The first goals in Serie A arrive against Sassuolo for the winger born in 2005, who took away Estupinan’s place on the left
Two is better than onesaid an old TV commercial from the mid-90s. It’s unlikely that Davide Bartesaghi has ever seen him on TV. He, who will barely turn 20 at the end of December. However, he made the saying his own anyway: two goals are better than one, even if he was still scoreless in Serie A until this morning. The brace that overturns Sassuolo (who will then equalize with Laurienté), all strictly with the left foot, reminded the San Siro of many other “sinister types” who have played on that flank in the past. The latest, Theo Hernandez, became the defender with the most goals in AC Milan’s history just under a year ago. Bartesaghi surprisingly took up his legacy, quickly climbing over Max Allegri Estupinan in the hierarchies. He had just tasted the first team: the debuts with Pioli, the bits and pieces between Fonseca and Conceiçao. In between, the year with Milan Futuro, not exactly worth remembering, even culminated with relegation to Serie D. All swept away on a Sunday that Davide will remember for life.
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Allegri has definitively consecrated him as a full-back winger, giving him the opportunity to accompany the maneuver more and, above all, close the action, as on the first goal: Loftus-Cheek cuts across the entire area low from the right and at the far post, behind Walukiewicz, he appears. Or like on the doubling, when he receives Nkunku’s invitation and unloads the ball to make it 2-1 into the hole left uncovered by Muric. And yes, Bartesaghi would be a full-back in a 4-man defence. Maybe even a 3-man rearguard. In that position he had been looked at by Arsenal, who would have willingly brought him to London already in the summer. It will be more complicated to take him away from Milan now. An Italian boy trained in the youth sector, a Rossoneri fan since childhood, he is also a precious treasure for the future. Meanwhile, Davide think about the present, which could soon also bring the blue of the national team from the Under 21s.