Nigeria international Samuel Chukwueze was named Man of the Match as AC Milan opened the 2026/27 Serie A season with a 2-1 away win over Torino at the Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on Sunday.
Chukwueze’s Five-Star Performance
Playing as a converted right wing-back, Chukwueze was a constant threat down the right flank and crowned his display with a brilliant assist for Milan’s second goal stabbed home by France international Adrien Rabiot.
Apart from his assist for the second goal, Chukwueze created four chances—the most of any player in the match and had high numbers in touches in the opposition box and possession won
The display provided an encouraging start to Chukwueze’s campaign under new head coach Ruben Amorim after spending last season season on loan at Premier League club Fulham.
Also, it vindicated aspects of the new coach’s selection and tactical approach in a solid, if not fully fluent, opening-day away win.
Chukwueze would hope to replicate the same performance when Milan welcome Akor Adams’ Venezia in their next league campaign at San Siro.
It was not the best start to life in the Italian topflight for Adams as Venezia lost 2-0 at home to Lecce with Adams featuring for 90 minutes.
Adams joined Venezia from Sevilla during this summer transfer window.
Milan’s High Expectations For The New Season
Meanwhile, Milan enter the new Campaign under major change, with realistic hopes of a top-four finish and a push toward Champions League qualification, while a title challenge remains a stretch against dominant Inter.
After finishing outside the Champions League places last season, the club overhauled its hierarchy. Owner Gerry Cardinale drove a reset, appointing Amorim (fresh from a difficult spell at Manchester United) as head coach. The former Sporting Lisbon head coach favours a dynamic 3-4-2-1 system that should suit parts of the existing squad while demanding adaptation.
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