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.

A very rich programme of football coaching and entertainment addressed to local young people aged 6 to 17 years. The typical camp day includes two daily training sessions with a tournament in the afternoon session, fun and relax moments. AC Milan Junior Camp’s main purpose is to have the participants experience a professional football camp along with AC Milan certified trainers and have fun with new friends.

During the trainings original AC Milan Junior Camp training kits will be used. At the end of camp, the participants will reserve the right to receive an AC Milan Junior Camp Certificate.

As every year, some of the camp attendants will be invited to Milan to take part in the Milan Junior Camp Day, together with other kids coming from the four corners of the earth. During the two-day event they will also visit the San Siro stadium and walk on the pitch all together.

“The success of this project lies indeed in its unique offering that combines fun, sport, health and the possibility for each participant to train according to Milan Academy Integrated coaching method All the kids experience at the camp is supported by and important educative work focused on the kid and his/her growth both “human” and sportive” – declared Franco Baresi – “With more than 15 years of experience all over the world, AC Milan is the leader among the professional clubs in organizing camps for kids.” “We are happy to be in  UK, the country where football was born” – continued the AC Milan former champion – “I recommend all boys and girls who will attend the Camp  to give maximum effort and commitment: this experience can be an important opportunity for improving new football skills and training methods and most of all for playing with other young players, having fun and knowing new friends”.

“AC Milan has more than one century experience of history and sport success on the pitch and out of it.  All over this successful history ACM has among its mail objectives the promotion of football worldwide . Not only for the love and passion we have for this sport but also and above all to share with young people the real values of football: loyalty, respect, team work and fun.” Stated Alessandro Gianni, Milan Junior Representative “2015 Milan Junior Camp season opened with camps in Australia and Dubai and the camps will go on with more than 10.000 participants in 153 locations in Italy and in 42 countries around the world. These numbers give the idea of the International perspective of the Milan Junior Camps”

Azzurri Sports Management ltd are delighted to welcome AC Milan junior camps and Franco Baresi to Newcastle and Sunderland in 2015 with many more camps planned for 2016 are looking forward to bringing AC Milan world class coaches to this region and rest of the UK to learn to train like AC Milan. Azzurri also represents AC Milan Glorie in the sell-out matches at Ibrox against Glasgow Rangers legends and Steve Harpers charity match at St James Park with advanced negotiation’s underway for future matches here in UK.

AC Milan has over the past 15 years organized activities in Italy and in the world, for young people with the Milan Junior a project which includes three main areas of development: marketing, research and training. It includes, in addition to the MJC, AC Milan Soccer School (over 90 companies and 25,000 children involved), Milan Cup, Milan School Cup, Milan Cup and AC Milan Academy Junior Lab. With these initiatives, the Milan involves more than 40,000 children each year worldwide.