Francesco Camarda scored twice off the bench against Celtic, and the goals arrived at the exact moment the debate around his future needed an answer, as Tuttosport report.
The question over Camarda all summer has been simple: stay or loan. The argument for a loan is the one every promising teenage striker faces, that minutes matter more than the badge at this age, and a bit-part role behind Gimenez and Nkunku risks stalling him. The argument for staying only holds if there's a real role, not a seat on the bench. A performance like this is how you tilt that argument.
He didn't do it quietly, either. Camarda won and converted the penalty to make it 2-1, then finished off Chukwueze's assist for the equaliser. Two goals, both of the poacher variety, the kind that tell you the instincts are genuine and not just academy hype.
The context matters here. Camarda signed a contract extension through 2031 earlier this year, which is Milan protecting an asset for the long term rather than a promise of immediate minutes. Nights like Celtic Park are how he shortens that timeline himself. Nobody is asking him to lead the line this season, but he can make himself the first name off the bench when Milan need a goal.
What stands out beyond the finishing is the reading of the situations. He attacks the space in behind, times his runs into the box well, and stays composed in front of goal, which is not a given for a player born in 2008. His post-match tone was measured too, all about learning Amorim's principles rather than selling himself, which is the right instinct for a kid trying to earn trust rather than headlines.
One brace won't move him above the senior strikers, and it shouldn't. But it's a marker Amorim can't ignore, and with Milan's forward line still short of proven Serie A goals, the door for a young No.9 who keeps scoring is more open than the pecking order suggests.