Serie A: Torino 1-2 Milan — Rabiot Revitalises Rossoneri

Adrien Rabiot made an incredible impact off the bench, assisting Alphadjo Cisse’s debut Serie A goal and scoring the second himself, as Milan won 2-1 away to Torino.

The Rossoneri had a mixed pre-season under new coach Ruben Amorim . Rafael Leao was out injured, Luka Modric and Adrien Rabiot delayed by the World Cup campaign, but Mike Maignan returned to the starting XI with new signings Goncalo Ramos and Mario Gila.

Toro coach Ignazio Abate had a long history with Milan, but made his debut squeezing past Carrarese 1-0 in the Coppa Italia last week. The pitch had emergency repairs after that match and was still patchy, with Eray Comert suspended, Duvan Zapata, Tino Anjorin, Pietro Pellegri and Franco Israel injured. New buys Pietro Comuzzo and Kian Fitz-Jim were thrown straight in.

See how it all unfolded on the Liveblog.

TURIN, ITALY – AUGUST 23: Ruben Amorim, Head Coach of AC Milan looks on before the Serie A match between Torino FC and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on August 23, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) Alphadjo Cisse almost scored within 75 seconds, but bundled onto the side-netting at the back post from a Ruben Loftus-Cheek roll across.

Samuel Chukwueze went on a mazy run from the right to force a save out of Diego Mascardi, then floated a cross to the back post for Cisse to again hit the side-netting.

Saul Coco flicked on a free kick to the back post, just beyond Giovanni Simeone, so Amorim threw on Modric and used Rabiot in a more advanced role to replace Loftus-Cheek.

Milan had strong penalty appeals on the hour mark when Cisse’s cross was charged down by a wide Nikola Vlasic arm, but VAR evaluated the incident and agreed with the referee that the arm did not move towards the ball. This season, the referees are trying to take movement and context more into account rather than just the placement of the arm.

TURIN, ITALY – AUGUST 23: Alphadjo Cisse of AC Milan scores his team’s first goal during the Serie A match between Torino FC and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on August 23, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) The Rossoneri did find their breakthrough when Rabiot in a more advanced role than usual floated the cross to Cisse, who chested it down and curled on the bounce into the far bottom corner with the inside of the right boot. It was the first Serie A goal for the 19-year-old talent.

Moments later, Rabiot confirmed his remarkable impact by scoring another goal, ready at the back post for a cushioned volley on the Chukwueze cross.

TURIN, ITALY – AUGUST 23: Adrien Rabiot of AC Milan celebrates scoring his team’s second goal during the Serie A match between Torino FC and AC Milan at Stadio Olimpico Grande Torino on August 23, 2026 in Turin, Italy. (Photo by Valerio Pennicino/Getty Images) Toro replied with Alieu Njie cutting inside past Gila to smash his strike onto the upright from a tricky angle, then Pietro Comuzzo volleyed off target from 12 yards after a splendid Fitz-Jim ball floated over the top to spring the offside trap.

The Granata wasted a golden opportunity late on when Njie floated the cross to the back post, only for Aboukhlal to incredibly volley wide from close range.

Torino did get one back in stoppages with an astonishing acrobatic finish from Che Adams, who hooked the free kick back over his head on the volley to loop it past Maignan’s fingertips into the far top corner.

Torino 1-2 Milan Cisse 64 (M), Rabiot 66 (M), Adams 93 (T)

23-08-2026 19:45

MatchDay 1

Olympic Grande Torino Stadium

Torino

Milan

0 - 2

Player statistic

2nd half

52'

Ruben Loftus-Cheek

64'

Alphadjo Cissè (Assist: Adrien Rabiot)

66'

Adrien Rabiot (Assist: Samuel Chukwueze)

Match statistic

41

Possession %

59

8

Total shots

19

1

Shots on target

4

5

Shots off target

9

2

Blocked shots

6

2

Corners

4

2

Offsides

0

10

Fouls

9

Torino

Milan

Starting lineups

26

Diego Mascardi Goalkeeper

44

Ardian Ismajli Defender

16

Marcus Pedersen Defender

70'

15

Pietro Comuzzo Defender

23

Saúl Coco Defender

22

Cesare Casadei Midfielder

70'

66

Gvidas Gineitis Midfielder

28

Kian Fitz-Jim Midfielder

10

Nikola Vlasic Midfielder

77

Alessio Cacciamani Attacker

81'

18

Giovanni Simeone Attacker

70'

16

Mike Maignan Goalkeeper

5

Koni De Winter Defender

34

Mario Gila Defender

76'

2

Pervis Estupiñán Defender

66'

31

Strahinja Pavlovic Defender

30

Ardon Jashari Midfielder

56'

8

Ruben Loftus-Cheek Midfielder

56'

80

Yunus Musah Midfielder

70

Alphadjo Cissè Attacker

9

Gonçalo Ramos Attacker

21

Samuel Chukwueze Attacker

66'

Substitutes

3

Cristiano Biraghi Defender

91

Duván Zapata Attacker

1

Alberto Paleari Goalkeeper

17

Sandro Kulenovic Attacker

6

Emirhan Ilkhan Midfielder

21

Ali Dembélé Defender

11

Gaetano Oristanio Midfielder

76

Lapo Siviero Goalkeeper

25

Mattia Pellini Defender

79

Andrea Luongo Midfielder

19

Ché Adams Attacker

70'

92

Alieu Njie Attacker

70'

29

Niccolò Fortini Midfielder

70'

7

Zakaria Aboukhlal Midfielder

81'

4

Samuele Ricci Midfielder

42

Filippo Terracciano Midfielder

11

Christian Pulisic Attacker

22

Diego Moreira Attacker

73

Francesco Camarda Attacker

96

Lorenzo Torriani Goalkeeper

28

Christian Comotto Midfielder

13

Sankhoun Diawara Defender

41

Leo Paul Bouyer Goalkeeper

12

Adrien Rabiot Midfielder

56'

14

Luka Modric Midfielder

56'

56

Alexis Saelemaekers Midfielder

66'

33

Davide Bartesaghi Defender

66'

46

Matteo Gabbia Defender

76'