Ibrahimovic Double As Milan Pull Clear of Inter on Top of Serie a Mandzukic Joins Milan on Short-Term Deal
Established 1961 15 Sports Wednesday, January 20, 2021 Ibrahimovic double as Milan pull clear of Inter on top of Serie A Mandzukic joins Milan on short-term deal MILAN: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice on his first regular spot kicker Franck Kessie after the Swede had start in two months as AC Milan beat Cagliari 2-0 on missed twice from the spot twice before his injury. Monday to pull ahead of city rivals Inter on top of Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno cleared a long- the Serie A table. Ibrahimovic, 39, got the first from range Davide Calabria effort after 24 minutes with the the penalty spot after seven minutes, adding a sec- Italy defender hitting the post 10 minutes later. ond just after the break in Sardinia. Milan, targeting their first league title since 2011 ‘One more weapon’ when Ibrahimovic last played in the team, pull three Back after the break, Ibrahimovic connected with points ahead of Inter who beat champions Juventus Calabria’s long-range effort finishing off with the goal 2-0 in the San Siro on Sunday. “This victory is a sign confirmed after a VAR review. Milan held their above all to ourselves more than Inter,” said coach advantage despite playing the final quarter of an Stefano Pioli. “We all want to bring Milan back to the hour a man down after Alexis Saelemaekers was sent top. The team will do everything from here to the off for two bookings, ten minutes after coming off the end. Now we have an important game against bench. Cagliari, just above the relegation zone in 17th Atalanta (Saturday), we focus on that, then in March position, fall to their fifth consecutive defeat on an 11- and April we will see where we are.” match winless run stretching back to November 7.
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