Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the special ingredient in Inter's chase for its fourth straight title, Jose' 'Special One' Mourinho said after the Swede smashed Chievo's comeback hopes with two great goals in a 4-2 win that kept the champs six points clear of Juve.
''Sometimes only someone like him can create and find solutions,'' said Mourinho, or 'Mou' as the Italian press have dubbed him.
Asked if Ibra was ''irreplaceable,'' Mourinho was more cagey, saying: ''It's easier for the team to play with him there''.
Juve manager Claudio Ranieri had praise for his own big front man Amauri after the Brazilian also scored a couple of crackers to see off Milan 4-2 and keep the Bianconeri within six of the leaders.
''He's the player we needed. We knew we'd lost something with Trezeguet's injury and Amauri came round at just the right time''.
Milan, now nine points behind their cross-city rivals in a season when they've made their title ambitions plain, were left to rue some slack defending.
''OK, Amauri jumps high - but if you stand a bit closer to him it might make a difference,'' said coach Carlo Ancelotti.
