by defeating Juventus, the Rossoneri pulled away at the top of the table with a commanding display at the Sardegna Arena.
Ibrahimovic opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the seventh minute and he scored seven minutes into the second half to hand AC Milan a two-goal lead, which they held on to despite the dismissal of Alexis Saelemaekers in the 74th minute. Saelemaekers came on for Jens Petter Hauge on 66 minutes and received two yellow cards-first in the 68th minute and the second six minutes afterwards.At the post-match press conference, AC Milan manager, Stefano Pioli said, “Ibrahimovic is a champion in everything he does. Of course, now that he is back, we have more options and qualities”.Ibrahimovic has now scored 12 goals in eight league appearances, and this tally includes five braces and three penalties.
“We are doing well; we are almost halfway through the championship. Now, the most difficult games are starting.” The 39-year-old also welcomed the acquisition of Mario Mandzukic, 34, saying, “I’m happy, we now have two that scare our opponents.”