AC Milan 1-0 Cesena: Solitary Seedorf strike enough to secure first win of season for champions

After a short corner the Dutch midfielder fired a ball from the left that looked to be a cross but arched perfectly into the top corner leaving Raviglia backpedalling into his own net.

Cesena responded well with summer signing Adrian Mutu connecting with a header and defender Gianluca Comotto attempting an audacious flick from a corner.

Mutu continued to find space but couldn’t produce the quality that once made him one of Europe’s best prospects, and gradually Milan took hold of possession, winning a succession of corners without producing much quality.

In the second half Cesena freshened things up bringing on Eder and Abdelkeder Ghezzal. The Brazilian was felled on the edge of the area by Yepes, but Mutu's free kick struck the wall.

Both sides lacked fluency for large periods but Cassano should've had a penalty when racing through onto Seedorf's ball. Cesena left back Guillermo Rodriguez scythed down the former Sampdoria man, but referee Antonio Giannocaro incensed the striker as he waved play on.

There was more controversy at the other end as Gianluca Zambrotta tugged Gianluca Comotto's shirt as he crossed the edge of the area, but again no foul was given. Comotto was so overcome with the injustice he threw himself to the ground in protest.

Cassano cut a frustrated figure as he left the pitch, replaced by another veteran, as Filippo Inzaghi made his second subsitute appearance since a lengthy layoff through injury.

The game petered out in the final minutes but despite an unimpressive performance Maximiliano Allegri will be plesed to have finally taken maximum points.