Ancelotti Gushing Over Pato Debut

Carlo Ancelotti was full of praise for Alexandre Pato following the Brazilian's impressive debut in a Milan shirt.

Alexandre Pato made a great debut in yesterday's friendly against Dinamo Kiev, even scoring with a first half header to spark Milan's comeback, and Carlo Ancelotti could not be more delighted.

"Alexandre played very well and immediately showed his quality," Ancelotti told Milan Channel. "You can see that he is a talented player, both with and without the ball.

"All he needs to do is gain experience as he is so quick, agile and cunning. Aerial balls aren’t his speciality, but he netted from a header.

"He can do anything in attack as he reads the game well and comes to get the ball."

Alberto Gilardino scored Milan's second goal, and the much-criticized striker was pleased: "It’s always nice to score, even in a friendly.

"We played well and Pato integrated quickly. He’s a great player with so much technical ability for his age."