Zlatan Ibrahimovic was on a rampage again, smashing Mourinho’s record and scoring his 400th league goal

AC Milan beat AS Roma 2-1 in the 11th round of the Italian Serie A. The star of the match was Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored his jubilee goal. On the other hand, his team’s victory destroyed one of Mourinho’s records.

AC Milan have not lost in Serie A so far this season and are competing with Napoli for the top spot. After 11 rounds, both teams have 31 points for 10 wins and 1 draw, with Inter Milan 7 points ahead of third.

Stefano Pioli’s charges arrived in Rome, where AS is coached by Jose Mourinho, who held an interesting record going into this match. In fact, he had not lost 43 home games in a row in the Italian league. Only the 44th brought defeat.

The Romans started better. They could have taken the lead from the start, but Lorenzo Pellegrini missed the target from close range. The first goal came after 25 minutes. Ibrahimovic took a direct kick from the edge of the box and with a hard shot gave the goalkeeper no chance. AC Milan led 1: 0.

Right at the start of the second half, Zlatan scored his second goal. However, it was subsequently called back for offside after a video review.

VAR was then in action once more. After almost an hour of play, Ibaněz brought down Ibrahimovic in the penalty area, whereupon a penalty was awarded. Frank Kessié stepped up to the plate and converted with ease. AC Milan were already 2-0 up.

The Romans were down by two goals, but in the 66th minute they got their chance when Theo Hernández received his second yellow card and AC Milan finished the game with ten men. However, the Romans were unable to take advantage of the powerplay.

They only managed to reduce the deficit in the 93rd minute when Stephan El Shaarawy scored. However, coach Mourinho’s charges couldn’t do any more and the visitors took three points from their stadium.

Ibrahimovic, whose goal in the first half marked the 400th league goal of his career, was the main one to celebrate. It was also his 150th league goal in Serie A. He could have celebrated his direct kick all the more.

Source: Livesport