Italian newspapers lavish praise on the "Sultan"

Today, Monday, Italian newspapers praised Milan's veteran Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic (39 years), who is living a golden period after leading his team to a 3-1 victory over Napoli in the latter's home, describing him as a "magician" and a "super star."


Ibrahimovic's double helped cement his lead in the scorers' ranking with 10 goals and kept his team in second place, one point behind leaders Sassuolo.


The Swedish star did not complete the match after an injury, and was discharged in the 79th minute to be replaced by Lorenzo Colombo.


And press reports indicated that Zlatan underwent an MRI scan that showed a tear in the biceps muscle of his left thigh, which would keep him away from facing the French on Thursday night in the European League competition.


"The Meister does everything," said Corriere Dello Sport, calling him "a superstar thanks to his duo."


As for "Toto Sport", she described him as "Ibra the hero," stressing that he would be Milan's strongest weapon in the league this season.


As for "Gazzetta dello Sport", it was titled in bold, "Ibera, a magical and injured man," referring to his exit from the stadium at the end of the match.


The attacking giant returned to Milan on a six-month contract in the middle of last season after leaving the American Los Angeles Galaxy, with an annual wage of 3.5 million euros (3.9 million dollars), with the option to stay for an extra season.


And the Manchester United player, Paris Saint-Germain of France and the former Barcelona player imposed himself firmly in his team, scoring 11 goals in 20 matches.


Milan rose after the arrival of Zlatan from eleventh to sixth place, before ending his season without losing in 12 games.


Last August, he secured a new contract for one season estimated at 7 million euros ($ 8.3 million).


Zlatan had contributed to Milan's winning of its last domestic league title in 2011. He also won three titles with Inter and twice with Juventus, which were written off due to the "Calciopoli" scandal for fixing match results.

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