The Portuguese giants Cristiano Ronaldo and the Swedish Zlatan Ibrahimovic gathered in common in their football career, in which they proved that age is just a number that cannot be predicted with the date of their retirement in light of the escalating offensive pattern, the machine of the goals that are still wasted strongly, enthusiasm and high competitiveness in their controversial and attractive statements to the masses and means Media until "narcissism" became the adjective feature of both for years.
The "Sultan" Ibrahimovic (38 years) met with "Don" Ronaldo (35 years and five months) at the top of the Agies between Milan and Juventus in round 31 of the Italian Football League, on Tuesday, and I witnessed a similar scenario for some of the past encounters of both players with different shirts, as he made Ibrahimovic and his comrades "Rimontada Impossible" after turning their backs with two clean goals to a victory in the four within six minutes, amid the astonishment of Ronaldo and his colleagues.
This match reminiscent of the 2013 Portugal match with Sweden in which Ronaldo denied his opponent Ibrahimovic from qualifying for the World Cup «Brazil 2014» when Ibrahimovic scored two goals, but Ronaldo responded to him with a “hat-trick” to end the exciting confrontation with the victory of the Don, 3-2. This means that Cristiano has spent the last attempt on Ibrahimovic's dream of participating in the World Cup, which he has not yet set foot as his playing field.
Tuesday’s confrontation reflected the value of the two veteran strikers by outperforming their fellow young generation, as Ronaldo continued to chart his way toward the Serie A top scorer by scoring the 26th goal and three goals away from striker Lazio Shiro Imobili seven rounds before the end of the tournament, while Ibrahimovic continued his direct impact In improving the results of Milan and satisfying his fans, especially since the team "Lombardy" defeated Lazio, "runner-up" in the last round with three goals, Ibrahimovic scored a goal.
With his big victory, Milan prevented his Juventus rivals from widening the difference to 10 points in the lead, especially after the surprise defeat of 1-2 for his closest pursuers Lazio against Lecce, who is 17th in the "Calcio", to keep the difference between them at seven points before the expected confrontation between them on 20 this month. Within the 34th round, which the "old lady" team is afraid to fight amid greater pressure, especially that he will meet with "stubborn and developed" Atlanta in the next round next Saturday.
After the meeting, Ibrahimovic told the Italian “DZN” network after the cameras showed him laughing the moment of reducing the difference 1-2: “I am old, this is not a secret, age is just a number, I work well, and I get a good balance. I played today More than the last game, I feel comfortable, to be honest, I try to help the team in every way. ”
And he added with a high narcissism: “I am a president, player and coach. The only negative thing is that I only receive my salary as a player. If I were here from the first day of the season, Milan would have won a (Scudetto) for sure .. We will see, there is still a month to enjoy it, but there is a situation A stranger is happening, and we don't control that. ”
"If I don't make the difference, I don't like it. I'm not here to be a talisman to bring good luck. I'm here to help my team-mates, the club and the fans."
For his part, Ronaldo said through his official account on the website "Instagram" with a broken wing: "The result was not what we wanted, but we have to raise our heads and continue to work."
Cristiano beats Zlatan ... "victories and goals"
Ronaldo met Ibrahimovic in 12 club and team matches (six in the Champions League, three in the World Cup qualifiers, one in the Spanish League, and the same in the Italian League and Italian Cup), "Sultan" won in Two games, compared to five victories for the Portuguese star, and a tie was settled as a result of five games between them.
Ronaldo scored eight goals and made a single goal during his confrontations against Ibrahimovic, while the Sweden national team scored only four goals.
Serie A standings 7 rounds before
Juventus finish : 75
Lazio points : 68
Inter Milan points: 64
Atlanta points : 63
Milan points : 49
Roma points : 48
Napoli points
The results of Ronaldo's confrontations with Ibrahimovic
July 7 2020:
Serie A
Milan (Ibrahimovic) 4-2 Juventus (Ronaldo)
13 February 2020: Juventus (Ronaldo)
Italy Cup
1-1 Milan (Ibrahimovic)
3 November 2015: Real Madrid
Champions League
(Ronaldo) 1-0 Saint-Germain (Ibrahimovic)
October 21, 2015: Real Madrid
Champions League
(Ronaldo) 0-0 Saint-Germain (Ibrahimovic)
November 19, 2013:
World Cup Qualifiers 2014
Portugal (Ronaldo) 3-2 Sweden (Ibrahimovic)
15 November 2013:
World Cup 2014 Qualifiers
Portugal (Ronaldo) 1-0 Sweden (Ibrahimovic)
November 3, 2010: Real Madrid
Champions League
(Ronaldo) 2-2 Milan (Ibrahimovic)
October 9, 2010: Real Madrid
Champions League
(Ronaldo) 2-0 Milan (Ibrahimovic)
November 29, 2009:
Champions League
Real Madrid (Ronaldo) 0-1 Barcelona (Ibrahimovic)
March 11, 2009:
UEFA Champions League
Manchester United (Ronaldo) 2-0 Inter Milan (Ibrahimovic)
February 24, 2009
UEFA Champions League
Manchester United (Ronaldo) 0-0 Inter Milan (Ibrahimovic)
October 11, 2008:
Portugal (Ronaldo) 0-0 Sweden (Ibrahimovic)