Lazio Vs Milan Kick-Off Wednesday 01.45 Western Indonesian Time: Rosoneri Without Ibrahimovic

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JAKARTA - Zlatan Ibrahimovic is confirmed to be absent when AC Milan against Lazio in the Serie A match on Tuesday, April 27, in the morning western Indonesia time.

The veteran Swedish bomber has missed the club's last two matches.

Ibrahimovic recently signed a one-year contract extension at Milan this week.

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The 39-year-old forward was suspended when his team won their last match against Genoa and was not included when AC Milan lost to Sassuolo due to a muscle problem.

Ibra himself is not yet fit to return to the team and Pioli will call on Mario Mandzukic or Rafael Leao to lead his team's attack line.

"Ibrahimovic won't be there tomorrow, he has to come back for the next match," coach Stefano Pioli said on the club's official website on Sunday.

"Mandzukic and Leao played for the starting position. Mario is now better and has the skills to score goals in the opposition area."

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Mandzukic has not scored in six Serie A appearances for the Rossoneri so far, while Leao has scored six goals in 25 games.

Ibrahimovic has scored 15 goals in 17 games to lift his team to second place in the Italian League standings.

"He raised the standard and the quality, we all grew thanks to his help," added Pioli. His teammates are good at following these directions.

Milan is currently 13 points behind Inter with six games remaining. Even though they are second in the standings, Pioli's team could still lose their place in the group stage of next season's Champions League.