**Davide Bartesaghi was noticeably disappointing when AC Milan played Juventus last night. However, there was a reason for this.**
Despite being a youngster, Bartesaghi has played with a lot of maturity this season. When first called upon, he took his place with ease and has been solid for most of the year, though, he has had his moments of poor quality.
At San Siro last night, he struggled more than he ever has. Francisco Conceicao and Jonathan David targeted him for large parts of the first half and he was substituted at half-time.
Whilst it could’ve been down to his performance, or even the fact that he picked up a yellow card, reports are suggesting there was a different reason.
Bartesaghi suffered with muscle strain
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As [MilanNews](https://www.milannews.it/news/milan-juventus-bartesaghi-sostituito-all-intervallo-il-motivo-615294) relays from DAZN, the Italian was not fully fit, due to his struggling with a muscle strain. So, he was substituted early with it clearly having an effect on his performance. He was certainly struggling, so it was the right decision from Massimiliano Allegri, or was it?
It is important to remember that Pervis Estupinan was [**initially expected to start**](https://sempremilan.com/gds-xis-milan-juventus-estupinan-nod) on Sunday night and he probably should’ve in hindsight. Bartesaghi was clearly not at his best and it was almost costly…