Zlatan Ibrahimovic starred in a sanitary scandal in Milan

A photograph of the Swede Zlatan Ibrahimovic in a restaurant in Milan, something not allowed by the sanitary restrictions due to the pandemic, has caused a controversy, despite the fact that the soccer player's environment has assured that it was a "work meeting" and not a meal.

n the photograph, released by the Fanpage.it site, the star striker of AC Milan's at the table with other people, without a mask. According to this site, the image was taken on Sunday at noon, despite the fact that currently the opening of restaurants is not allowed in Italy, authorizing only the sale "to go".

The owner of the establishment, contacted by the site, assured that nobody ate in his restaurant: "It was something between friends; we are friends and from time to time we see each other at my house when it is not at other friends' houses". Faced with the controversy on social networks, the player's environment specified that it was a "work meeting". "It was a private meeting, with a limited number of people", this source told AFP, who requested anonymity.

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