MILAN – A big weekend for the AC Milan Youth Sector is on the horizon:

PRIMAVERA
After a full week of training, the rossoneri youngsters take on Monaco in a friendly on Saturday the 30th of May at the Vismara. The fixture kicks-off at 16.00.
Following that, the players will be given two days off before meeting up again on the 2nd of June to begin the final preparations for the Scudetto finals. A reminder that this year’s Final-8 takes place in Liguria and it begins on the 9th of June.
Based on the criteria for the draw, Milan could meet one of the following 3 teams in the quarter-finals:

Fiorentina – 1st in Group A.
Roma – 1st in Group C.
Torino – 2nd in Group A.

ALLIEVI NAZIONALI
The Allievi Nazionali are also preparing for the Scudetto finals and on Saturday the 30th of May they will be taking on Pro Vercelli in a friendly to arrive in peak condition.
The Final-8 takes place in Chianciano Terme (Siena) from the 11th through to the 21st of June. Milan qualified for the finals after finishing first in their group and are amongst the 6 teams to have secured their place in the Final-8. The other two will be decided after the last play-off matches, which are set for Sunday the 31st of May:

LAZIO-FIORENTINA
CHIEVO-PERUGIA

GIOVANISSIMI NAZIONALI
The Giovanissimi Nazionali booked their place in the last-16 of the Scudetto play-offs last weekend after overcoming Latina in the last-32 stage. Here is the complete list of fixtures below for the next stage:

EMPOLI-GENOA
TORINO-PARMA
JUVENTUS-NAPOLI
BOLOGNA-BARI
LAZIO-INTER
MILAN-FIORENTINA
SPEZIA-CHIEVO VERONA
NOVARA-SASSUOLO

The fixtures, over two legs, will be played on the 31st of May and the 7th of June.  Should Milan overcome Fiorentina, they will book their place in the Final-8 which is set for the 20th through to the 28th of June in Chianciano Terme.

ALLIEVI LEGA PRO ’99
The Milan Allievi will be in Madrid from Thursday the 28th through to Sunday the 31st of May for the International Tournament of Alcobendas. It is the second edition of the tournament, won last year by Atletico Madrid, and is in memory of Luis Aragones and organized by Rayo Ciudad Alcobendas CF. Milan have made the trip on the back of an excellent third place finish at the Geneva International Tournament. 8 teams are taking part: Atletico Madrid, Milan, Juventus, Sevilla, Rayo Vallecano, Getafe, Polish Soccer Skills and Alcobendas.

GIOVANISSIMI REGIONALI 2001
Meanwhile, the Giovanissimi Regionali 2001 will be competing in the UNICEF Solidarity tournament in Lodi from May 29th-31st. 12 teams have confirmed their attendance: Real Madrid, Valencia, Manchester United, Milan, Juventus, Napoli, Inter, Torino, Genoa, Brescia, Pavia and a Lodi representative side. All funds raised will be going to UNICEF and victims of the earthquake in Nepal.