Zlatan Ibrahimovic clashed with Romelu Lukaku during a heated Milan derby in the Italian Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
It all started when Lukaku took exception to a foul by Milan defender Alessio Romagnoli. Ibrahimovic stepped in and squared up to the furious Belgian, with the pair going head to head while exchanging heated words.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Romelu Lukaku went head-to-head ? pic.twitter.com/8U7nMpH4kH
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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.
He could clearly be heard by the on-pitch microphone saying to the Swede: “Well let’s go inside you b*tch!”, in an invitation to engage in a further confrontation in the tunnel.
Ibrahimovic and Lukaku spent the 2017-18 season as team-mates at Old Trafford, with the Belgian having previously said he was able to learn from his fellow striker during that period.
However, there appeared to be a lack of goodwill between the pair as what started as an exchange of words led to the pair going head to head.
The Coppa Italia clash came with the sides also fighting at the top of the Serie A table, with AC Milan two points clear of second-placed Inter at the halfway stage of the season.
