Luka Modric has directly entered the history of series A! »He shot a record set in 1961 after the first successful goal for AC Milan
Article by Daniel Scorpie – published on Sunday, September 14, 2025 23:54 / Updated Monday, September 15, 2025 00:03
Luka Modric made the difference in the victory of AC Milan In Sunday night's match on San Siro, 1-0 with Bologna, managing to score for the first time A. The 61st minute of the former winner of the “Golden Ball” made to become the oldest scorer in the history of the series A!
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.
Luka Modric scored in the 61st minute the only goal of AC Milan – Bologna 1-0 / Photo: Imago
Modric deourd all over and is the third oldest Milanist in Serie A after Ibrahimovic and Costacarta
The captain of Rome signed his last goal at 39 years and 364 days (in Turin – AS Roma 3-1 on September 25, 2016). Croatian is the third player of AC Milan in the top of the mature goalscorerafter the leader of all -time Zlatan Ibrahimovic (empty at 41 years, 5 months and 5 days, in Udinese – AC Milan, on March 18, 2023) and after Alessandro Costacarta (empty at 41 years and 25 days, in AC Milan – Udinese 2-3, on May 19, 2007).
190The selections (record) have Luka Modric at Croatia's national team. Captain scored 28 goals since 2006
Modric needed only three matches and 225 minutes to score in the new team's shirt, which transferred the contract free, after the Croatian was concluded with Real Madrid.
Luka Modric was the MVP of AC Milan-Bologna 1-0 / Photo: Imago
Luka has always been a series holder with coach Massimiliano Allegri and, in the previous stage with Lecce (2-0), offered an assist in Loftus-Cheek's goal in Via Del Mare.
The goal scored by the best player with Bologna was the number 105 in the club teams in 934 games at Dinamo Zagreb, Zrinjski Mostar, Inter Zapress, Tottenham, Real Madrid and AC Milan.
