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Ibrahimovi­c stars in comeback win

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Turin: Zlatan Ibrahimovi­c’s penalty sparked a remarkable AC Milan comeback 4-2 victory against title-chasing Juventus at the San Siro.

After an uneventful first half, Milan scored four unanswered second-half goals having gone 2-0 down to Juve strikes from Adrien Rabiot and Cristiano Ronaldo. Ibrahimovi­c’s 62ndminute penalty offered hope, before Franck Kessie and Rafael Leao completed a five-minute turnaround.

Ante Rebic added a fourth to secure a memorable victory with 10 minutes remaining. Defeat sees Maurizio Sarri’s side miss the chance to move 10 points clear of second-placed Lazio, who lost 2-1 to relegation-threatened Lecce earlier on Tuesday.

It took Maurizio Sarri’s visitors until first-half injury time to register their first shot on target, but Rabiot’s spectacula­r finish from the edge of the box – after running with the ball from his own half – sparked the contest into life. Ronaldo, who became the first player to reach 25 Serie A goals in a season for the club since 1961 on Saturday, met Juan Cuadrado’s pass to score for a fifth successive game and leave Juve in control.

However, Ibrahimovi­c’s which was awarded after

Bonucci was penalised for flipped the momentum.

Milan were soon level after Kessie wriggled through the Juventus defence unchalleng­ed, while Leao beat Gianluigi Donnarumma at his near post from a tight angle.

Results: Lecce 2-1 Lazio, AC Milan 4-2 Juventus. spot-kick, Leonardo handball,

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