A Tribute, a Tricky Test, and Ramos Finally Breaks Through
Before a ball was even kicked, San Siro paused for a minute’s silence in memory of Milan legend Franco Baresi, who’d passed away recently — the first game back at the stadium since his death. Once play got underway, Milan controlled long stretches without finding the breakthrough their play deserved. Gonçalo Ramos, in for his first appearance at San Siro since his summer move from Paris Saint-Germain, had chance after chance go begging — a shot dragged wide after cutting inside from Bartesaghi’s cross, another effort held up by the Venezia defense — while De Winter headed over from a short corner routine involving Modric. Venezia, newly promoted after winning last season’s Serie B title, weren’t just sitting back either, with Yeboah causing problems of his own down the flanks and testing Mike Maignan’s alertness more than once.
The breakthrough finally arrived, and Ramos got the goal his overall performance had been building toward. Ardon Jashari was sent clean through on goal, his shot cannoning off Venezia defender Stankovic and looping in for the opener — credited to Ramos after the deflection, his first goal for the club.
Halhal’s Late Own Goal Seals It
Milan struggled at times to fully shut the game down, with Venezia’s counter-attacks causing periodic alarm even after falling behind, and Ruben Amorim later admitted there’s still plenty of work to do defensively. It didn’t matter in the end. Deep into stoppage time, with four minutes added on, Redouane Halhal turned the ball into his own net trying to deal with a Milan attack, sealing a 2-0 win and a second clean sheet from two games for the Rossoneri.
Alexis Saelemaekers, introduced from the bench, impressed in the closing stages, while Christian Pulisic remained an unused substitute — back involved in the matchday squad for the first time since fracturing his lower leg during the USA’s World Cup exit to Belgium back in July.
What It Means Next
It’s a perfect start to life at Milan for Amorim, following up the opening-day win at Torino with another three points to sit top of the table on six points from two games, scoring four and conceding just once so far. For Venezia, it’s a second straight defeat to open life back in Serie A after also losing 2-0 at home to Lecce, a tough transition after such a dominant promotion campaign, though the underlying performance here — plenty of good moments on the counter, problems caused for Milan’s defense — will offer some encouragement heading into the next round.
Match Summary
Milan 2-0 Venezia Serie A, Matchday 2 — Stadio Giuseppe Meazza (San Siro), Milan, Italy Friday, 28 August 2026 Referee: Gianluca Manganiello
Goals: Gonçalo Ramos (Milan) 1-0 90+’ Redouane Halhal (Venezia) 2-0 (own goal)
Result: Milan beat Venezia 2-0 to make it two wins from two under new boss Ruben Amorim, sitting top of Serie A. Venezia suffer a second straight defeat since returning to the top flight.
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