Alvaro Morata scores on his debut for AC Milan
Spanish striker Alvaro Morata got off the mark on his debut for AC Milan, who came from behind to draw 2-2 against Torino in the Serie A. Morata moved to Milan in the summer for €13m from Atletico Madrid. The 2024 Euro winner scored in the 89th minute before Noah Okafor added the equalizing goal in the 95th minute. Here's more.
36th goal in Serie A for Morata
Morata had earlier spent time with Juventus across two spells. During his time with Juventus, Morata made a total of 130 Serie A appearances. He went on to score a total of 35 goals in addition to making 28 assists. His best show was in 2020-21 (goals 11, assists 9). Morata has raced to 36 goals in Serie A now after scoring for Milan.
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MVP award against Torino
Coming on in the 60th minute, Morata made a substantial contribution. He won a penalty, which was overturned by VAR. He also had a goal ruled out for an offside and then scored in the 89th minute to get Milan back into the game.
Morata had 5 touches in the opposition box against Torino
Morata was on the pitch for 30 minutes against Torino. He clocked one shot on target and attempted six passes with an accuracy of 83.33%. He had five touches in the opposition box.
Morata played in two different spells for Atletico
Morata joined Atletico in the 2019 January transfer window on an 18-month deal. He scored six times in 17 appearances (A1). Morata managed 21 goals in 48 appearances in 2019-20 season. He provided four assists. Morata came back to Atletico in 2022. He scored 15 goals in 45 matches (A3). In 2023-24, Morata featured in 48 matches and scored 21 times (A4).