After the victory achieved by Inter on Friday against Fiorentina (0-2), Milan was forced to beat Crotone, bottom side, this Sunday to regain the leadership of Serie A and Stefano Pioli’s team thrashed with a xxxx to their rival. The rojinegros are again first, with 2 points more than their citizen rivals and 7 more than Juventus, after a victory materialized by two doubles, by Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Ante Rebic.
At 39, Ibra achieved his 500th goal against Crotone and also the 501st of his club career. It was thus a historic afternoon for the Swedish star, who scored his goals at 30 ‘and 64’. Half an hour is what resisted the group led by former Milan player Giovanni Stroppa. Then Ibra hit a great wall with Rafael Pared and landed an unstoppable right kick for Crotone goalkeeper Alex Cordax.
Milan tried in vain to increase their lead, until Ibra sealed his double with a left-footed shot after a strong assist from Theo Hernández. The Swedish’s sixth double in the current Serie A, in which he has scored 14 goals in 11 games.
Rebic was the one who took over from the ex-Barcelona player to finish off the win at Crotone. He scored in 69 ‘and 70’, in both cases thanks to balls sent by Hakan Çalhanoglu (who, recovered after having tested positive for Covid-19, entered in 62 ‘for Rafael Leao). Ibra looked for the ‘hat trick’ and had chances to achieve it, until in 77 ‘Pioli replaced him so that Mario Mandzukic entered.