In the last few days, there has been a lot of talk about the possibility of Olivier Giroud taking a break against Salernitana and Zlatan Ibrahimovic returning to the starting lineup after more than a year. But it won't be the case tonight for AC Milan at San Siro against the Salernitana team, and the announcement came from Stefano Pioli yesterday during the press conference: "Ibra won't be a starter against Salernitana yet, but he will be soon. It depends on many things, he is improving, he has been training more consistently in recent weeks. He won't start, but he will be there to help us."
Zlatan had hoped for a starting shirt, but according to Pioli, he is not yet ready to play from the first minute and will therefore start on the bench. The striker's desire to play is high, as is his desire to score again, something he has not done since January 9, 2022, against Venezia.
If he were to score tonight, Ibra would achieve yet another extraordinary personal record: at 41 years, 5 months, and 10 days, he would not only become the oldest scorer in Serie A, surpassing former Rossoneri player Alessandro Costacurta, who scored at 41 years and 25 days, but also of the top five European leagues, as pointed out by Tuttosport.
