MILAN, Jan 9: Zlatan Ibrahimovic matched a mark set by Cristiano Ronaldo and Theo Hernández scored twice as depleted AC Milan won 3-0 at 10-man Venezia to move top of Serie A on Sunday.
Ibrahimovic opened the scoring with barely two minutes on the clock. It was the 80th team the veteran forward has scored against in the top five European leagues. Ibrahimovic and Ronaldo – who did so against Burnley on Dec. 30 – are the only players to reach that milestone since 2000.
Venezia put up a spirited defense but the match changed early in the second half as the home side swiftly went from 1-0 down to 3-0 down and with a player sent off after defender Michael Svoboda was shown a straight red card for denying a clear goalscoring opportunity. The Rossoneri moved two points above Inter Milan.
Milan had threatened to double its lead several times. (AP)
