Torino forward Ché Adams marked his first appearance in Serie A with a goal against Milan on August 24th, but the effort arrived too late to alter the result — the granata fell 2-1 at home, leaving Ignazio Abate's side with no points from their opening match of the 2026-27 campaign.
The goal is not a consolation to be dismissed. Adams is 30 years old and new to Italian football, and a debut goal — however the scoreline read — establishes something immediate: he can find the net at this level. For a forward arriving without a Serie A record, that matters. The question that follows a debut is always whether the player belongs; Adams answered at least part of it.
The match itself told a harder story. Milan scored twice in rapid succession — Cissé and Rabiot the scorers — before Adams pulled one back in the final stages. Torino created enough to score but not enough to recover. The result places Abate's team 13th after one round, with a goal difference of minus one. Adams's average rating of 6.20 across his sole appearance reflects a performance that contributed without dominating — which, given the context of a debut and a defeat, is a reasonable baseline rather than a ceiling.
The squad around him is also in flux. A move for midfielder Ivan Ilić to Lecce is reportedly advancing, and Davide Calabria has been linked to the club. A team still assembling its parts in late August is not the most stable platform for a new forward to build on, but Adams has at least given Abate something concrete to work with.
His next appearance will tell more. One goal from one match is a data point, not a trend.