Posted on Monday, 6th February 2012 by Adrian Del Monte

Sunday’s match against Napoli was a special one for Milan midfielder , who celebrated his 100th appearance with the Rossoneri.

Milan CEO spoke about this important milestone for the club youth product with Sky Sport 24.

“Ignazio debuted with our shirt very young,” he said, “he was only 17. I remember, it was 2003 and we played against Sampdoria. After many journeys through Italy he returned here along with [Luca] Antonini in a co-ownership deal. Then we bought them back both and they will stay here for a while.

“It took him eight years to reach 100 appearances, but I think it will take him much less to reach 200. The club wishes him all the best and many victories with our shirt.”

Clubs Abate has played with include Napoli, Piacenza, Modena (all in Serie B), Empoli, and Torino. He returned to Milan in 2009 and stayed there ever since.

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Adrian Del MonteAuthor Adrian Del Monte  (779 Posts)

Founder of Socceranchor.com, I am a devoted Serie A and Roma supporter, who fell in love with the game at the age of just five, when Roberto Baggio excelled at the ’94 World Cup. Living in Australia and initially supporting Fiorentina, all roads led to Rome when star man Gabriel Batistuta made the switch, and I have not looked back since. Have worked for Goal.com and ESPNsoccernet over the past five years, whilst I spent a few months in the UK in 2010, working as an intern for the likes of ESPN, Sky Sports and The Guardian. Also had the amazing opportunity to report from the recent World Cup in South Africa – a life changing experience. Follow me on twitter: @adriandelmonte


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