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Jul 28, 2022 · David Hytner. Thu 28 Jul 2022 04.00 EDT. Zlatan Ibrahimovic was already annoyed with Romelu Lukaku, believing that his one-time Manchester United teammate and now Serie A rival had tried to...
May 4, 2021 · By Ciaran Varley BBC Sport. 4 May 2021 European Football. Lukaku and Ibrahimovic have clashed on and off the pitch this season. After Inter Milan won the Italian title on Sunday, Romelu...
Mar 24, 2023 · Romelu Lukaku scored a hat-trick to lead Belgium to victory against Sweden in their Euro 2024 qualifier and upstage Zlatan Ibrahimovic on his international return. Lukaku headed in a...
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Zlatan Ibrahimovic clashed with former Manchester United team-mate Romelu Lukaku during a heated Milan derby in the Italian Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
AC Milan's Ibrahimovic and Inter's Lukaku were both booked following a spat at the end of the first half, which continued into the tunnel during the interval.
The pair could be seen - and heard on television due to the San Siro being empty - exchanging insults as Lukaku had to be restrained by his team-mates as he attempted to confront the Swedish forward.
Ibrahimovic, who had given Milan a first-half lead, was sent off after picking up a second yellow card after the break, while Lukaku levelled with a penalty before Christian Eriksen struck a stoppage-time winner for Inter to send them through with a 2-1 win.
Image: Ibrahimovic was sent off during the second half after picking up a second yellow card
Ibrahimovic and Lukaku spent the 2017-18 season as team-mates at Old Trafford, with the Belgian having previously said he was able to learn from his fellow striker during that period.
Image: Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic have said a few things down the years
Lukaku and Ibrahimovic's encounter at the San Siro was the latest chapter in their running saga which began when the two were team-mates at Old Trafford.
Lukaku said in an interview with Tiki Taka ahead of their first encounter in Serie A: "Ibra is a champion, I respect him. In Manchester I could train every day with him, that was the most beautiful thing for me. It will be nice to play against him. He is a great champion and professional.
"For me it's not normal that he can do those things at his age. He works a lot; he always gave me advice when we played together in Manchester."
But in an interview with La Gazzetta dello Sport in 2019, the 39-year-old Swede was far from complimentary when discussing Lukaku's technique and said he made a bet with the forward while the pair were together at United - which was turned down.
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Jan 29, 2021 · Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku have been given a one-match ban following Tuesday's Milan derby. AC Milan forward Ibrahimovic was given the ban after being shown two yellow cards, one...
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Jan 26, 2021 · Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic go head-to-head (Getty Images) Inter bombarded the Milan goal but could not find a winner until substitute Eriksen stepped up with a stoppage-time...
Mar 22, 2019 · Romelu Lukaku says playing alongside Zlatan Ibrahimovic at Manchester United was an “eye-opener” that helped make him a better player. Lukaku, who used to share the same agent as...
