Serie A: Rabiot Scores and Assists, Cisse Nets Goal as AC Milan Beat Torino 2-1 Away for Winning Start

At 2:45 a.m. Beijing time on August 24, 2026, the first round of the 2026/27 Serie A season was played at Torino Olympic Stadium, with last season's 14th-placed Torino hosting fourth-placed AC Milan. The two sides created chances in the first half but failed to score. In the second half, AC Milan took the lead through goals from Alvaro Cisse and Rabiot, while Torino's Che Adams scored in stoppage time. In the end, AC Milan defeated Torino 2-1 away from home to make a winning start to the new season.

【Match Process】

In the 2nd minute, Alvaro Cisse registered AC Milan's first shot, but it missed the target.

In the 22nd minute, Loftus-Cheek's long-range effort went wide as AC Milan continued to apply pressure.

In the 30th minute, Chukwueze's shot hit the woodwork, narrowly missing the chance to give Milan the lead.

In the 39th minute, Torino's Marcus Pedersen was ruled offside, disrupting the home side's attack.

At halftime, the two teams went into the break level at 0-0.

In the 54th minute, Saul Coco created a threat for Torino, but his shot went wide.

In the 56th minute, AC Milan made the first adjustment, with Rabiot coming on as a substitute for Loftus-Cheek.

In the 57th minute, Modric came on as a substitute for Jashari, bringing renewed energy to Milan's midfield.

In the 64th minute, Alvaro Cisse scored from a Rabiot assist as AC Milan took a 1-0 lead.

In the 66th minute, AC Milan made a double substitution, with Saelemaekers and Davide replacing Alvaro Cisse and Estupinan respectively.

In the 67th minute, Rabiot scored again from a Chukwueze assist as AC Milan extended their lead to 2-0.

In the 70th minute, Torino made three substitutions, bringing on Che Adams, Fortini Nicolo and Nije to strengthen their attack.

In the 76th minute, AC Milan replaced Kira Mario with Gabbia to strengthen their defense.

In the 81st minute, Torino made another substitution, with Zakaria Aboukhlal replacing Alessio Cacciamani.

In the 85th minute, Sandro Kulenovic came on as a substitute for Comuzzo Pietro.

In the 90+3rd minute, Che Adams scored from an assist by Agyekum to pull one back for Torino, making the score 1-2.

The match ended with AC Milan winning 2-1 away against Torino.

【Lineups】

Torino: 26-Diego Mascaldi, 16-Marcus Pedersen (70' 29-Fortini Nicolo), 44-Adria Ismajli, 23-Saul Coco, 15-Comuzzo Pietro (85' 17-Sandro Kulenovic), 66-Agyekum, 28-Kian Fitz-Jim, 22-Casadei Cesare (70' 19-Che Adams), 18-Simone Giovanni (70' 92-Nije), 10-Vlasic, 77-Alessio Cacciamani (81' 7-Zakaria Aboukhlal)

AC Milan: 16-Maignan, 2-Estupinan (66' 33-Davide), 31-Pavlovic, 34-Kira Mario (76' 46-Gabbia), 5-De Winter, 21-Chukwueze, 80-Musah, 30-Jashari (57' 14-Modric), 8-Loftus-Cheek (56' 12-Rabiot), 9-Gonzalo Ramos, 70-Alvaro Cisse (66' 56-Saelemaekers)