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Zlatan Ibrahimović on the ball
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Zlatan Ibrahimović saved the Italian soccer club AC Milan from their third defeat of the season.
The 40-year-old Swede equalized 1: 1 (0: 1) in stoppage time at Udinese Calcio on Saturday evening and saved the Serie A leaders one point.
The Portuguese Beto had put the hosts in the lead (17th minute).
For Ibrahimovic it was his 300th goal in the five European top leagues.
This means that the Milanese team of coach Stefano Pioli remains at least overnight at the top of Serie A with 39 points, but can be overtaken by city rivals Inter Milan (37) with a home win against Cagliari Calcio on Sunday evening.
»With his 300th goal in the top five leagues, Ibra has reached giants like Ronaldo and Messi.
Eternity doesn't mean playing forever, but at 40, doing what you did when you were 20.
Ibrahimović continues to enchant with his tricks «, praised the Gazzetta dello Sport.
Juventus Turin only plays 1-1 at newly promoted Venice
“At Zlatan, facts count more than words.
At the age of 40 he is the real protagonist of this Milan, which this year is reaching for the Scudetto «, according to the Corriere dello Sport.
"Ibrahimović saves coach Stefano Pioli: He fights to the end for victory and does not disappoint the coach, who trusts him like no other," wrote Tuttosport.
Record champions Juventus are still lagging behind in Serie A.
The old lady did not get beyond a disappointing 1: 1 (1: 0) at the newly promoted FC Venice.
So the third win in a row in Serie A was missed.
The Spaniard Álvaro Morata (32nd) scored the opening goal, which was checked again by the VAR and not objected to.
Mattia Aramu (55th) equalized for the home side.
Juve now has 28 points and is sixth.
The gap to Milan is eleven points.
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