Alphadjo Cisse has announced himself on the European stage on Thursday night in spectacular fashion, scoring a hat-trick in AC Milan's 4-0 Europa League demolition of RB Salzburg to write his name into football history.Aged just 19 years and 358 days, Cisse became the youngest Italian player to score a hat-trick in a major European competition, according to Opta. His three-goal haul also ended Rossoneri's 24-year wait for a player to score a hat-trick in a competitive European fixture.⚽—15' ⚽—32' ⚽—49' 19-year-old Alfa Cisse bags his first senior hat trick for Milan vs. Salzburg 🎩 https://t.co/kn76ztsDzY— B/R Football (@brfootball) October 15, 2026 The last Rossoneri player to achieve the feat was Filippo Pippo Inzaghi, who scored three times in a 4-0 Champions League victory over Deportivo La Coruna in 2002. Cisse, of Guinean descent, was not even born at the time.The teenager needed less than 50 minutes to make his own mark on Milan's history books.He opened the scoring with a well-timed header from Omari Hutchinson's cross, getting ahead of his marker to finish from close range. His second arrived when Davide Bartesaghi volleyed Adrien Rabiot's delivery back across goal, allowing Cisse to turn the ball over the line.Rabiot great pass, Bartesaghi great pass, Cisse great goal! https://t.co/7dXPBy1Nfo— Inside Milan (@_InsideMilan) October 15, 2026 Then came the hat-trick. Ruben Loftus-Cheek sent Rabiot racing down the left, and the Frenchman squared the ball for Cisse to finish from just a couple of yards out.Cisse's remarkable start to the 2026-27 campaign has now yielded five goals in his first seven appearances for Milan. He had already made headlines in September by scoring a late winner for Italy Under-21s in their European Championship qualifying campaign.🚨💨 ALPHADJO CISSÉ HAS A HAT-TRICK IN SALZBURG Cissé's 49th-minute tap-in stands to make it 3-0 for AC Milan. An unforgettable European night for the young Rossoneri star! ⚽⚽⚽ https://t.co/4udQxtpy8c— TERMINATOR MILAN (@TerminatorMilan) October 15, 2026 Milan, however, were not finished after Cisse departed from the spotlight. Ardon Jashari's pressing forced an error from Bartosz Mazurek, allowing Goncalo Ramos to add a fourth and complete a commanding away victory.MORE TO FOLLOW…
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