Cissé Hat-Trick Fires AC Milan to 4-0 Europa League Win at Salzburg
AC Milan responded to their Europa League opening defeat with a 4-0 win away to Salzburg on Thursday, driven by a record-setting hat-trick from 19-year-old attacking midfielder Cissé. Ruben Amorim’s side had lost 2-0 to Benfica at San Siro in the first round, but Cissé’s three goals supplied an emphatic recovery.
What changed for Milan
Cissé put Milan ahead early with a header, added a close-range finish late in the first half and completed his treble soon after the restart with a right-footed effort. At 19 years and 358 days, he became the youngest Italian to score three times in a major European competition.
After the match, Cissé said he was delighted with both his hat-trick and the result, adding that he intended to take that form into Milan’s next game.
The performance continues a rapid rise since his February signing. Cissé spent a spell on loan with Serie B club Catanzaro before joining Milan’s senior group this summer. He has scored twice in five Serie A appearances this season and also found the net for Italy Under-21s against Armenia earlier this month.
Competition context
Cissé moved past Giancarlo Danova, whose longstanding Milan record had stood since September 1959. Danova was 20 years and 309 days old when he scored a European hat-trick against Olympiacos.
Cissé is also Milan’s first player to score a European treble since Filippo Inzaghi registered three goals against Deportivo La Coruña in September 2002.
- Milan began their Europa League campaign with a 2-0 home loss to Benfica.
- The victory in Salzburg was a 4-0 away result.
- Cissé’s hat-trick delivered Milan’s first European treble in more than two decades.
What is scheduled next
Milan will seek to turn their Salzburg result into momentum across Serie A and the Europa League. Amorim now has an in-form attacking option in Cissé as the club prepares for its next domestic and continental assignments.
