Ibrahimovic’s 400th career league goal ends Mourinho’s unbeaten home record

Zlatan Ibrahimovic marked his 400th career league goal with a superb free-kick to hand Milan a 2-1 win against Roma in a Serie A game at the Stadio Olympico on Sunday.

The win put Milan joint top with Napoli who themselves secured an away 1-0 win against Salernitana at Stadio Arechi without the injured Victor Osimhen.

Roma started on the fore front but it was Milan who took the lead when Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored from a freekick.

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Milan thought they had doubled their advantage on two separate occasions as Rafael Leao and Ibrahimovic had goals ruled out for offside.

The away side were then awarded a penalty early in the second half after Roger Ibanez brought down Ibrahimovic, which Kessie duly dispatched.

Milan lost Hernandez to a red card in the 66th minute after his second booking of the contest. The Giallorossi then pulled a goal back in stoppage time when substitute El Shaarawy fired past Ciprian Tatarusanu.

But Milan, who have won more Serie A matches against Roma than against any other side (77), held on to secure the win and a 10th victory from their opening 11 games.

The win made it seven league win in a row for the Rossoneri while it was Jose Mourinho’s first ever home defeat in Italy.

Key Opta facts

– Mourinho had not tasted a home defeat in 43 Serie A matches, across his two seasons at Inter and the beginning of his Roma career. That streak (W33 D10) was the longest unbeaten home run for a coach since 1994-95 in the competition.
– Milan have become the third team in Serie A history to win 15 away matches in a calendar year, after Napoli in 2017 (18) and Juventus in 2018 (15).
– Ibrahimovic’s strike was his 150th goal in Serie A and he is the seventh foreign player to cross this milestone in the competition.
– Milan have won two away games in a row against Roma in Serie A for the first time since 2005, when they were coached by Carlo Ancelotti.
– No team have scored more goals from outside the penalty area than Milan in the five major European leagues this season (5).
– Kessie has scored four goals against Roma in Serie A, including three from the penalty spot, more than he has managed against any other side.
– Ibrahimovic scored his fourth direct free-kick in Serie A, his first since January 2012 when he netted for Milan against Cagliari.