Ciro Immobile was the star of the show as Italy cruised to victory against Turkey in the opening game of Euro 2020.
The Lazio forward bagged a goal and claimed an assist in a dominant 3-0 win.
Lorenzo Insigne was also on the scoresheet after a Merih Demiral own goal became the first strike of the tournament.
Immobile, 31, had a season working with current Liverpool boss Jurgen Klopp when the pair were at Borussia Dortmund.
Klopp bought the Italian star for the 2014/15 campaign, but he moved on after scoring 10 goals in 34 games during that campaign.
Speaking last year, Immobile hailed the German manager and explained why things did not work out better at Dortmund.
He told Sport Bild: "Klopp leaves something behind for you. You don't forget someone like him.
"I was lucky to be able to play under him. He's a super emotional trainer. Someone for whom you fight for every ball.
"He demands that of you too, and you can see that in his behaviour on the sidelines."
Asked why he struggled to make an impact in his short spell in Germany, Immobile said: "I think that I just moved to Dortmund at an inconvenient time as far as the team was concerned.
"With Klopp, BVB became champions in 2011 and 2012 and then came second twice. After the first half of my season there, we were second from last in the Bundesliga.
"That meant young, foreign players being left out. I don't think Klopp didn't see any quality in me, but in this difficult phase he put more trust in players he already knew and could rely on."
Tonight's result saw Italy lay down a marker for the other top teams in the competition.
Roberto Mancini's men have remaining group games against Switzerland and Wales.
And they will be eyeing up progress deep into the knockout stages after a very impressive start.
