AC Milan coach Stefano Pioli has brushed off Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s angry reaction to being substituted in the team’s 5-1 win over Bologna on Saturday.
Pioli said on Sunday in Milan that the 38-year-old needs to avoid over-exerting himself amid a crowded fixture list.
The Swede was clearly annoyed at being taken off in the 62nd minute of Saturday’s match at San Siro.
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It was the third time in four games he has been replaced around the hour mark, and he ignored a fist bump from Pioli as he left the field.
“It’s natural that he doesn’t like being substituted,” said Pioli. “He said something to me which I honestly didn’t understand.”
“He is important for the team, but I have to make sure he conserves energy —- we are playing every three days and he is coming back from injury.”(Reuters/NAN)
