• Zlatan Ibrahimovic during the Serie A game between AC Milan and Udinese. Getty Images
    Zlatan Ibrahimovic during the Serie A game between AC Milan and Udinese. Getty Images
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    Zlatan Ibrahimovic, left, celebrates with Ante Rebic during AC Milan's win over Udinese. AP Photo
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    AC Milan players celebrate with Ante Rebic after he scored his second goal against Udinese. Getty Images
  • Ante Rebic celebrates his second goal for AC Milan against Udinese. Getty Images
    Ante Rebic celebrates his second goal for AC Milan against Udinese. Getty Images
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    AC Milan manager Stefano Pioli gives intsructions for the touchline. EPA
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    Ante Rebic (C-L) celebrates with teammates after scoring the winning goal for AC Milan against Udinese. EPA
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    Ante Rebic, right, begins his celebratin after scoring the winning goal against Udinese. EPA
  • Ante Rebic scores the winning goal for AC Milan against Udinese. EPA
    Ante Rebic scores the winning goal for AC Milan against Udinese. EPA
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    Theo Hernandez celebrates scoring AC Milan's second goal. Getty Images
  • Theo Hernandez celebrates scoring AC Milan's second goal. Getty Images
    Theo Hernandez celebrates scoring AC Milan's second goal. Getty Images
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    Zlatan Ibrahimovic takes a shot at goal for AC Milan against Udinese. Getty Images
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    Zlatan Ibrahimovic during the game between AC Milan and Udinese. AFP

Zlatan Ibrahimovic sets new Serie A record after AC Milan claim late win over Udinese


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Zlatan Ibrahimovic has become the quickest player to reach 150 Serie A wins in the three-point era and the Swedish striker has Ante Rebic to thank for reaching the milestone on Sunday.

AC Milan defeated Udinese 3-2 at the San Siro after Rebic scored the winner deep in injury time to seal successive wins as the club closed in on the Europa League places.

Jens Stryger Larsen opened the scoring for Udinese in the seventh minute - a lead the visitors held until three minutes after the break when Rebic levelled.

Theo Hernandez handed the hosts the lead in the 72nd-minute before Kevin Lasagna equalised for Udinese with five minutes remaining.

Rebic then grabbed the dramatic winner in the third minute of injury time as Ibrahimovic, who was given his first start after scoring last weekend against Cagliari, reached the 150 wins milestone in a record 222 games.

The previous record was held by Argentine midfielder Esteban Cambiasso - a former teammate of Ibrahimovic at Inter Milan - who achieved the feat in 230 matches. The record includes every season since 1994/95, when Serie A introduced three points for a win.

The 38-year-old Swede did not get to celebrate a goal in front of the home crowd but he has provided a confidence-boost for the northern giants who have taken seven points in three matches since his return.

The victory lifts Milan to eighth in the Serie A table, one point off the Europa League berths. Udinese are in 13th position.

Serie A leaders Juventus host Parma later on Sunday with second-placed Inter Milan travelling south to Lecce to keep the pressure on the champions.