**Benetton started life under Marco Bortolami with an impressive 22-18 home win over the DHL Stormers in a thrilling United Rugby Championship opener.** The lead changed hands on numerous occasions in Italy before teenager Tommaso Menoncello provided the crucial score with 10 minutes left to give Kieran Crowley’s successor a first victory in charge. Stormers, at the beginning of a four-week tour of Europe, only had to wait 72 seconds before they opened their account when centre Rikus Pretorius collected a grubber-kick to cross over after two minutes at Stadio Monigo.