Depends on the situation at the time . He should be returning around April I think ? we ' ll have had some January signings so our midfield could look and operate different before Monto returns . But if I had to pick between the two , i ' d pick Loca over Monto but only just . We all love Loca but he ' s not irreplaceable in our midfield just yet and he shouldn ' t receive any special treatment just because he ' s from the primavera . NINJA EDIT Also , lets not forget that Montolivo is currently still the captain , he may be back in the starting lineup no matter who we think is the better player . I honestly think we ' re better off just giving captaincy to Romagnoli , a genuinely good and crucial part of the team , that way we don ' t back ourselves into a corner where we have to play a mediocre player because they ' re the current captain .