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(Inter – Milan 1-2) Zlatan Ibrahimovic (39) showed no signs of being injured after the covid-19 infection.
– No one could stop me from playing this game. I was isolated at home for two weeks, I was hungry and it seemed, says the Swede to Sky Sport Italia.
He first turned away from Aleksandar Kolarov and retreated to the field, before being crushed by the Serb.
He took the penalty himself, Samir Handanovic saved masterfully, but did not help much when the Swede was the first to return and directed the ball.
It was like turning the clock back to 2012, when he scored a penalty in the same game and scolded Inter goalkeeper Julio César.
THEN: Zlatan Ibrahimovic gives Julio Cesar a verbal review after scoring on May 6, 2012. Photo: OLIVIER MORIN / AFP
Pattern attack
Shortly after, Milan made an attacking pattern, really turned for the sultans of football in red and black, and Rafael Leao’s post was struck perfectly between defense and goalkeeper.
At the back post was, of course, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who just as naturally directed the ball into the open goal. His eighth goal in the traditional “Derby della Madonnina”, the battle for the city of fashion and the cathedral square.
– Zlatan is extraordinary, he brings us a lot with his talent, his determination and his character. He is simply exemplary, coach Stefano Pioli told Sky after the match.
It was the Swede’s first match since he was infected with the coronavirus before the match against Bodø / Glimt.
TWO GOAL HERO: Zlatan Ibrahimovic. Photo: Jonathan Moscrop / Sportimage / PA Images
He was not the only striker who wanted to sign. Romelu Lukaku conquered Milan and the derby last season, taking advantage of a weak participation from Gianluigi Donnarumma to control the reduction.
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No hauge
It was a battle with tough duels, violent tackles and high levels of ignition, even though there were only 1000 spectators at the mighty Giuseppe Meazza.
Danish Simon Kjær made his 100th international game this week, and played his perhaps best game in a Milan shirt. Twice he saved on the line and countless times stopped dangerous attacks.
Inter took more and more control in the second half, thinking they would have a chance to equalize when Donnarumma fouled Lukaku and took a penalty kick.
But the video judges analyzed the situation and found that the Belgian was offside before the incident, despite the fact that the ball clearly came from Mr Kjær.
Lukaku had two great chances in extra time, but he abused both: first he shot outside, before kicking the ball into Donnarumma’s chest.
Young Jens Petter Hauge, who turned 21 this week, had no playing time in his first Milan derby after the transfer.
But he saw that his new club won its fourth game out of four possible and took over the top of the table alone.
