Cisse hat trick powers AC Milan past Salzburg

SALZBURG, Austria (Interstat) — Alphadjo Cisse scored a hat trick and powered AC Milan’s Thursday victory as the visitors defeated Salzburg 4-0. Cisse struck in the 15th, 32nd and 49th minutes before Goncalo Ramos sealed the scoring in the 72nd. Davide Bartesaghi and Adrien Rabiot each provided an assist, while Omari Giraud Hutchinson also assisted and was shown a yellow card in the 21st. Salzburg’s V. Zabransky was booked in the 40th, and Milan’s F. Terracciano received a red card in the 83rd. Milan’s competition record moved to 1-0, with an overall mark of 4-0-4. Salzburg dropped to 0-1 in the competition and 0-2-1 overall. Cisse, whose 60th-minute substitution ended his afternoon, finished with three goals. Ramos scored in 30 minutes of action. Milan previously beat Lecce, Venezia and Torino and drew with Sassuolo, Lazio and Juventus. Salzburg drew with Grazer AK and lost to BW Linz.