Zlatan Ibrahimović | Milan 1-2 Genoa | 2019-20 Serie A Giornata 26

Zlatan Ibrahimović in 2019-20 Serie A Giornata 26: Milan vs. Genoa ("San Siro" Milan, 08.03.2020)

MILAN: A. Begović, A. Conti (D. Calabria '90+1), M. Gabbia, A. Romagnoli (c), T. Hernandez, F. Kessié, I. Bennacer, S. Castillejo, H. Çalhanoğlu (G. Bonaventura '56), A. Rebić (R. Leão '57), Z. Ibrahimović
Manager: Stefano Pioli

GENOA: M. Perin, C. Romero, A. Soumaoro, A. Masiello, D. Biraschi, V. Behrami (F. Jagiełło '63), L. Schöne (S. Sturaro '57), F. Cassata, D. Criscito (c), A. Sanabria, G. Pandev (A. Pinamonti '79)
Manager: Davide Nicola

REFEREE: Daniele Doveri

GOALS: Pandev '7 (0:1), Cassata '41 (0:2), Ibrahimović '77 (1:2)

BOOKED: F. Marchetti [red card] '90+6

HIGHLIGHTS:
01:18 - 01:52 Pandev goal (Sanabria assist)
03:38 - 04:07 Perin block Zlatan's header from close range
09:01 - 09:30 Cassata goal (Schöne assist)
13:08 - 13:25 Overhead bycicle kick
14:01 - 14:45 Zlatan goal

Milan fell to a shock 2-1 defeat in front of an empty San Siro on Sunday afternoon, as goals from Goran Pandev and ​Francesco Cassata lifted the visitors out of the relegation zone. The only small mercy for ​Milan from Sunday's contest was that there were no fans in the stadium to hurl abuse at them. I Rossoneri's first half performance was simply as bad as they've been all season.
Milan fell to a shock 2-1 defeat in front of an empty San Siro on Sunday afternoon, as goals from Goran Pandev and ​Francesco Cassata lifted the visitors out of the relegation zone. The only small mercy for ​Milan from Sunday's contest was that there were no fans in the stadium to hurl abuse at them. I Rossoneri's first half performance was simply as bad as they've been all season.
Amid all the panic, the wayward passes and horrific attempts at goal, one man kept his cool and dragged his team kicking and screaming towards a lifeline. Ibrahimovic looked like a man who had been up against the odds a thousand times before in his long career, and it was his goal that helped Milan get a foothold in the match.
Ibrahimovic played the game purely to serve his teammates, using his strength and experience to produce clever knock-downs and intricate through balls for his fellow attackers. The Swedish superstar then took his goal clinically, turning in the six-yard box to lash the ball home - but he'll be disappointed to have skewed a header wide a couple of minutes later.
It wasn't his best game, don't get me wrong. But there wasn't much to pick from, in fairness.