Regardless of the Sweden star’s two targets on the age of 40 years and 48 days, the Rossoneri slumped to their first lack of the season with a 4-3 defeat at Fiorentina.

Dusan Vlahovic was the hero of the night time, scoring twice for Fiorentina. With 27 targets in 2021, the Serbia striker equaled Kurt Hamrin’s document from 1960 because the participant with essentially the most Serie A targets for Fiorentina in a single calendar 12 months.

AC Milan remained in second place, stage on factors with Serie A frontrunner Napoli, which visits defending champion Inter Milan on Sunday.

Earlier, midfielder Mario Pasalic scored twice and offered an help as Atalanta rallied to rout Spezia 5-2.

Atalanta _ which had didn’t win its final three Italian league matches _ moved stage with third-place Inter within the Italian league, with 25 factors from 13 video games. Inter has one match in hand and a greater objective distinction.

Struggling Juventus ended Lazio’s 19-match unbeaten dwelling document with a 2-0 win at Stadio Olimpico as Lazio coach Maurizio Sarri confronted his former membership. Leonardo Bonucci scored each targets from the penalty spot.

M’Bala Nzola put Spezia forward within the eleventh minute with the guests’ first shot of the match, slotting dwelling from the rebound after Atalanta goalkeeper Juan Musso parried an effort from Daniele Verde off the crossbar.

Atalanta replied with three first-half targets on its approach to solely its second win in seven dwelling matches this season.

The primary one got here within the 18th when Pasalic leveled from shut vary following a breakthrough from Davide Zappacosta down the fitting.

Duvan Zapata missed a penalty kick that needed to be retaken attributable to penalty-box encroachment, and the striker didn’t miss his second probability with a superbly taken shot to the highest left nook within the thirty eighth. Pasalic then made it 3-1 with a clear end to conclude a quick counterattack led by Zapata.

Substitute Luis Muriel added his identify to the scoresheet with seven minutes left with a left-footed volley from Pasalic’s cross and Ukraine worldwide Ruslan Malinovskyi made the win much more emphatic within the 89th. Nzola scored a comfort objective in added time.

Lazio was with out the injured Ciro Motionless and didn’t impress, whereas Juventus misplaced Danilo throughout the match. The Brazilian proper again was stretchered off the pitch with an obvious thigh damage, including extra issues to an already depleted aspect.

The ageless Sweden nice, whose fortieth birthday was on Oct. 3, scored one purpose and likewise drew a penalty that led to AC Milan’s second purpose in a 2-1 win at Jose Mourinho’s Roma within the Italian league on Sunday.

Earlier than he was substituted close to the hour mark, Ibrahimovic tormented Roma with likelihood after likelihood, with solely the offside rule and VAR stopping him from scoring or establishing a number of extra objectives.

“Ibra is at all times psyched up,” Milan coach Stefano Pioli mentioned. “He was much more motivated to play in entrance of a hostile crowd. He’s at all times capable of finding motivation.”

The victory prolonged Milan’s excellent begin in Serie A and saved the Rossoneri degree on factors with Napoli, which nonetheless leads on purpose distinction after a 1-0 win over regional rival Salernitana.

Ibrahimovic scored halfway by the primary half with a strong free kick by Roma’s wall for his four-hundredth profession league purpose.

His first league purpose got here virtually precisely 22 years in the past _ on Oct. 30, 1999 as an 18-year-old for Malmo FF in Sweden’s prime division.

Moments later, Ibrahimovic practically created one other purpose however he was dominated offside after chesting down a near-perfect setup for Rafael Leao.

Nonetheless hungry for extra, Ibrahimovic additionally had a purpose disallowed by VAR when he was once more offside.

However when Ibrahimovic was the sufferer of a tough sort out from Roger Ibanez, the referee whistled for a penalty and it was confirmed by VAR, resulting in Franck Kessie’s spot kick within the 57th.

Milan then ended with 10 males after Theo Hernandez picked up his second yellow card, which can maintain him out of subsequent weekend’s derby with Inter.

Stephan El Shaarawy pulled one again for Roma in stoppage time.

SOUTHERN DERBY

Napoli struggled to seek out the goal in its win over Salernitana, which is again within the prime division for the primary time in additional than twenty years.

Piotr Zielinski scored on the hour mark following a header from Andrea Petagna that hit the crossbar.

Napoli was lacking standout heart ahead Victor Osimhen, who was out with a muscular subject, and captain Lorenzo Insigne was saved on the bench in an obvious tactical resolution.

Napoli has gained 10 of its opening matches for the second time in membership historical past, after 2017-18.

CORREA DOUBLE

Joaquin Correa scored two second-half objectives in an eight-minute span as defending champion Inter Milan beat Udinese 2-0 to stay seven factors behind the leaders.

Inter dominated from the beginning at San Siro with Nicolo Barella producing seven makes an attempt within the first half because the Nerazzurri midfielder appeared decided to attain.

Nevertheless, it was Correa who gave Inter the lead on the hour mark. Ivan Perisic’s dummy allowed Correa to get on the tip of a cross from Alessandro Bastoni and he raced down a lot of the half earlier than slicing previous a defender and firing into the underside left nook.

Correa’s second got here with a shot into the highest left nook.

HAT-TRICK HERO

Wantaway ahead Dusan Vlahovic might have endeared himself to followers once more after scoring a hat trick to assist Fiorentina beat Spezia 3-0.

Vlahovic transformed a penalty on the stroke of halftime and added two after the break to take his tally to 9 in Serie A this season.

The 21-year-old lately turned down a brand new contract, a lot to the ire of Fiorentina followers who’ve insulted him after current matches. His present deal expires in 2023 however the membership haven’t dominated out him leaving in January.

Fiorentina moved to inside one level of fourth-place Roma. Spezia slipped into the relegation zone after Genoa moved above it on purpose distinction because of a 0-0 draw at residence to fellow struggler Venezia. Head-to-head is the primary tiebreaker in Italy if groups are degree on factors on the finish of the season.

Elsewhere, two late objectives noticed Empoli come from behind to win 2-1 at Sassuolo.