Against Lazio in Serie A, he made a long-awaited comeback after the knee operation that saw him miss the end of last season and also this summer's European Championship with Janne Andersson's Sweden.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic was back on the field, and back as a goal scorer.
But shortly afterwards the next setback came and the Swede has missed the Champions League meeting with Liverpool and two matches in Serie A after that match against Lazio.
- When I was young, even though I was injured, I wanted to win and score goals.
With time and experience, I discovered my head.
And I understood how important it is to listen to the body.
Now my head is fine, but my physical body is getting old.
The body does not hang with the head and that is a problem, he says.
"Is not Superman"
After the knee injury last spring, Ibrahimovic has now been pulled with a heel injury that keeps him away from games.
- This year I have had to listen to my body.
That way, I can avoid worse consequences.
I have to carry my body with me every day and listen to it.
And understand that I'm not Superman.
Milan are facing Spezia today and are expected to do without their Swedish attacking star, who turns 40 on October 3, again.
Clip: Italian journalist about Zlatan: "No longer the god he was"
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The Italian football expert on Zlatan Ibrahimović.
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