According to the Italian newspaper, this is a muscle injury in his right thigh that means the 41-year-old will be out of action for at least 10-15 days.

Furthermore, the newspaper writes that it is nothing serious, but that Ibrahimovic will be evaluated week by week.

The Milan striker was given 17 minutes on the pitch as Sweden fell 0-3 to Belgium in the European Championship qualifying opener a week ago. Against Azerbaijan (5-0 win) on Monday, the striker was not even included in the match squad due to an injury concern.

Ibrahimovic recently made a comeback after a nine-month injury absence (cruciate ligament injury) and has since returned been listed for a goal – making him Serie A's oldest goalscorer of all time.

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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scorer again. Photo: Bildbyrån/C More

When the Swede had a press conference during the recently concluded national team gathering, he told me that he had not just surgery once, but three.

"I've had to suffer for 14 months. Now I've come back and it feels good. I'm finally playing with joy and not with pain," he said at the time.

Milan, fourth in Serie A, will on Sunday visit series leader Napoli.