AC Milan: Ibrahimovic and Duarte recovering from injury

Zlatan Ibrahimovic (middle) trains with Hammarby FC players in Sweden. The striker owns more than 20% of the club. Hammarby plays in the Allsvenskan League. Zlatan returned to Sweden after sustaining calf injury during a training session with AC Milan. Photo: HENRIK MONTGOMERY/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images

AC Milan Swedish striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Brazilian defender Leo Duarte are recovering from injury. Both players are expected to be fit for the club when they lock horns with AS Roma on 28 June.


Test results assured of the players' return to squad, latest reports say.

The calf injury the Sweden international sustain during AC Milan's training session has healed and he is expected back to training in a couple of days with the team.

Brazilian defender Leo Duarte sustained a muscular issue.

AC Milan posted match result with Juventus: At full time, Juventus-AC Milan match ended without a goal and with a 1 - 1 aggregate, however, The Old Lady progressed to the Coppa Italia 2019-20 final after the away goal rule was applied.

Juventus Portuguese playmaker Cristiano Ronaldo missed a penalty for handball. 👇

Our #CoppaItalia journey ends one step away from the final
Lo 0-0 non basta, in finale va la Juve#JuveMilan #SempreMilan pic.twitter.com/XSz4xkg8sO

— AC Milan (@acmilan) June 12, 2020

On June 22, AC Milan will play in the Serie A opener against Lecce but Coach Stefano Pioli has no intention of rushing the players back into the squad.

In the Coppa Italia semifinal match against Juventus, Ibrahimovic was not expected to feature for the Rossoneri as he was suspended.

Ibrahimovic is to be investigated after breaking COVID-19 rule back home in Sweden.