Earlier today, on-loan Chelsea striker Fernando Torres made his full debut for Milan, having featured in the Rossoneri's 1-0 loss to Juventus as a sub this weekend.
The 30-year-old endured a miserable spell at Stamford Bridge since making a massive £50 million switch from Liverpool in January 2011, and was the butt of many jokes due to his inability to find the back of the net.
So, now having put pen to paper on a long-term loan deal and moved to Italy, the Spanish international will be keen to prove his critics wrong and kick-start his career, which has lagged over the past couple of seasons.
His debut initially did not go as planned, as his new side found themselves 2-0 down early on to newly promoted outfit Empoli, but as the first half neared its conclusion, he brought the Rossoneri back into the game with an excellent header.
El Nino marks his full Serie A debut with his first goal...Milan fans will hope to see more like these coming:
Well, given his unfortunate reputation as of late, social media of course reacted. Here are some stats and of course, some jokes at the Spaniard finally finding the back of the net:
Jozy Altidore and Fernando Torres have both scored on the same day. This is like witnessing a tea party between Santa Claus and Bigfoot.
— Brooks Peck (@BrooksDT) September 23, 2014
#FormerBlue @Torres scores for AC Milan. No, I'm not joking.
— Frank Lampard UK (@FrankLampardUK) September 23, 2014
RT @MisterChiping: Fernando @Torres is the SECOND Spanish player to score in the Spanish, English and Italian leagues, after Diego Tristan.
— AC Milan News (@Milanello) September 23, 2014
"Stupid Chelsea ... I knew how to score all along." #Torres -AL pic.twitter.com/Ib7gPa36BK
— AC Milan Club NY/NJ (@ACMilanNYC) September 23, 2014
Fernando @Torres, MOTM on his full AC Milan debut. Beautiful.
— David (@TekkaBooSon) September 23, 2014
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