It was difficult not to be moved by Locatelli's emotion. At just 18 years of age, he had scored his first professional goal — and in sensational fashion, too, the midfielder netting AC Milan's equalizer in the 4-3 win over Sassuolo at San Siro with a thumping half-volley from outside the area. The Tardelli-esque celebration that followed was, thus, wholly understandable.
"When I heard the noise from the crowd, I couldn't believe it and I just started running," the Lecco native said. Few goals have been greeted with such enthusiasm at San Siro — and it was easy to understand why.