Soccer-Leao scores fastest ever Serie A goal to set up Milan win


Soccer Football - Serie A - U.S. Sassuolo v AC Milan - Mapei Stadium - Citta del Tricolore, Reggio Emilia, Italy - December 20, 2020 AC Milan's Rafael Leao celebrates scoring their first goal REUTERS/Jennifer Lorenzini

REGGIO EMILIA, Italy (Reuters) - AC Milan forward Rafael Leao scored the fastest goal in Serie A history, hitting the target after six seconds, to set the Serie A leaders on their way to a 2-1 win at Sassuolo on Sunday.

In an astonishing start, Hakan Calhanoglu collected the ball straight from the kickoff and opened up the Sassuolo defence with an incisive pass to Leao and the Portuguese beat goalkeeper Andrea Consigli with an angled drive.

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