Zlatan Ibrahimovic did an acrobatic late winner who AC Milan consolidated top position in Serie A with a 2-1 victory against Udinese on Sunday.
The 39-year-old has scored seven goals in four league games played after missing the other two after contracting coronavirus.
Stefano Pioli’s side is at the top of the table with 16 points from six matches, four points ahead of Atalanta.
Champions Juventus are sixth – seven points behind AC Milan – before Sunday’s match against promoted Spezia where Cristiano Ronaldo starts on the bench after testing negative for Covid-19.
“Mine was a good goal but the team’s victory counts more,” said Ibrahimovic.
“It was a difficult match, we showed that in difficult times the team works well together.
“We are among the youngest teams in Europe. I take the blame for raising the average age, but everyone makes me feel younger.”
The Swedish star set up Franck Kessie for the opener after 18 minutes before De Paul pulled Udinese level three minutes after the break from the penalty spot and beat Milan’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma when he returned from coronavirus.
But Ibrahimovic grabbed three points seven minutes from time and acrobatically beat Udinese defenders Rodrigio Becao and Sebastian De Maio to beat goalkeeper Juan Musso with a near overhead kick.
AC Milan extended their unbeaten run to 24 games in a row since the competition returned in June after coronavirus lock-in.
Udinese are in the relegation zone after their fifth defeat this season.
Source: sn.dk