AC Milan 2-0 Venezia: Record signing Ramos scores on San Siro debut

Ruben Amorim marked his San Siro debut as AC Milan boss with a convincing 2-0 win over Venezia, with Goncalo Ramos netting in his first home game for the Rossoneri.

After missing a host of chances in the first half, Ramos eventually found the target with his eighth attempt, burying a 69th-minute finish into the bottom-right corner to open his Serie A account.

As the away side searched for an equaliser, Milan broke on the counter and doubled their lead one minute from time after Redouane Halhal converted into his own net. 

That all came after an entertaining first half, with Amorim's men almost taking the lead inside 53 seconds. Ruben Loftus-Cheek did well to race down the right before his centre was scuffed wide by Ramos.

Ramos should have given Milan the lead in the 12th minute, but after being slipped in by Samuel Chukwueze, the striker's one-v-one close-range attempt was thwarted by Filip Stankovic's strong right hand.

Venezia had their first opportunity in the 19th minute with John Yeboah threading an exquisite pass into the path of Akor Adams, but the Nigerian's shot from a tight angle was safely smothered by Mike Maignan.   

Former Paris Saint-Germain forward Ramos had another chance on goal, but he was wasteful again as his tame attempt was repelled by Stankovic at the near post.

However, the Portugal international made no mistake in the second half as he latched onto Alexis Saelemaekers' threaded pass before rifling an expert strike home.

It got better for Milan as substitute Saelemaekers released Ardon Jashari straight down the middle, with Stankovic saving the attacker's attempt before the rebound ricocheted off Halhal and into the net. 

Ramos shines on Amorim's "special day"

Coming into this game, Amorim believed that his San Siro debut would be "a special day". He was proven right. 

Without the influential Rafael Leao, who is on the verge of signing for Turkish giants Galatasaray, Amorim pinned his hopes on club-record signing Ramos up front.

Ultimately, Ramos delivered. He had eight shots and got three of those on target, as he tallied up 0.9 expected goals.

Ramos has scored three goals in his last six home appearances in Europe's top five leagues, as many goals as in his previous 12 home games.

Milan created chances worth 2.13 xG overall, to Venezia's 0.82, and Amorim can reflect on a dominant display on his San Siro bow in Serie A.

On the other hand, for Venezia, their barren run against Milan continues.

The Rossoneri are the team against whom Venezia have recorded the most defeats in Serie A: 19, one more than the number of defeats suffered against Juventus.

Amorim's first big test comes next week, as Milan take on Juventus in a huge early-season encounter.