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.
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.
Under Mihajlovic, the seven-time European champions lost to Fiorentina on the opening day last term - one of four defeats in their first seven games - and he was controversially sacked by the club in April.
But a header, a left-footed half-volley and a right-footed penalty from Bacca made sure Montella would not endure a similarly disappointing Milan bow.
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