Silva treble helps Milan rout Vienna in Europa League


FILE PHOTO - Soccer Football - Europa League - Playoffs - AC Milan vs KF Shkendija - Milan, Italy - August 17, 2017 AC Milan's Andre Silva celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Stefano Rellandini

BERNE (Reuters) - AC Milan's new signing Andre Silva scored a hat-trick to lead the Italian side to a rousing 5-1 win at Austria Vienna in their opening Europa League group stage match on Thursday.

The Portugal forward, signed from Porto in the close season, became the first player to score a European hat-trick for the club since Brazilian Kaka against Anderlecht in 2006.

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