Alphadjo Cisse’s rise continues, as he scored a potentially big goal for Italy U21s to help them edge past Armenia.
After scoring a hat-trick in a warm-up game a few days ago, Cisse decided the U21 European Championship qualifier off the bench. He came on at the break and turned things around after what was a difficult opening 45 minutes for the Azzurrini.
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Firstly, the Milan playmaker hit the woodwork with a powerful curling shot from outside the box. Then, he won a penalty (which Koleosho would miss), and finally he scored the winning goal in the 95th minute with a brilliant left-footed shot into the top corner.
All this came while the 20-year-old was being constantly manhandled by his opponents throughout the second half. Food for thought for Roberto Mancini, who was believed to be considering him for a senior call-up too.
⚽️ Alphadjo Cisse scores a last-minute winner for Italy U21s vs. Armenia 😍🇮🇹 pic.twitter.com/xGYYX8zMCj
— SempreMilan (@SempreMilanCom) October 1, 2026
A true revelation this season. I hope he continues with more playing time
He had a brilliant game as well, constantly causing problems.
Only reason Cisse is not in the senior squad is Mancini hates Milan. He’d rather play mid table garbage players than give our guys a chance.
He even put all inter player’s on bench last match except Esposito, more or less it’s Ex:Milan player’s that were playing tonali,dollar-umma from the first match to the 2nd match.
I’m not fan of Mancini, no where even close to 1% but it’s not true what you said.
Generational talent. Best Italian offensive talent since many many years. Struggle to see someone at his level, maybe pre-injury Chiesa.