<p>Veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, starting his first match since the coronavirus stoppage, converted a penalty to help AC Milan to an emphatic 3-0 win at Lazio on Saturday, severely denting the Serie A title hopes of their ragged opponents.</p>.<p>Lazio, missing Serie A leading scorer Ciro Immobile through suspension, dropped seven points behind leaders Juventus with eight games to play after slumping to their first home defeat in the league this season.</p>.<p>The hosts were a far cry from the fluent and confident side which enjoyed a 21-match unbeaten league run from September till their season was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic in March.</p>.<p>The effort of having to come behind to win their last two games 2-1 seemed to take its toll and the confidence drained out of them after Milan went ahead.</p>.<p>Milan, unbeaten since the season re-start, climbed to sixth.</p>.<p>Lazio's other main striker, Felipe Caicedo, was also suspended although midfielder Lucas Leiva returned for the first time since a knee operation in April.</p>.<p>The hosts could have gone in front early on when Jony fired a low ball across the face of the goal but two Lazio players failed to make contact.</p>.<p>Instead, Milan scored from their first real attack in the 23rd minute as Hakan Calhanoglu's shot took a wicked deflection off Patric and looped over stranded Thomas Strakosha.</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic had a goal chalked off for offside but there was no reprieve two minutes later when Lazio defender Stefan Radu conceded a penalty for handball.</p>.<p>The 38-year-old Swede stepped up and, although Strakosha got a hand to it, the ball rebounded off his foot and into the net.</p>.<p>Lazio were wide open at the back and left Ante Rebic completely free to slot the ball past Strakosha in the 59th minute.</p>.<p>Theo Hernandez twice missed a chance for Milan's fourth, the first after a solo run from near his own area.</p>
<p>Veteran forward Zlatan Ibrahimovic, starting his first match since the coronavirus stoppage, converted a penalty to help AC Milan to an emphatic 3-0 win at Lazio on Saturday, severely denting the Serie A title hopes of their ragged opponents.</p>.<p>Lazio, missing Serie A leading scorer Ciro Immobile through suspension, dropped seven points behind leaders Juventus with eight games to play after slumping to their first home defeat in the league this season.</p>.<p>The hosts were a far cry from the fluent and confident side which enjoyed a 21-match unbeaten league run from September till their season was interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic in March.</p>.<p>The effort of having to come behind to win their last two games 2-1 seemed to take its toll and the confidence drained out of them after Milan went ahead.</p>.<p>Milan, unbeaten since the season re-start, climbed to sixth.</p>.<p>Lazio's other main striker, Felipe Caicedo, was also suspended although midfielder Lucas Leiva returned for the first time since a knee operation in April.</p>.<p>The hosts could have gone in front early on when Jony fired a low ball across the face of the goal but two Lazio players failed to make contact.</p>.<p>Instead, Milan scored from their first real attack in the 23rd minute as Hakan Calhanoglu's shot took a wicked deflection off Patric and looped over stranded Thomas Strakosha.</p>.<p>Ibrahimovic had a goal chalked off for offside but there was no reprieve two minutes later when Lazio defender Stefan Radu conceded a penalty for handball.</p>.<p>The 38-year-old Swede stepped up and, although Strakosha got a hand to it, the ball rebounded off his foot and into the net.</p>.<p>Lazio were wide open at the back and left Ante Rebic completely free to slot the ball past Strakosha in the 59th minute.</p>.<p>Theo Hernandez twice missed a chance for Milan's fourth, the first after a solo run from near his own area.</p>