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.
Italy’s sports newspapers celebrate ibrahimovic exuberantly. The "corriere dello sport" hailed "super-ibra", the "gazzetta dello sport" described the striker as a "matador". "Ibra sinks AS rom", headlined "tuttosport". Milan vice-president adriano galliani also joined in the praise: "he’s simply fantastic," said galliani, who was delighted with the performance after the semifinal match.O. In last week’s italian cup against juve, ibrahimovic was delighted with his team’s quick comeback.
Milan coach massimiliano allegri praised not only ibrahimovic, but his entire team. "We showed character after the 0:1," the coach said. Allegri was also particularly pleased with the comeback of kevin prince boateng. The berlin native played the last half hour after overcoming injury and was convincing. The only downer for the milanese was the injury to thiago silva. The veteran defender suffered a muscle injury in his right thigh and hobbled out of the stadium with a limp. He will be missing against barcelona.
"I am very sorry for thiago," said ibrahimovic. Instead of being celebrated for his two goals, the swede was mainly thinking about his injured colleague. Like club owner silvio berlusconi a few days earlier, ibrahimovic also lamented the many injuries in the team. "Something has to change," demanded the striker. In italy, this was interpreted as criticism of the coaching staff for not training the players properly and overtaxing them at times.
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