Within 15 minutes, he and fellow debutant João Félix had combined for a game-killing goal. Giménez found Félix with an excellent through ball, and the Portuguese chipped Roma goalkeeper Mile Svilar to give the Rossoneri a 3-1 lead that would end up as the final score.

Santiago Giménez completed his move to AC Milan in arguably the most high-profile transfer involving a Mexico national team player since Hirving Lozano.

The Mexican forward Santiago Giménez has already made his debut wearing the AC Milan jersey, after getting his first minutes on the field in the match against AS Roma, a quarterfinal showdown in the Italian Cup.