At 16, Darmian made his senior debut for Milan in a Serie A match against Udinese on November 19, 2006, coming on as a substitute for Giuseppe Favalli in the 82nd minute. He impressed both the fans and the coach, Carlo Ancelotti, with his performance and was subsequently promoted to the first team.
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