Coppa Italia • Milan Primavera 2, Catanzaro Primavera 1: Devil Inside

Catanzaro may be playing in the Primavera 2 Championship, but they came into this match with a perfect record: six wins in six matches. And with their club having such audacious nicknames as "Queen of the South," "Magic," and "Fear of the North," one would have thought that our Milan Primavera, who lost four of their last five league matches, might have capitulated to such a team. However, for this Coppa Italia Round of 64 match, Renna's boys were able to pull off the 2-1 victory over Catanzaro Primavera. Despite struggling so much recently, this win may have been proof that they actually do have a bit of the Devil inside.

Penalty scorer Domniței, goalkeeper Pantelin, and matchwinner Dotta.

The first half was a somewhat even battle, with Pantelin making an important save in the 11th minute, then Zanaga's shot saved in the 25th, in addition to the shots off target. The scoring was finally opened when Milan were awarded a penalty in the 46th minute, which Domniței stepped up and converted, 1-0 Milan Primavera.

Domniței made no mistake from the spot.

In the second half, Dotta replaced Leonardo Colombo and Martini replaced Petrone in the 55th minute. Domniței's free kick in the 61st minute was saved, and Martini was shown a yellow card in the 64th minute. Things took a turn when Vechiu conceded a penalty in the 74th. Greco converted the penalty for the equalizer. 1-1 all. The winning goal was scored in the 83rd minute by Dotta, from a Vincent Ibrahimović cross. 2-1 Milan Primavera. Renna replaced Ibrahimović  with Angelicchio a minute later, and finally sent Avogadro on for Zanaga in the 90th minute.

Dotta celebrates after scoring the matchwinner.

Milan Primavera will progress to the Round of 32, where they will meet Como Primavera in December. This win should also help mentality for Renna's boys, who sit in 12th in the league, with three wins, one draw, and four losses. Those four losses all came in the last five matchdays, a downward trend that is very disconcerting. The Primavera will be back in action on Saturday as they travel to face the relegation-zone Monza. And, on Halloween of all days, let's hope they have the Devil inside.

This post inspired by the music of the INXS' "Devil Inside"

Our next match is:

Campionato Primavera 1 Week 9

Monza Primavera vs. Milan Primavera

Saturday, October 31 • 13:00 CET (8am EDT)*

This match is not being televised in the U.S.

*Note the time difference due to the end of European Daylight Savings Time

U.S. Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 1st - set your clocks back 1 hour

 Serie A Round 10

il Derby della Madonnina

Milan vs. Inter
Saturday, October 31 • 20:45 CET (3:45pm EDT)*

In the U.S., this match can be streamed in Spanish on Telemundo or Peacock,

or English on Paramount+, or use a VPN to access better commentary than the Americans.

*Note the time difference due to the end of European Daylight Savings Time 

U.S. Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 1st - set your clocks back 1 hour

Serie D Round 7
Virtus Verona vs. Milan Futuro
Sunday, November 1 • 14:30 CET (8:30am EST)

This match is not being televised in the U.S.

U.S. Daylight Savings Time ends Sunday, November 1st - set your clocks back 1 hour