Dhe Swedish soccer star Zlatan Ibrahimovic warns in a promotional film in the Italian region of Lombardy against underestimating the corona virus. The 39-year-old professional from the first division club AC Milan has just had a corona infection. “The virus challenged me and I won, but you are not a Zlatan, do not challenge the virus,” says the striker, standing on top of a high-rise in Milan in the film. He asks the audience to adhere to the protective rules, such as keeping their distance and wearing the mask.
The extroverted star striker showed no symptoms during his infection from September. He remained in isolation at home according to regulations and returned to the field in mid-October after negative tests. Lombardy was already badly affected in the first Corona wave in Italy in spring. Even now, the numbers of new infections there are again comparatively high.
Despite his old age for a football player and the infection, the Swede is currently in top form, with Italian gazettes praising him after scoring two goals for AC Milan in the last 3: 3 against AS Roma in the Italian Serie A. “Zlatan effect: Ibrahimovic is infallible, commented the“ Gazzetta dello Sport ”.
“Ibrahimovic is omnipresent, in two minutes he hits the opponent with great agility and punishes the poorly positioned defense of the Romans,” wrote the “Corriere dello Sport”, which gave the old star the top grade. The Scandinavian scored two goals in a game for the third time this season.
“The timeless Ibrahimovic is more and more the real cornerstone of Milan”, analyzed “Tuttosport”. “With six goals in this championship, Ibrahimovic underlines his vitality. He is the real leader of the Rossoneri ”, so the Roman daily newspaper“ Il Messaggero ”. Milan’s goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma, who was infected with the corona virus, was missing against the Roma. He was replaced by the Romanian Ciprian Tatarusanu, who could not convince.
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