Austria Vienna 1-5 AC Milan
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Andre Silva is the first AC Milan to score a hat-trick in European competition since Kaka against Anderlecht in 2006
Andre Silva scored a hat-trick as AC Milan began their Europa League campaign by thrashing Austria Vienna.
Silva was signed from Porto for £34m by Milan, who are competing in Europe for the first time in four years.
The Italians spent around £170m in the summer and new recruit Hakan Calhanoglu put them ahead with a thumping drive. Ex-Liverpool player Suso netted the fifth after Silva's treble.
Defender Alexandar Borkovic powerfully headed in from a corner for Vienna.
Turkish midfielder Calhanoglu - bought for £22m from Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen - ran the game for Vincenzo Montella's side, providing two assists in addition to his goal.
Milan host Udinese in Serie A on Sunday, after being thrashed 4-1 by Lazio in their last domestic outing.
Elsewhere in the Europa League
Everton were well beaten by Atalanta, as French side Lyon drew 1-1 against Cypriot outfit Apollon Limassol. Former Manchester United winger Memphis Depay scored a penalty for the Ligue 1 club.
Former Norwich and Hull striker Dieumerci Mbokani was on the scoresheet for Dynamo Kiev as they defeated Albanian side Skenderbeu 3-1.
Bundesliga side Hoffenheim, beaten by Liverpool in the Champions League play-off round, lost 2-1 at home to Braga.
Former Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic scored as Russian club Zenit St-Petersburg beat Varda 5-0 in Macedonia.
Italian club Lazio came from behind twice to beat Vitesse 3-2 in the Netherlands.
Former Manchester City and Liverpool forward Mario Balotelli scored as French side Nice won 5-1 away to Belgium's Waregem.
Swedish minnows Ostersunds, who beat Galatasaray en route to reaching the group stages, beat Zorya Luhansk in Ukraine 2-0. Ostersunds are managed by Englishman Graham Potter, the former Stoke and West Brom full-back, and the starting line-up included former York City youth-team player Jamie Hopcutt.