Ibrahimovic scores twice as Milan beats Bologna 2-0

By: Daniella Matar, The Associated Press Posted: 3:54 PM CDT Monday, Sep. 21, 2020 Last Modified: 5:13 PM CDT Monday, Sep. 21, 2020

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MILAN - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice to help AC Milan beat Bologna 2-0 in Serie A on Monday and keep the Rossoneri optimism alive at the start of the new season.

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MILAN - Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice to help AC Milan beat Bologna 2-0 in Serie A on Monday and keep the Rossoneri optimism alive at the start of the new season.

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MILAN – Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice to help AC Milan beat Bologna 2-0 in Serie A on Monday and keep the Rossoneri optimism alive at the start of the new season.

Ibrahimovic broke the deadlock 10 minutes from halftime with a powerful header on a Theo Hernández cross.

The veteran forward doubled his tally from the penalty spot five minutes into the second half after Ismaël Bennacer was brought down on the edge of the area by Bologna defender Riccardo Orsolini.

AC Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores with penalty against Bologna during the Serie A soccer match between AC Milan and Bologna at the San Siro stadium, in Milan, Italy, Monday, Sept. 21, 2020. (AP Photo/Antonio Calanni)

Ibrahimovic, who turns 39 in less than two weeks, also had chances for a hat trick.

“If I was 20 years old, I would have scored two more goals, but luckily I’m 39,” Ibrahimovic said. “I’m like Benjamin Button, I was born old and I will die young.

“But joking apart, we are doing well and we are still not at our best. It was important to start well, the aim is to do better than last year.”

Bologna hit the woodwork late on through Federico Santander, and defender Mitchell Dijks was sent off following a second yellow card.

Milan was one of the in-form teams when Serie A resumed during the coronavirus pandemic and its remarkable upturn in results saw the Rossoneri win nine of their 12 matches after the restart, drawing the other three.