AC Milan’s Primavera side finished third in the second Memorial Mamma e Papa Cairo tournament as they beat Juventus 1-0 in the play-off.
Milan were sent into a third/fourth place play-off against Juve after losing in the previous game against Torino – one that Francesco Camarda scored in – and the Rossoneri beat Juventus 1-0 thanks to Scotti’s goal six minutes into the second half.
After the game, head coach Ignazio Abate spoke to Milan TV to reflect on the performance but above all how preseason preparations are going for his side.
“Certainly after the training camp where we put so much in from a physical point of view, with a lot of workloads, we had some very good friendlies.
“I was looking for answers against two teams we will face in the league. They were two very difficult matches. Yesterday against Torino, an intense team that plays full-pitch press, we kept up the fight and did a very good second half,” he said
On the match against Juve: “We didn’t show enough at first, it was a match to fight for every ball and we were too light. In the second we put a different mentality and another spirit, some good plots also came out.
“I’m happy that we didn’t concede goals but we understood what it takes in the league to get points: it was a real game in which spirits rose a bit.”
