
Before wednesday’s quarterfinal first leg against the spanish team in milan, the swedish international striker was mainly responsible for keeping the serie A champions on course for the title. With two goals, "ibra" almost single-handedly led his team to victory in a 2-1 win over AS romo. AC milan (63 points) thus kept chaser juventus turin (56) at bay ahead of the latter’s top match against inter milan on sunday afternoon.
At the giuseppe meazza stadium, the 31-year-old scored the opener of the 29. Matchday in the 53. Minute and again in the 83rd minute. Minute by head . Shortly before the intermission, pablo osvaldo (44).) marked the lead for the guests. Ibrahimovic’s two goals against rome extended his lead in the serie A scoring charts. The swede has already scored 22 goals this season, while udinese’s antonio di natale has scored 19 so far.