Published 12:00 IST, October 27th 2020
Zlatan Ibrahimovic leads Serie A scoring race after brace in AC Milan's 3-3 draw vs Roma
AC Milan talisman Zlatan Ibrahimovic took his tally to six goals in three Serie A games following his brace against AS Roma during their 3-3 draw on Monday.
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Stefa Pioli's AC Milan dropped ir first points of season on Monday night but still maintained ir unbeaten streak in Serie A this season following a 3-3 draw against AS Roma at San Siro. Rossoneri took lead three times during game but eventually shared a point with Paulo Fonseca's side. Zlatan Ibrahimovic moved to top of goalscoring charts, taking his tally to six goals for campaign after netting a brace against Roma.
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AC Milan vs AS Roma: Zlatan Ibrahimovic goals t eugh for Milan to claim all three points
AC Milan got off to a flying start against Roma as Zlatan Ibrahimovic put hosts ahead just two minutes after kick-off. It was 39-year-old's fifth goal in just his third Serie A outing this season. Zlatan missed a couple of games for Milan after being diagsed with COVID-19 last month. Ibrahimovic started day in a seven-way tie for second place in Italy’s Golden Boot (Capocanniere) race with Romelu Lukaku, Andrea Belotti and Francesco Caputo at top.
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Zlatan added his first straight out blocks and added his second of game - his third brace in as many Serie A matches - from penalty spot late in second period. Zlatan's conversion from penalty spot put himself at top of goalscoring charts in Serie A with six goals, giving Milan a 3-2 lead in 80th minute and it looked as though it would stand as match-winner. However, Milan failed to maintain ir 100 per cent win record in Serie A this campaign as Roma mand to square things up with five minutes on clock thanks to Marash Kumbulla's close-range effort.
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Edin Dzeko and Jordan Veretout scored first and second goals for Roma while Alexis Saelemaekers got Milan's second goal of game in a pulsating 3-3 draw. Milan are still at top in Serie A standings with 13 points from five games, two points ahead of Napoli in second. With ir point, Roma moved into ninth place with eight points from five games.
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Zlatan won his only Capocanniere award during his first stint with AC Milan during 2011-12 campaign. Lazio’s Ciro Immobile set a league record of 36 Serie A goals last term. Although Zlatan has a long way to go, fans aren't ruling out star forward breaking Immobile's record if he keeps fit and firing this season.
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12:00 IST, October 27th 2020