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Ibrahimovic makes the difference
Published in The Saudi Gazette on 31 - 01 - 2012

Zlatan Ibrahimovic curled home a stunning freekick and then turned provider as AC Milan moved to within one point of Juventus at the top of Serie A with a 3-0 home win over Cagliari Sunday.
Miroslav Klose scored two goals in two minutes to help Lazio move up to fourth with a 3-0 win at Chievo Verona after Inter Milan slumped to a 1-0 defeat at relegation-threatened Lecce.
Sweden striker Ibrahimovic was the differnce between the sides at the San Siro, curling a freekick into the top corner from 25 meters after 32 minutes before chesting the ball down to Antonio Nocerino to volley home a second seven minutes later.
Massimo Ambrosini poked home the third goal with a neat finish with 15 minutes remaining in a win that moves Milan up to 43 points. Juventus beat third-placed Udinese 2-1 Saturday.
Lazio's Klose grabbed his brace in the 88th and 89th minutes to take his league tally for the season to 11 after Brazilian midfielder Hernanes had opened the scoring in the 21st.
“The win was important for lifting the lads' morale after what they suffered in the two away games in Milan,” Lazio coach Edy Rejasaid after a victory that ended a run of three successive away defeats.
Milan to wait for Tevez
AC Milan will wait until the end of the season to try to secure the services of Carlos Tevez, according to chief executive Adriano Galliani.
Last week the Italian champion signed Argentine forward Maxi Lopez, suggesting its month long pursuit of unsettled Manchester City's star striker Tevez had come to an end.
And Galliani admits that if anything does happen, it will likely be in the summer.
“Maxi represents the present and the important future for Milan, our coach is a big fan of his and so I wish him luck,” said Galliani.
“From now until 7 P.M. tomorrow (Tuesday, when the transfer window closes) maybe no-one will join but there could also be a surprise.
“We're not expecting (Tevez) to join, instead we have Maxi Lopez. We'll see what happens in the summer, the transfer window is almost shut.
“Of course, I considered the summer market closed (at the end of August) and then we bought (Antonio) Nocerino at the last minute.
“It's not that sometimes the truth isn't said but that sometimes things develop later, hence right now I would say that nothing will happen.”
Although he was always aware of being very much a Tevez consolation prize, Maxi Lopez is still delighted to have joined Milan from Catania.
“I had to wait until the last moment before becoming a Milan player but I was always very confident,” he said.
“It was a very strange week but everyone was very clear with me and I always wanted to stay (at Catania if the Milan opportunity fell through).
“Milan is the team of my dreams and I think that someone has to take risks to arrive at certain clubs.
“I knew that sooner or later, ever since I was little, that I would join this club.
“Now I want to do everything to stay here for life, I never want to leave this place.”


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