AC Milan’s showdown with Roma on matchday five in Serie A ended up finishing all square. It was a real goal-fest on a rainy Monday night at San Siro, with the two sides playing out a 3-3 draw. On the scoresheet for the Rossoneri were Saelemaekers and Ibrahimović, who was able to bag a brace. Here are eight facts that you need to know following the match, with the Swedish striker taking centre stage:
1- AC Milan have scored at least two goals for eleven consecutive matches, equalling their record from 1959.
2- Zlatan Ibrahimović has scored more than once for three matches in a row: the last player to achieve this feat in Serie A was Cheick Diabaté in 2018.
3- The Swede's finish after just one minute and 48 seconds was the fastest league goal he's scored in an AC Milan shirt.
4- The Swedish striker has scored ten goals against Roma in Serie A: out of the players who are still playing football, no one has done better.
5- AC Milan have scored in each of their past 21 games in all competitions: the Rossoneri haven’t done better than this since September 2017.
6- Only taking into account Serie A, AC Milan have scored for 25 consecutive matches: this is the Rossoneri’s longest scoring streak since 1973.
7- AC Milan are the only side to have scored the first goal in all of the matches they’ve played this Serie A season.
8- Rafael Leão provided two assists today, as many as in his previous 34 matches in Serie A.
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