Teenager Cisse scores on debut as AC Milan beat Torino in Amorim's first game

[p]Both teams' openers featured two managers coaching in the competition for the first time, with former [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]Milan[/a] defender Ignazio Abate in the home dugout.[/p][p]Amorim’s men started brightly and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/cisse-alphadjo/WOEPeZlj/"]Cisse[/a] almost opened the scoring inside two minutes, but the 19-year-old attacking midfielder hit the side-netting from a tight angle after meeting [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/loftus-cheek-ruben/6DpURWF8/"]Ruben Loftus-Cheek[/a]’s low cross.[/p][p]That was Milan’s best chance of the opening quarter, as they continued to dominate possession but failed to test [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/torino/MZFZnvX4/"]Torino[/a] goalkeeper [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mascardi-diego/OpOdOpiR/"]Diego Mascardi[/a], another 19-year-old making his SA debut. [/p][image alt="Match stats" id="210352bd-2d50-45b6-b622-2dda1eb9e9cf" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="5c1cf280-1dee-4757-b92f-640dfa105a1d" original-width="2160" original-height="2700" /][p]Mascardi made his first save just before the half-hour mark, denying the lively [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chukwueze-samuel/niW1cP0k/"]Samuel Chukwueze[/a] with his legs after the wing-back slalomed into the penalty area.[/p][p]It was the only shot on target by either side in a first half that lacked attacking quality, with Torino keeping Milan’s €74million club-record signing [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/ramos-goncalo/xfW2M1Tt/"]Goncalo Ramos[/a] quiet in his first outing for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/inter/Iw7eKK25/"]I Rossoneri[/a].  [/p][p]Amorim was first to blink 11 minutes into the second half, as he brought on experienced midfielders [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/modric-luka/bZWyoJnA/"]Luka Modrić[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rabiot-adrien/l08EAP2Q/"]Adrien Rabiot[/a] for Loftus-Cheek and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/jasari-ardon/hMT0CnTH/"]Ardon Jashari[/a].[/p][p]Torino had struggled to threaten, but [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/simeone-giovanni/6m566fII/"]Giovanni Simeone[/a] nearly followed up his winner in last Saturday’s 1-0 Coppa Italia victory over [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/carrarese/hG4fg4z3/"]Carrarese[/a] when his fierce shot was blocked at point-blank range.[/p][p][b]However, Milan finally made their dominance pay in the 64th minute, when Rabiot crossed for Cisse and the teenager took a touch before guiding an excellent finish past Mascardi. [/b][/p][embed guid="e86ef8cb-ced4-41f0-851c-1d3e3fd1e5d1" url="https://x.com/SerieA_EN/status/2091624147780600074" social-type="twitter" /][p][b]Rabiot turned from provider to goalscorer three minutes later, as he sent a close-range volley high into the net from Chukwueze’s cross to score against Torino for the third successive Serie A game. [/b][/p][p]Abate made a triple substitution and one of the replacements, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nije-eybi/vwnI8wkF/"]Alieu Njie[/a], fired against the post as the hosts searched for a response, before debutant [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/comuzzo-pietro/xfB3Fqzl/"]Pietro Comuzzo[/a] volleyed over.[/p][p][b]Another substitute, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/adams-che/4C0YmOaJ/"]Che Adams[/a], pulled one back in stoppage time as he contorted his body to meet a free-kick with an incredible first-time volley into the top corner. [/b][/p][image alt="AC Milan players applaud fans after the game" id="217e9988-d01f-45e2-bf37-d6dc3863b1b6" credit-line="REUTERS / Daniele Mascolo" guid="96c9b545-dc0e-408a-8ef2-0af3fa596629" original-width="3625" original-height="2531" /][p]However, Torino’s late burst came too little, too late, as they suffered their first home league defeat since February 15.[/p][p]In contrast, Amorim is the first foreign coach to win their first season opener in charge of Milan since 2009, giving I Rossoneri the perfect start to the campaign.[/p][p][b]Flashscore Man of the Match: [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/chukwueze-samuel/niW1cP0k/"]Samuel Chukwueze[/a] ([a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/ac-milan/8Sa8HInO/"]AC Milan[/a])[/b][/p][p][b][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/game/soccer/ac-milan-8Sa8HInO/torino-MZFZnvX4/?mid=dQiVS43U"]Check out all the match stats with Flashscore.[/a][/b][/p]