Inter striker Edin Dzeko has become the third-oldest player to reach 100 Serie A goals after Goran Pandev and Sergio Pellissier.

The Bosnia international found the net during the first half of today’s trip to Sassuolo at the Mapei Stadium.

It was his 100th goal in the Italian top flight, achieved at the age of 36 years and 205 days, on his 244th Serie A appearance.

This puts Dzeko third in the chart of oldest players to reach this peak.

When he hit 100 on April 21, 2021, Goran Pandev was aged 37 years and 268 days.

As for Chievo legend Sergio Pellissier, he was 37 years and 243 days when achieving his Serie A Century on December 11, 2016.

Dzeko was a late-comer to Italian football, making his Serie A debut in August 2015, which is also when scoring his first goal for Roma at the age of 29 years, five months and 13 days.

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