AC Milan kicked off their preseason friendly schedule with a commanding 7-0 victory over sister club Milan Futuro at the Milanello training centre. While the scoreline was expected against the reserve side coached by Daniele Navarro, the match provided new head coach Ruben Amorim with valuable first impressions of his squad in competitive action.
The first half ended 2-0, with newly signed Montenegrin striker Andrej Kostic catching the eye. Brought in primarily as a signing for the Futuro project, Kostic has already shown enough in training to suggest he could contribute to the first team immediately, backing up that impression with a goal in this fixture. Also on the scoresheet in the first period was 19-year-old attacking midfielder Ossola, a youth academy graduate who split last season between the reserves and Primavera sides.
The second half saw Navarro further weaken the Futuro lineup by introducing 2008- and 2009-born players, and Milan capitalised with five more goals. Samuel Chukwueze, Strahinja Pavlovic, Francesco Camarda, Ruben Loftus-Cheek, and Youssouf Fofana all found the net. Camarda's strike was particularly notable — the 2008-born forward continues to signal his readiness for first-team football, pushing his case with Amorim and the club's hierarchy.
