Veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice in the first half to give AC Milan a 2-1 win at 10-man Sassuolo on Tuesday as they remained unbeaten since the restart of the season and guaranteed a place in the Europa League.
The 38-year-old Swede got in front of his marker to head in from Hakan Calhanoglu's cross in the 19th minute and latched on to a through ball before rounding Andrea Consigli to add the second in first-half injury time.
Zlatan. Not easy to defend. pic.twitter.com/Kr2k0pueZQ
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Second goal of the half, seventh of the season.
Zlatan with a lovely touch @espnfc pic.twitter.com/WB8vLcQmtN— SportsCenter (@SportsCenter) July 21, 2020
In between, Francesco Caputo equalised from a penalty for Sassuolo, who had Mehdi Bourabia sent off in first-half stoppage time.
Milan moved up to fifth with 59 points, enough to guarantee them at least a place in the Europa League qualifying rounds next season.
(Writing by Brian Homewood Editing by Toby Davis)
