Zlatan Ibrahimovic breaks the Serie A record
Ibrahimovic becomes the oldest scorer in Serie A history.
On Saturday, with a strike against Udinese, Zlatan Ibrahimovic became the oldest player to score a goal in Serie A history the oldest scorer in Serie A history. The Swedish International is in fact, ageing like a fine wine. Despite his age, the striker can still outshine a world class striker on his day.
As a matter of fact, the goal against Udinese was the Swede’s first this season. The striker has been restricted to making just three appearances this season due to a knee injury. However, despite his goal, Milan went on to lose 3-1. Despite his goal, Milan went on to lose the clash 3-1.
The Record
The Sweden international was given the spot kick duty late in the first half which he converted exceptionally. He overtook the previous record holder Alessandro Costacurta of AC Milan as well by scoring at 41 years and 166 days old.
Last season, Zlatan didn’t feature much while scoring 8 goals. However, he played was the leader in the dressing room as he guided players like Rafael Leao as the Rossoneri won the Serie A title. Ibrahimovic will once again be the man to watch when Milan takes on Serie A leader Napoli on April 2.