Romelu Lukaku and Zlatan Ibrahimovic got into some serious beef in tonight's Milan derby - with the Belgian wanting to fight his opposite number at half-time.
It all started when Lukaku was fuming with Milan skipper Alessio Romagnoli for a cynical foul at the end of the first half.
Before the resulting free-kick was taken, Lukaku and Ibrahimovic butted heads and exchanged insults in the Coppa Italia quarter final tie at the San Siro.
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They had to be separated by both sets of players and were booked for their actions.
But as the teams made their way to the tunnel for half-time, Lukaku had not calmed down whatsoever and wanted to fight the Swede.
Zlatan and Lukaku are going at it :flushed: pic.twitter.com/yMLFI72tiz
- ESPN FC (@ESPNFC) January 26, 2021
Tensions rising between Zlatan and Lukaku in the Milan derby :flushed: pic.twitter.com/mbPDw32yn3
- Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 26, 2021
Being restrained, the Inter striker was heard calling Ibrahimovic "a son of a b***h" and telling him, "f**k you and your wife" as he completely lost his head.
An absolute irate Lukaku also claimed Ibrahimovic had spoken about his mother.
Don't know what happpened but Lukaku is so pissed off he wants to fight ibra so bad:joy: pic.twitter.com/7eAZZHYH1M
- Madridstar Assassin Hazard (@madridstarkg) January 26, 2021
Lukaku tell Zlatan to come outside.
- M•A•J (@Ultra_Suristic) January 26, 2021
Zlatan tells Lukaku to go outside and wait for him :joy: pic.twitter.com/7xUaCHqDzt
Zlatan said "see you in the tunnel" to lukaku :eyes:
- flynn (@fflynnnn) January 26, 2021
Nah:joy:
- :zap: #RudigerOut (@_CFCThiago) January 26, 2021
Zlatan just called Lukaku a donkey and Lukaku responded with, "let's go inside and fight you bitch":joy::joy::joy::joy:
Lukaku tell Zlatan to come outside.
- M•A•J (@Ultra_Suristic) January 26, 2021
Zlatan tells Lukaku to go outside and wait for him :joy: pic.twitter.com/7xUaCHqDzt
It's worth remembering these two were teammates at Manchester United for a brief period but there was a clear disdain for one another tonight.
Ibrahimovic scored the opener in the 31st minute but ended up being sent off in the second half following a clumsy challenge on Aleksandar Kolarov earning him a second yellow.
Red card for Zlatan!
- Football on BT Sport (@btsportfootball) January 26, 2021
After getting booked for a confrontation with Romelu Lukaku in the first half, Milan's goalscorer receives a second yellow for a clumsy challenge :red_circle: pic.twitter.com/IdQbgYm2oK
Only a few days back, the 39-year-old engaged in some beef with Atalanta striker Duvan Zapata in the 3-0 loss at the weekend.
Meanwhile, Lukaku levelled matters from the spot in the 71st minute.
Topics: Football News, Football, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Romelu Lukaku, AC Milan, Inter Milan
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