After his youngsters shone in the 4-3 thriller against Sassuolo, it is easy to see why Vincenzo Montella might feel optimistic about Milan’s long-term future
In the end, it was all just a little bit much. Manuel Locatelli could not hold back the tears, so he stood in the middle of the pitch at San Siro and blubbed. His chest was still shaking when the Mediaset TV crew arrived, the interviewer placing a gentle hand on his shoulder. “It’s all real, I want to tell you that,” said the kind man with the microphone. Locatelli forced half a smile, glanced at the ground and started to well up all over again.
This is what they mean on the peninsula when they tell you that “il calcio è emozione” (football is emotion). The Milan midfielder was not weeping out of sadness, not mourning some personal tragedy. He simply did not know what else to do after scoring his first goal for the club at 18 years of age, and doing so with an absolute screamer.
What a way to get your first #SerieA goal! A fantastic strike from @acmilan's 18-year-old Manuel Locatelli. https://t.co/k5ePuVyNkl
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