Alessandro Costacurtainterviewed by SportWeekspoke about Francesco Camarda, AC Milan’s talent: “He is so young that he has an evolution ahead of him that will last years. And an evolution, by its nature, is unpredictable: it can lead to an improvement, but it can also lead to its completion , not make progress, leaving you as you were, or even lead to a worsening. Looking at Camarda now, how he plays with opponents two or three years older than him, the thought is that he really could have a rosy future. I follow youth football a lot, and I repeat: I have never seen someone so strong at his age.
What strikes me about him? Movements outside and inside the area. He has a strong ability to free himself from the marker. It’s something you have inside, no one can teach you. It’s pure instinct. I’ve seen few like him, moving away from the defender in the penalty area with just a body movement. Pippo Inzaghi comes to mind. But let’s also look at the first of the two goals scored against Portugal in the U17 European Championship final: in that personal action, in which he starts from the left, centers himself, targets the man twice and goes on to score, Camarda is all there. Movement without the ball, technique, but above all clarity.
In Under 23? The U23s of Juve and Atalanta have shown that, in that size and category, young people can grow. It will be the same for the Milan boys. Camarda could still play for the Primavera, but I think that, if he continues like this, within a year and a half or two he will be able and will have to play in Serie A. But, in my opinion, he can already be in the orbit of the first squad. I’m not saying as a starter, but behind the designated “9”, he can fit in well. When the other guy isn’t there, he plays.”
