Zlatan Ibrahimović scores two as Milan beats Cagliari 2-0 to go clear

Zlatan Ibrahimović scored twice to assist 10-man AC Milan win 2-0 at Cagliari on Monday and reclaim first place outright in Serie A.
Ibrahimović transformed a first-half penalty and doubled his tally early within the second interval. They had been his first objectives since his current return from harm, taking his tally to 12 in eight league matches.
Milan substitute Alexis Saelemaekers was despatched off after selecting up two yellow playing cards in fast succession shortly after coming off the bench.
Milan moved three factors away from second-place Inter Milan. The two play one another within the league on Feb. 21.
Ibrahimović had performed the ultimate jiffy of Milan’s final league match in his first look since Nov. 22 and in addition began final week’s cup match — each in opposition to Torino.
The 39-year-old Swede received and transformed a penalty within the seventh minute in Sardinia after being barged over by Cagliari defender Charalampos Lykogiannis. Ibrahimović had missed three of his final seven spot kicks.

Davide Calabria hit the put up earlier than establishing Milan’s second, seven minutes into the second half, with a protracted ball excessive for Ibrahimović to run onto and place into the underside far nook.
The solely damaging word was the dismissal of Saelemaekers. The 21-year-old Belgian was introduced on within the 66th minute, booked two minutes later and proven one other yellow card six minutes after that.