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Ibrahimovic claims Italy’s golden boot

Swedish football star Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored two goals as champions Inter beat Atalanta on Sunday to claim Italy's golden boot.

Ibrahimovic claims Italy's golden boot

Ibrahimovic became only the second Swede to top the Italian scoring charts after putting away his 24th and 25th goals of the season. The goals were enough to beat off the competition on the final day of the Serie A season with Bologna’s Marco di Vaio and Genoa’s Diego Milito ending on 24 goals apiece.

Ibrahimovic scored the first of his goals on 12 minutes as the game was tied 1-1. He ran in behind the Atalanta defence, latched on to a long pass, and slotted the ball into the net past an advancing Andrea Consigli.

Atalanta responded with goals by Cigarini and Doni to leave the game 3-2 in their favour in the later stages when Cambiasso clawed one back for Inter on 79 minutes.

Inter had already been declared champions but all that remained was for Ibrahimovic to win the golden boot – the first Swede to claim the presitigious title since Gunnar Nordahl in 1955.

The game continued to swing Inter’s way when in the 81st minute Ibrahimovic battled with two Atalanta defenders for the ball after a cross into the box from Hernan Crespo.

Twisting and turning, and with his back to goal, he did what few others can, back-heeling the ball past the stunned goalkeeper to secure victory for Inter, and become “Il capo cagnoneri” to top off a fantastic season for the Swede.

It remains likely these will be the last goals that Ibrahimovic scores for Inter as media reports continue to link him with a string of top European clubs, with Spanish champions Barcelona named as the Swedish striker’s most recent suitors.

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IBRAHIMOVIC

Zlatan has been ‘cured’ of coronavirus: AC Milan

AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic has been given the all-clear to end his quarantine period and return to action after testing negative for coronavirus, the Serie A club announced on Friday.

Zlatan has been 'cured' of coronavirus: AC Milan
Zlatan Ibrahimovic celebrates after scoring a goal in September. Photo: Miguel Medina/AFP
Milan confirmed in a statement that the Swedish striker had “tested negative” twice in a row, as stipulated in the protocol to be able to lift the quarantine procedure.
   
Ibrahimovic, 39, sounded a more triumphal note on his social media: “You are cured! The health authority says the quarantine is over, you can go out!”, he wrote on Twitter.

The announcement comes a day after Milan said Ibrahimovic had tested positive a second time for Covid-19, putting in doubt his participation in the Milan derby on October 17.
 
   
Ibrahimovic first tested positive on September 24.
   
The derby remains in doubt with two other Milan players and five from Inter currently in self-quarantine.
   
In spite of his absence, Milan have made a decent start to the season, having climbed to second in Serie A after winning all three of their games and reaching the group stages of the Europa League.
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