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At 39, the Swedish giant is an isolated scorer in the Italian Championship and the leader of an exciting Milan for the season.
From the height of his 39 years, while few players remain active in football, Zlatan Ibrahimovic lives an absolutely special stage for Milan. An isolated scorer of the Italian Championship and the main name of a competitive squad, the forward already flirts with legend status in the Rossoneri.
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Responsible for two goals in the 3-1 victory against Napoli this Sunday (22), the Swedish giant reaches the impressive mark of 10 goals in six games played by the Italian team, and puts him in the fight for the Italian title , which has not won since. distant 2010/11 season.
Fueled by Ibra’s impressive performances, Milan stands out from its rivals and is already breaking records this season. Given that wins are worth three points in Serie A (1994), this is only the second time that Milan have scored more than 20 points in the first eight rounds. The other occasion occurred in the 2003/04 title campaign, which featured such players as Kaka, Shevchenko, Maldini, Pirlo, Dida and Cafu.
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Ibrahimovic is already, by far, the oldest player to score 10 goals in the Italian’s first eight days, the closest record being Silvio Piola in 1942. The then Lazio striker was 29 years old, 10 years younger than the Swede.
The record of 10 goals at the beginning of the season was only surpassed by one player in Milan’s history, none other than Marco Van Basten, one of the great idols of the traditional Italian giant. In the 1992/93 season, the Dutchman had scored 12 goals at the end of the eighth day of the competition. Remember that Ibra was left out of two of the eight games so far.
As great opponents for the desired national title and artillery championship, Zlatan will have to overcome an inspired Cristiano Ronaldo and mighty Juventus, coming off a sequence of eight straight Serie A titles.
La Anciana is not in her best days, it is true, but she has the strength of CR7 to overcome difficulties and climb the table. Meanwhile, Milan continues to fill the Rossoneri fans with hope, while Ibrahimovic fights for a place among the club’s greats. In Francesco Totti’s opinion, he will still have a long time to do it.
