AC Milan 4-2 Juventus: Zlatan Ibrahimovic scores as Milan beat Serie A leaders

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Image caption, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored six times in 13 games since rejoining AC Milan in January
  • Author, Harry Poole
  • Role, 大象传媒 Sport

Zlatan Ibrahimovic's penalty sparked a remarkable AC Milan comeback victory against title-chasing Juventus at the San Siro.

After an uneventful first half, Milan scored four unanswered second-half goals having gone 2-0 down to Juve strikes from Adrien Rabiot and Cristiano Ronaldo.

Ibrahimovic鈥檚 62nd-minute penalty offered hope, before Franck Kessie and Rafael Leao completed a five-minute turnaround.

Ante Rebic added a fourth to secure a memorable victory with 10 minutes remaining.

Defeat sees Maurizio Sarri鈥檚 side miss the chance to move 10 points clear of second-placed Lazio, who lost 2-1 to relegation-threatened Lecce earlier on Tuesday.

It took Maurizio Sarri鈥檚 visitors until first-half injury time to register their first shot on target, but Rabiot鈥檚 spectacular finish from the edge of the box 鈥 after running with the ball from his own half 鈥 sparked the contest into life.

Ronaldo, who became the first player to reach 25 Serie A goals in a season for the club since 1961 on Saturday, met Juan Cuadrado鈥檚 pass to score for a fifth successive game and leave Juve in control.

However, Ibrahimovic鈥檚 spot-kick, which was awarded after Leonardo Bonucci was penalised for handball, flipped the momentum.

Milan were soon level after Kessie wriggled through the Juventus defence unchallenged, while Leao beat Wojciech Szczesny at his near post from a tight angle.

A fired-up Milan continued to attack Sarri's shell-shocked side and were rewarded as Rebic swept home to seal three points which send a resurgent Milan up to fifth.

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Image caption, Cristiano Ronaldo's goal means he has now scored 41 times for Juventus and Portugal this season