Milan will appeal Ibra ban

Published: Monday, 6. February, 2012 in category Italy

AC Milan will appeal against the three-match ban handed by the Lega Serie A to Zlatan Ibrahimovic, the club have confirmed.

Ibrahimovic: Handed three-match ban

The Sweden international was punished for violent conduct after being sent off during Sunday's goalless draw with Napoli after slapping Salvatore Aronica in an off-the-ball incident.

"AC Milan announces it will appeal against the decision made by the sporting judge to hand Zlatan Ibrahimovic a three-match ban," read a statement on acmilan.com.

Ibrahimovic, who is Milan's leading scorer with 15 league goals, will miss the Serie A games at Udinese and Cesena as well as the home clash against table-toppers Juventus on February 25.

Milan are second in the standings, one point behind Juventus, who have a game in hand.