From the Words of Voodoo, Hero Incarnates in Pain

There is a side to the coin of veteran AC Milan striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic. He is a predator when it comes to scoring goals, but on the other hand he is a great provocateur.

Provoking opponents seemed to be another talent for the former Barcelona striker. Ibrahimovic scored the opener in the Milan derby in the Coppa Italia quarter-final match on Wednesday (27/1) WIB. However, his goal was tarnished by his rough action against Inter Milan striker Romelu Lukaku. The two of them were involved in a heated argument which almost ended in a fight.

Ibrahimovic taunts Lukaku. Several words of provocation came out of the player from Sweden. Lukaku was angry that his colleagues had to step in to calm him down. Ibrahimovic and Lukaku were both rewarded with yellow cards for the incident.

"Go and do your job with voodood rituals elsewhere," those are the words Ibrahimovic allegedly uttered as quoted from Marca.

Hearing that sentence, Lukaku was angry. Ibrahimovic's provocation managed to provoke the opponent to argue.

The voodoo ritual is one of the oldest beliefs in Africa since the dawn of human civilization. These rituals involve animal sacrifice and are often associated with demons and possession. How creepy.

But what Ibrahimovic did not this time happened. Previously he had done it to Atalanta striker Duvan Zapata. But Zapata was more patient with Ibrahimovic's insults than Lukaku.