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AC Milan remain leaders of the Serie A after the 21st match day. Also thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who is following in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo and Leo Messi.
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The Swede scored a double in the 4-0 win over the bottom of the table, who was in danger of relegation (30./64.). Ibrakadabra increases his goal account to 14 (in 11 games). Only Cristiano Ronaldo (16 goals in 17 games) has scored more often.
For Ibrahimovic it was the hits 82 and 83 for Milan. Overall, the 39-year-old has now cracked the 500 mark and scored 501 goals. He marked most of them for Paris Saint-Germain (156).
Ibrahimovic also scored double-digit for Inter Milan (66), Los Angeles Galaxy (53), Ajax Amsterdam (48), Manchester United (29), Juventus (26), Barça (22) and Malmö (18).
“Zlatan Ibrahimovic one of the best players in the history of football”
Ante Rebic, who scored twice like Ibrahimovic on Sunday evening, praised Ibrahimovic in the highest tones. “He’s a great professional, one of the best players in football history,” explained the Croat: “He is a role model for us”.
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Ibrahimovic is the third active player to break the 500 mark after Cristiano Ronaldo (661 goals for Sporting Lisbon, Manchester United, Real Madrid and Juventus Turin) and Lionel Messi (651 goals for Barça).
Milan remain Serie A leaders
With the three-point against Crotone, Milan took back the championship lead from Inter Milan. The Nerazzurri had won against Florence (2-0) on Friday and climbed to the top. Milan are now two points ahead of their local rivals.
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