Serie A
Udinese 3-1 Milan: European win dwarfs Ibrahimovic’s records
Milan find themselves in a new mini-crisis and with their fourth straight game without a win, a 3-1 defeat at Udinese, they risk being in contention for the top four in Serie A in an evening that could be devoted , falling behind to Zlatan Ibrahimovic.
The night could be dedicated to Zlatan Ibrahimovic and his records, but this Udinese disregarded the Swedish superstar and subdued Milan 3-1 in Friuli for the 27th matchday of Serie A.
The Bianconeri took the lead in the 9th minute when Roberto Pereira took advantage of Fikayo Tomori’s poor defense and then Milan’s pressure resulted in a penalty awarded by Ibrahimovic, who returned to the starting XI after 419 days and aged 41 years and 166 days he became the oldest leader of the “Rosoneri”.
The first execution was neutralized by Marco Silvestri, but in the given replay “Ibra” equaled 1–1 and became the division’s oldest goalscorer, breaking the record held by Alessandro Costacurta (41 years and 25 days since May 2007). .
However, the rosoneri’s defense remained a thorn in its side and two minutes after the equaliser, a poor defense by Pierre Kallou gave Beto the chance to make it 2-1.
In the 2nd half, Stefano Pioli made a double substitution in the 64th minute, but the defense continued to falter and in another round Kingsley Ehizibue scored from close range to make it 3-1, which allowed the “Bianconeri” to equalize with Juventus.
The results of the 27th game day
- Sassuolo – Spezia 1-0 (71′ Pen. Berardi)
- Atalanta-Empoli 2-1 (58′ De Ron, 86′ Hoylud / 44′ Ebouehi)
- Monza – Cremonese 1-1 (69′ Augusto / 61′ Ciofani)
- Salernitana-Bologna 2-2 (7′ Pirola, 64′ Dia / 11′ Ferguson, 73′ Lykogiannis)
- Udinese – Milan 3-1 (9′ Pereira, 45+6′ Beto, 70′ Ehiziboue / 45+4′ Penalty Ibrahimovic)
- 19/03 13:30 Samdoria Verona
- 19/03 16:00 Florence – Lecce
- 19/03 16:00 Turin – Naples
- 19/03 19:00 Lazio – Roma
- 03/19 21:45 Inter-Juventus
The highlights
Atalanta-Empoli 2-1
Salernitana – Bologna 2-2
Sassuolo 1-0 Spezia
Monza-Cremonese 1-1
The program of the 28th match day
- 1/04 21:45 Juventus – Verona
- 2/04 13:30 Bologna – Udinese
- 2/04 16:00 Monza – Lazio
- 2/04 16:00 Spezia-Salernitana
- 2/04 19:00 Rome – Samdoria
- 2/04 21:45 Naples – Milan
- 3/04 19:30 Empoli-Lecce
- 3/04 21:45 Sassuolo – Turin
Source: sport 24
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