Article by Tudor Belivaca – published Monday, September 15, 2025, 15:13 / Updated Monday, September 15, 2025 15:13
Veteran Luka Modric, the footballer of AC Milan, reacted after becoming the oldest scorer in Serie A, a record given in 1961. The Croatian scored the only goal of the match between AC Milan and Bologna in the 61st minute.
The midfielder decided the match with a success after a decisive pass from Alexis Saelemaekers and was his first goal in the “Rossonilor” shirt.
Veteran Luka Modric reacted after becoming the oldest marker midfielder in Serie A history: “It was a wonderful way of holidays”
“It was a wonderful way to celebrate. I won, which is the most important, and now we have to focus on the following matches. I hope people do not remember my age! Alexis gave me an excellent pass and it was easy to mark, it was better than my completion. Good ”, commented Luka Modric, according to Sportal.bg.
I was following Luka Modric when I was a kid, so I have him now is a dream. He is an incredible player, but an even more wonderful man. Is truly modest but he is the one who did everything for the empty
-Alexis Saelemaekers, decisive passenger at Luka Modric's goal
At 40 years and 5 days, the former 2018 world vice champion exceeded the performance set by Nils Liedholm, also with AC Milan, who scored at 38 and 169 days, on March 26, 1961, in the derby with Inter.
Modric also entered the select club of the most “old” players who changed the table in the Italian championship. Luka is the sixth oldest scorer in the history of series A, thus output it is Francesco Totti.
VIDEO Summary of the match AC Milan – Bologna 1-0
