Tuttosport: Calabria preparing for Milan with ‘many emotions’ – the details | OneFootball

Davide Calabria left AC Milan in the winter mercato, and will face his former club at least twice in the space of a few months with his new club, Bologna.

In the past 12 months, Calabria’s position within the defensive hierarchy fell quickly. Once upon a time, he was uncontested on the right of a back-four and his captaincy only strengthened his situation.

However, a handful of errors last season showed a need for Milan to invest in a right-sided defender, and this is where Emerson Royal came in. Despite the Brazilian failing to really impress with the Rossoneri, Calabria did not get a look in, which was a sign of his future.

Reports suggested that he was not likely to receive a contract extension, and with Kyle Walker arriving in January, his position once again fell, even if his Brazilian teammate suffered a serious injury.

As Tuttosport (via Milan Press) now reports, the defender now prepares to put on a shirt with different colours, against Milan, not for them. Thursday evening’s game will be the defender’s first game against his former club, and it seems it will be emotional.

The report states that a game with ‘many, many emotions’ awaits him, perhaps due to the memories of his 18-year stay at his former club, or the way his exit occured.