Rodrigo Becao scored his first professional goal to help Udinese beat AC Milan 1-0 as new Rossoneri coach Marco Giampaolo's first match in charge ended in defeat on Sunday.
Becao, who was signed by Udinese in the offseason, headed a corner into the bottom right of the net in the 72nd minute.
The 23-year-old defender was signed from Brazilian side Bahia but had spent last season on loan at CSKA Moscow.
Udinese's coach Igor Tudor shouts instructions during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Udinese and AC Milan at the Friuli stadium in Udine, Italy, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (Gabriele MenisANSA via AP)
Milan had no shots on target but thought it had a penalty after Alessio Romagnoli's header appeared to hit Samir on the arm but, after viewing it several times on the pitchside monitor, the referee deemed it involuntary.
Giampaolo took charge of Milan in June, replacing Gennaro Gattuso.
New Roma coach Paulo Fonseca will take charge of his first match later against Genoa, which also has a new coach in Aurelio Andreazzoli. Also, Atalanta — which finished a surprising third last season — visits Spal.
Udinese's Ignacio Pussetto, left, and Milan's Ricardo Rodriguez vie for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Udinese and AC Milan at the Friuli stadium in Udine, Italy, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (Gabriele MenisANSA via AP)
More AP soccer: https://apnews.com/apf-Soccer and https://twitter.com/AP_Sports
Udinese's Mato Jajalo, left, and Milan's Jesus Fernandez Suso vie for the ball during the Italian Serie A soccer match between Udinese and AC Milan at the Friuli stadium in Udine, Italy, Sunday, Aug. 25, 2019. (Gabriele MenisANSA via AP)