Zlatan Ibrahimovic will return from injury for AC Milan’s Europa League last 16, second-leg clash against the Swede’s former club Manchester United in the San Siro, coach Stefano Pioli said on Wednesday. Pioli said that forward Ibrahimovic and midfielder Ismael Bennacer are both fit to play a role on today as Milan target the quarter-finals with the tie 1-1 after the first leg in Old Trafford.
Ibrahimovic, 39, has been out for over two weeks, missing the away leg with an adductor muscle injury, while Algerian Bennacer has been sidelined since mid-February with a muscular problem. However, Ante Rebic, Davide Calabria, Rafael Leao and Alessio Romagnoli are still in doubts with various ailments.
Milan have a slight advantage thanks to Simon Kjaer’s stoppage-time away goal in the first leg at Old Trafford last week. Pioli credited Ibrahimovic and Dane Kjaer with lifting the team since their arrival in January 2020 despite a recent dip in form the team sit second in Serie A.
