On the evening of January 9, Beijing time, a match in the 21st round of Serie A, Milan challenged the promotion of Venezia away. Less than two minutes into the match, Ibrahimovic opened the scoring for Milan, with the Swedish star scoring his first goal of 2022 to help his team start with a 1-0 lead.
Milan have been Serie A favourites this season, and before the game they finished second in the league with 45 points, behind their city rivals Inter Milan. As Milan took the lead in this round, as long as they can beat Venice, they can temporarily overtake Inter in the standings and give their opponents enough pressure.
A few days earlier, Milan had played Against Roma, which resulted in a 3-1 victory. After missing out of the Champions League, Milan can concentrate on the rest of the season, which has certain benefits for the club to attack the Serie A title. The 40-year-old Ibrahimovic is still an important member of the team this season, and his combination with Olivier Giroud provides Milan with enough attacking power.
Facing Venice, Giroud sat on the bench, while Ibrahimovic was in front of him with a single arrow. Less than 2 minutes into the game, Ibrahimovic received an assist from Leo in the middle and pushed the empty goal. After the goal, Ibrahimovic's expression was rather calm, and he seemed to be completely unimpressed by the goal. For so many years, scoring goals has been commonplace for Ibrahimovic. Such a goal is just a very ordinary goal.
Although Ibrahimovic was calmer after scoring, there was not much celebratory action. But from the data point of view, this goal is extremely landmark. After a successful goal, Ibrahimovic broke through the doors of 80 teams in the five major leagues, and Venice "had the privilege" to be the backdrop for the great record.
After the 21st century, only one of the five major leagues has achieved such a result before, that is, C Ronaldo, who currently plays for Manchester United. Last month, Cristiano Ronaldo scored against Burnley, achieving the same feat. In order to achieve such a goal, in addition to an efficient goal rate, you must also have a certain number of transfers. At this point, Messi clearly has no advantage.
Compared with Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo, Ibrahimovic is also a figure who has been stunning football for more than 10 years. Ibrahimovic, by contrast, has never won a Ballon d'Or, not even touched a Champions League trophy. But in the hearts of many fans, Ibrahimovic's personal charm is not inferior to that of The Merleto at all. In 2022, Ibrahimovic scored again, scoring faster this year than Mero.