Eight players, including Milan’s Ballon d’Or winner Gianni Rivera, were younger than Francesco Camarda when starting their first Serie A game.
Milan striker Camarda, who is 16 years and 241 days old, will start a Serie A match for the first time today.
Coach Paulo Fonseca announced his decision during a pre-match press conference on Friday.
Alvaro Morata and Luka Jovic are injured, while Tammy Abraham is available after recovering from a shoulder injury but is not fully fit.
We already know that Camarda will beat Donnarumma by just one day, becoming the youngest Serie A starter for the Rossoneri in the three-point era, but eight players were younger than the Italian talent when they made their full debut in Serie A.
Youngest Serie A starters – The top three
As reported by La Gazzetta dello Sport, the youngest Serie A starter is Amadeo Amadei, a Roma striker in 1937, when he started for the first time in a league game against Lucchese aged 15 years and 288 days.
Gianni Rivera, one of the best players in Italy’s history and a 1969 Ballon d’Or winner, was 15 years and 290 days old when he started in Serie A for the first time for Alessandria in 1959.
Genoa’s Pietro Pellegrini was 16 years and 78 days old when he started against Roma in Francesco Totti’s last competitive game. The promising Italian striker, now at Empoli, even scored after just three minutes.
Youngest Serie A starters
Amadeo Amadei – Roma, 1937, 15 years and 288 days
Gianni Rivera – Alessandria, 1959, 15 years and 290 days
Pietro Pellegri – Genoa, 2017 – 16 years and 78 days
Silvio Piola – Pro Vercelli, 1930 – 16 years and 140 days
Tommaso Maestrelli, Lazio, 1939 – 16 years and 142 days
Gino Colaussi, Triestina, 1930 – 16 years and 222 days
Honest Ahanor, Genoa, 2024 – 16 years and 219 days
Giuseppe Sacchi, Milan, 1942 – 16 years and 232 days
Francesco Camarda, Milan, 2024 – 16 years and 241 days
Gianluigi Donnarumma, Milan, 2015 – 16 years and 242 days