Zlatan dominates Milan derby; Lozano stays red-hot for Napoli

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A roundup of all the weekend’s motion in Serie A, the place Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored each targets for AC Milan within the Milan derby and Hirving Lozano scored two extra targets in one other lopsided victory for Napoli…

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Inter Milan 1-2 AC Milan

Zlatan Ibrahimovic is 39 years outdated, but he continues to attain targets like a model of himself 10 years youthful. Following Saturday’s conflict with Inter Milan, Ibrahimovic is the proud proprietor of 4 targets in two league appearances to start out the 2020-21 season and a number one motive Milan sit prime of the desk as the one aspect with a 12-point, 100-percent document.

On Saturday, Ibrahimovic hit his former membership with a brace of targets scored simply three minutes aside early within the first half. It was Ibrahimovic who gained the penalty for Milan within the thirteenth minute, and it was Ibrahimovic who opened the scoring — after his try from the spot was saved by Samir Handanovic.

Objective no. 2 arrived briefly order, and Ibrahimovic owes an enormous debt of gratitude to winger Rafael Leao for the impossibly good cross he performed to the large Swede on the again publish.

Romelu Lukaku pulled Inter again to 2-1 with a a tough first-time end simply earlier than the hour mark, however that’s as shut as they might get in struggling their first defeat of the season.

Napoli 4-1 Atalanta

Hirving Lozano bagged his second straight brace on Saturday, scoring targets no. 1 and a pair of in Napoli’s convincing demolition of Atalanta.

All 4 targets have been scored throughout a 20-minute interval starting with the Mexican celebrity’s tap-in within the twenty third minute. 4 minutes later, Lozano scored a fantastic thing about a aim to make it 2-0. Dries Mertens discovered Lozano on the appropriate wing, the place he minimize within the final defender and rifled a low-hit laser simply contained in the far publish.

Matteo Politano adopted swimsuit with an audacious strike from 22 yards out simply 4 minutes later. To not be outdone, Victor Osimhen stepped out even farther from aim to make it 4-0. The Nigerian’s strike wasn’t as clear or highly effective as the 2 which preceded it, nevertheless it was completely positioned to beat Marco Sportiello from 25 yards out.

Napoli be a part of Milan as the one two sides but to drop factors this season, although Gennaro Gattuso’s aspect has performed simply three video games after their journey to Juventus was postponed two weeks in the past.

Crotone 1-1 Juventus

Talking of Juve, the eight-time defending champions completed with 10 males and settled for a draw for the second straight sport on Saturday, as they have been unable to beat Federico Chiesa’s pink card away to newly promoted Crotone.

Simy put the house aspect forward from the penalty spot within the twelfth minute, earlier than Alvaro Morata tapped dwelling an excellent cross from Chiesa within the twenty first.

Andrea Pirlo’s aspect was lowered to 10 males after Chiesa left a foot in a problem in opposition to a defenseless opponent.