Morata, Okafor rescue Milan in draw with Torino

Alvaro Morata and Noah Okafor scored in the final minutes for AC Milan to claim a 2-2 draw at home against Torino in their Serie A opener on Saturday, sparing Milan's new manager Paulo Fonseca a loss on his competitive debut.

Milan started aggressively, with a Malick Thiaw header cleared off the line in the opening minutes, but Torino gradually took over.

They took the lead on the half-hour mark when Raoul Bellanova's header hit the post and rebounded onto the line, and Thiaw’s attempted clearance ended in an own goal.

Milan had keeper Mike Maignan to thank several times for preventing the visitors from doubling their lead in the first half.

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Just after the hour mark Morata was sent through into the box, but Saul Coco stopped him with a perfectly timed sliding tackle.

Torino broke through again in the 68th minute with Duvan Zapata heading in Valentino Lazaro’s cross from close range.

As the boos from the supporters grew louder a minute before stoppage time, Morata gave the home fans hope by deflecting Tijjani Reijnders' long-range shot into the net.

Milan then launched a frantic final push, roared on by their fans, and Okafor scored with a volley deep into stoppage time to secure a point for the home side.