Gonçalo Ramos Scores His First AC Milan Goal in 1-0 Win Over Venezia
Key Takeaways
- •Gonçalo Ramos scored his maiden Serie A goal with a 69th-minute left-footed finish, assisted by Alexis Saelemaekers, as AC Milan beat Venezia 1-0 at San Siro on August 28, 2026.
- •AC Milan have taken six points from their opening two league matches, having also won 2-1 at home to Torino on August 23 despite Ramos not scoring in that game.
- •Ramos's €74 million fee plus add-ons made him the most expensive signing in AC Milan's history, surpassing the €49.5 million paid for Rafael Leão in 2019.
- •Ramos was the first acquisition of new Portuguese manager Rúben Amorim, who replaced the dismissed Massimiliano Allegri and previously won league titles with Sporting CP.
- •During three seasons at Paris Saint-Germain, Ramos scored 45 goals in 131 appearances and won three Ligue 1 titles and two UEFA Champions League trophies.
Gonçalo Ramos has opened his account for AC Milan, scoring his first Serie A goal in a 1-0 victory over Venezia on August 28, 2026. For a striker who cost €74 million, the breakthrough carried particular weight.
The Portuguese forward's left-footed finish in the 69th minute, set up by Alexis Saelemaekers, secured Milan's first home win of the season at San Siro and got the club's record signing off the mark in only his second Serie A appearance.
Breaking through at San Siro
Ramos had been held scoreless in Milan's season opener against Torino on August 23, a match the Rossoneri won 2-1 without their marquee forward finding the net. With the win over Venezia, Milan have now taken six points from their opening two league matches, an unblemished start to the new campaign.
The striker had shown glimpses of his form during pre-season, including a header against Manchester United in a friendly on August 15.
The price tag and the project
Ramos signed for Milan on June 30, 2026, on a five-year contract after a €74 million fee (plus add-ons) that made him the most expensive player in AC Milan's history. The previous record belonged to Rafael Leão, who arrived at the club in 2019 for €49.5 million.
Milan were coming off a deeply disappointing previous season, one poor enough to cost Massimiliano Allegri his job as manager. The appointment of Rúben Amorim as his replacement signaled a philosophical shift, and Ramos became the first tangible expression of that new direction as Amorim's first acquisition. The pairing is a distinctly Portuguese one: Amorim, like his new striker, hails from Portugal and built his coaching reputation by winning league titles at Sporting CP.
Ramos arrived from Paris Saint-Germain with credentials that justified the fee on paper. Over three seasons at the French club, he scored 45 goals in 131 appearances. He also collected considerable silverware along the way: three Ligue 1 titles and two UEFA Champions League trophies. His route to Paris ran through Lisbon, where he came through the ranks at Benfica and announced himself on the world stage at the 2022 World Cup, scoring a hat-trick in Portugal's 6-1 win over Switzerland in the round of 16 after being selected to start ahead of Cristiano Ronaldo.
For a club that has lifted the European Cup seven times, bringing in a striker who owns two recent Champions League winners' medals from Paris sets a clear benchmark for the rebuild. With two wins from two league matches and the record signing now on the scoresheet, the earliest returns of the Amorim project are positive.
