the time of Perugia, Christian played his first official game: at the beginning he did not want to take the field, but in the end he was convinced. Result? 7 goals and first career ball brought home. At 11, however, when he still played in the Fiorentina nursery, he won an important tournament in Tuscany: he was top scorer together with Camarda, challenged in the final against Milan, and Mvp together with Honest Ahanor, challenged in the semifinal against Genoa.

the “brother” tonal

–

His love for football is also shared with Ginevra Gilardino, his girlfriend, daughter of Alberto, current coach of Pisa. In the field – and perhaps also because of the similar look – Comotto has often been compared to Sandro Tonali, with whom he has a special bond: a profound, almost fraternal friendship, made such by Mama Marianna, historic manager of the current Newcastle midfielder for now 6 years now. The first time they met, Christian was 10 years old and Sandro 18. Today they often feel, between laughter and advice. AC Milan knows they have a gold pepper in your hands ready to shine. The expectations on him are high, but so far he has always been able to manage the pressure. He did it a few years ago, when he was below two sets in tennis. It does so even now, always running, without ever stopping.