Incredible to say, but Mattia Caldara he played his first (and last) match in Serie A with the Milan shirt against Salernitana. Arriving in the summer of 2018, the central defender had to wait until the 58th minute of the last day of the 2023/24 championship to set foot on the pitch. Previously he had collected two other tokens: one in the Europa League, on 20 September 2018 against Dudelange and one in the Italian Cup on 24 April 2019 against Lazio.
In the midst of many, too many injuries. And some loans to find space: a year and a half at Atalanta, a season at Venezia and one at Spezia. Having returned to the Rossoneri this season, following an ankle operation he had never been called up until 22 April. Five consecutive benches until he returned to the pitch with the Rossoneri shirt after 5 years.