Milan’s Ibrahimovic back with a goal in win over Lazio

AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored on his return from a four-month injury layoff as they comfortably defeated Lazio 2-0 at San Siro yesterday to continue their perfect start to the Serie A season.The 39-year-old Swede, who had not featured since sustaining a knee injury against Juventus in May, tapped in Milan’s second after 67 minutes, seven minutes after he came off the bench.“Ibrahimovic never gets old and he has great passion, a fire burning inside him,” Milan coach Stefano Pioli told DAZN.“He competes to win, he always trains to the maximum and he does so with pleasure. When you are like that you do not feel the years go by.”The returning striker’s goal capped an impressive performance by the Rossoneri, who went in front through a Rafael Leao strike just ahead of the break, shortly before Franck Kessie’s penalty struck the bar.The result puts Milan top of the table with nine points, ahead of Napoli on goal difference, while Lazio are sixth with six points after three games.“We are still dreaming big, but we must dream at night and work during the day to make them come true,” Pioli said.RESULTS• AC Milan 2 (Leao 45, Ibrahimovic 67) Lazio 0 • Sampdoria 2 (Yoshida 32, Augello 47) Inter Milan 2 (Dimarco 18, Martinez 44)• Cagliari 2 (Joao Pedro 16-pen, Ceppitelli 56) Genoa 3 (Destro 59, Fares 69, 78) • Spezia 0 Udinese 1 (Samardzic 89)• Torino 4 (Sanabria 45, Bremer 65, Pobega 87, Lukic 90+1) Salernitana 0