Sunday morning, Milan Primavera hosted AlbinoLeffe at the House of Puma, and for the second week in a row, they punished their opponents with five goals. Maybe Renna read what I've been saying about him, or maybe the guys just decided that losing four out of five matches was more than enough losing, but this is now their third consecutive win in all competitions. And they also made this hellfire of goals they rained down upon AlbinoLeffe in their 5-1 victory seem like a walk in the park. As Diavoli, it might seem easy, but to their opponents, it probably feels like they let all hell break loose.
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| All smiles as Vincent Ibrahimović celebrates with two of the other three goalscorers. |
The goal fest began with a 6th minute goal from Balentien, who usually plays with Milan Futuro, scoring his very first for the Primavera. Zaramella hit the post, and in the 10th minute, Vincent Ibrahimović scored his first Primavera goal, assisted by Balentien. Milan continued to take chances, but at the other end, AlbinoLeffe began to take chances of their own. That resulted in them pulling one back in the 32nd with a goal from Gamba (which is Italian for leg, by the way, a funny name for a footballer.) Now it was 2-1 for Milan Futuro. But not for long. In the 38th minute, Ibrahimović stepped up, controlled a ball that AlbinoLeffe defenders had been trying to get control of, and he just slotted it home for his second Primavera goal ever (and second of the match.) His subsequent yellow card was undoubtedly for excessive celebrations.
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| Balentien celebrates the opening goaal. |
The second half started with Milan Primavera in control at 3-1, but AlbinoLeffe were not giving up. Renna sent Angelicchio on for Geroli in the 58th minute. Catalano was forced into a save on Gamba, and at the other end, Balentien called their goalkeeper, Generali into action. But he wasn't in the clear, because in the 64th minute, Angelicchio put a perfect ball in for Anastasio, who headed it home for his third goal in consecutive matches. 4-1 Milan Primavera. And after that, Anastasio provided the assist for Zaramella, who scored on Generali after being left 1v1 to make it 5-1 Milan Primavera in just the 68th minute.
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| Renna making sure the camera was on to celebrate Vincent Ibrahimović's brace for job security. |
Renna subbed Dotta on for Vincent Ibrahimović and Petrone on for Zaramella in the 71st, as Milan continued to attack, leaving very little space for Albinoleffe to create any chances. In the 77th minute, the final Milan subs were Grassini replacing Maiga-Hamadoun Cissè, and Domniței replacing Anastasio. At the final whistle, Milan Primavera had secured all three points again, and had done it by scoring five goals against their opponents for the second match in a row. That's what it looks like when all hell breaks loose.
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| Zaramella celebrates putting the fifth nail in AlbinoLeffe's coffin. |
There are brief highlights of this match available, and if you like a goalfest, this one is for you. Counting their Coppa Italia win, this made three wins in a row, a complete 180° from the direction they had been heading, with plenty of goals to pad their goal differential, too. They also shot from 11th all the way to 6th place on the table in just two big wins, which is incredibly heartening for the beliefs of these young players. So, are these wins just a run of good luck, and the four losses in five matches really down to bad luck? With five goals scored two weeks in a row, this feels different. More like when all hell breaks loose.
This post inspired by the music of Pat Benatar's "Helter Skelter"
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