Filippo Galli does not draw the parallel lightly. When he does so, it comes buttressed by caution and littered with caveats. His wariness is understandable. More than most, he knows the power of the past at A.C. Milan.
As a player, Galli was part of the club’s greatest team, alongside Paolo Maldini, Franco Baresi, Alessandro Costacurta and the rest. Thirty years later, as director of Milan’s youth system, he has helped nurture the generation that some feel — and many hope — might follow in their footsteps.