AC Milan needed an injury time penalty save from Gianluigi Donnarumma to see off Torino 3-2 in Vincenzo Montella’s first Serie A game at the helm after Carlos Bacca’s perfect hat-trick apparently had them coasting to victory.
The Colombia international put the visitors to the sword with three goals but the hosts were indebted to goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who saved a last-minute penalty at 3-2.
Former Sampdoria coach Montella has identified a Europa League place as Milan’s target for the coming season, having missed out on continental competition all together last term, and their winning start here was down to Bacca’s clinical goals and Donnarumma’s last-gasp heroics.
It meant heartbreak for Andrea Belotti, who scored an earlier equaliser, and former Milan boss Sinisa Mihajlovic on his return to San Siro.