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Last night, Milan Futuro opened their U21 Premier League International Cup campaign with a win against Everton at Goodison Park. In recent years, a lot has been said about the Futuro and whether it’s a success or a failure. Playing in Serie D, most would imagine the worst. However, Sergio Navarro was hired in the summer, hoping to take the project to the next level. Read SempreMilan ad-free and get access to exclusive news. Click here for a free trial! Across the board, there should now be a unanimous style of play and Navarro is experienced in developing players for the first team, as seen by his work in Spain. So, the chance to play in the Premier League International Cup offers another chance to see how the youngsters do on an international stage. Milan Futuro open with victory At Goodison, which is certainly not an easy ground to play at, the Futuro outfit played a fantastic game, controlling things for almost the full 90 minutes. So, it’s not a real surprise that they managed to win 2-1. An opening goal from Federico Colombo came after an onslaught of attacks from the young Milan team. Aurelien Guernier played a huge part in the goal and the Italian striker was there to prod the ball home. The Blues equalised early in the second half through Graham, but they didn’t take their opportunity to get back into the game really. Instead, the pace dropped and it rose again when the Rossoneri wanted it to. So, when Lorenzo Ossola grabbed the winner 15 minutes from full-time, it wasn’t really a shock. A fantastic start.