<p>Zlatan Ibrahimovic broke the 500-mark for career club goals with a brace on Sunday as AC Milan held top spot in Serie A with a 4-0 win over lowly Crotone.</p>.<p>"It's difficult to be surprised by Ibrahimovic," said Milan coach Stefano Pioli of the 39-year-old who is powering his team's bid for a first 'Scudetto' since 2011.</p>.<p>Milan moved back two points in front of city rivals Inter Milan who had pulled ahead after a 2-0 win over Fiorentina on Friday.</p>.<p>Champions Juventus are a further five back in third after beating Roma 2-0 on Saturday.</p>.<p>The capital side dropped to fourth equal on points with city rivals Lazio who beat Cagliari 1-0.</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic opened the scoring on the half hour at the San Siro after combining with Rafael Leao for his 500th strike with nine different clubs.</p>.<p>And the Swede brought his tally to 501 in the 64th minute, finishing off a Theo Hernandez cross for his 83rd Milan goal.</p>.<p>"To hold up at this level means you're an exceptional professional and he's helped by a physique that few have," continued Pioli.</p>.<p>"He's a champion, an athlete who has great motivation, he takes care of his body scrupulously. Sometimes he's tired, but he never fails."</p>.<p>Ante Rebic turned the game into a comprehensive win with a quick-fire brace of his own past Crotone goalkeeper Alex Cordaz.</p>.<p>The Croatian headed in a Hakan Calhanoglu corner in the 69th minute and then seconds later turned in a rebound after Cordaz kept out an Ibrahimovic strike.</p>.<p>"The Scudetto? The decisive matches will come later, now we have to withstand all the pressures which is a privilege to have," continued Pioli.</p>.<p>"The top seven are all capable of fighting for the title and the first four places.</p>.<p>"It's not yet time to look too much at the table, a challenging period will come with many matches and the Europa League is about to start again."</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic showed his incredible form 22 years after making his professional debut for Swedish club Malmo, scoring his first goal in October 1999.</p>.<p>"It means that I have scored a few goals in my career," said the Swede, who was substituted off with 15 minutes to go.</p>.<p>"The important thing is to continue to help the team in the best possible way. My job is to score and create situations to score."</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic reached the landmark in 825 games, having played for three Serie A sides -- Juventus, Inter and Milan -- as well as Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Barcelona, Ajax and Los Angeles Galaxy.</p>.<p>He has now scored 396 league goals, 57 in European competitions and 48 in cup games.</p>.<p>The former Sweden striker returned to Milan in January 2020 and has scored 27 goals in 37 appearances since.</p>.<p>He has scored 14 league goals in 11 games this season having been sidelined with coronavirus and injury, two short of top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 36 on Friday.</p>.<p>With 116 games for Sweden and 62 goals, Ibrahimovic is the all-time leading scorer for the Swedish national team.</p>.<p>In Rome, Ciro Immobile scored the only goal as Lazio pushed their winning run to six league games to move ahead of Napoli and level with Roma.</p>.<p>Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno kept the relegation-threatened Sardinians in the game for an hour, denying an Immobile header, and getting down to clear a Luis Alberto volley.</p>.<p>But he could do nothing to stop Immobile latching on to Sergej Milinkovic-Savic's nodded cross with the Italian finishing off with his left foot.</p>.<p>Last season's European golden shoe winner has now 14 goals this campaign, equal with Ibrahimovic and Inter's Romelu Lukaku.</p>.<p>In the Emilia-Romagna derby, Musa Barrow scored twice within the first half hour with Riccardo Orsolini adding a third in injury time as Bologna got back winning 3-0 against Parma.</p>.<p>Bologna move up to 12th with Parma stuck 19th.</p>
<p>Zlatan Ibrahimovic broke the 500-mark for career club goals with a brace on Sunday as AC Milan held top spot in Serie A with a 4-0 win over lowly Crotone.</p>.<p>"It's difficult to be surprised by Ibrahimovic," said Milan coach Stefano Pioli of the 39-year-old who is powering his team's bid for a first 'Scudetto' since 2011.</p>.<p>Milan moved back two points in front of city rivals Inter Milan who had pulled ahead after a 2-0 win over Fiorentina on Friday.</p>.<p>Champions Juventus are a further five back in third after beating Roma 2-0 on Saturday.</p>.<p>The capital side dropped to fourth equal on points with city rivals Lazio who beat Cagliari 1-0.</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic opened the scoring on the half hour at the San Siro after combining with Rafael Leao for his 500th strike with nine different clubs.</p>.<p>And the Swede brought his tally to 501 in the 64th minute, finishing off a Theo Hernandez cross for his 83rd Milan goal.</p>.<p>"To hold up at this level means you're an exceptional professional and he's helped by a physique that few have," continued Pioli.</p>.<p>"He's a champion, an athlete who has great motivation, he takes care of his body scrupulously. Sometimes he's tired, but he never fails."</p>.<p>Ante Rebic turned the game into a comprehensive win with a quick-fire brace of his own past Crotone goalkeeper Alex Cordaz.</p>.<p>The Croatian headed in a Hakan Calhanoglu corner in the 69th minute and then seconds later turned in a rebound after Cordaz kept out an Ibrahimovic strike.</p>.<p>"The Scudetto? The decisive matches will come later, now we have to withstand all the pressures which is a privilege to have," continued Pioli.</p>.<p>"The top seven are all capable of fighting for the title and the first four places.</p>.<p>"It's not yet time to look too much at the table, a challenging period will come with many matches and the Europa League is about to start again."</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic showed his incredible form 22 years after making his professional debut for Swedish club Malmo, scoring his first goal in October 1999.</p>.<p>"It means that I have scored a few goals in my career," said the Swede, who was substituted off with 15 minutes to go.</p>.<p>"The important thing is to continue to help the team in the best possible way. My job is to score and create situations to score."</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic reached the landmark in 825 games, having played for three Serie A sides -- Juventus, Inter and Milan -- as well as Paris Saint-Germain, Manchester United, Barcelona, Ajax and Los Angeles Galaxy.</p>.<p>He has now scored 396 league goals, 57 in European competitions and 48 in cup games.</p>.<p>The former Sweden striker returned to Milan in January 2020 and has scored 27 goals in 37 appearances since.</p>.<p>He has scored 14 league goals in 11 games this season having been sidelined with coronavirus and injury, two short of top scorer Cristiano Ronaldo, who turned 36 on Friday.</p>.<p>With 116 games for Sweden and 62 goals, Ibrahimovic is the all-time leading scorer for the Swedish national team.</p>.<p>In Rome, Ciro Immobile scored the only goal as Lazio pushed their winning run to six league games to move ahead of Napoli and level with Roma.</p>.<p>Cagliari goalkeeper Alessio Cragno kept the relegation-threatened Sardinians in the game for an hour, denying an Immobile header, and getting down to clear a Luis Alberto volley.</p>.<p>But he could do nothing to stop Immobile latching on to Sergej Milinkovic-Savic's nodded cross with the Italian finishing off with his left foot.</p>.<p>Last season's European golden shoe winner has now 14 goals this campaign, equal with Ibrahimovic and Inter's Romelu Lukaku.</p>.<p>In the Emilia-Romagna derby, Musa Barrow scored twice within the first half hour with Riccardo Orsolini adding a third in injury time as Bologna got back winning 3-0 against Parma.</p>.<p>Bologna move up to 12th with Parma stuck 19th.</p>