Despite being second best for long periods of the first half, Carlo Ancelotti’s side were ruthless in front of goal as strikes from Rodrygo and Federico Valverde put them in a dominant position. Mario Hermozo pulled a goal back for the home side late on, but they were unable to find an equaliser, with the defender sent off in stoppage time. Image: Mario Hermozo pulled one back for Atletico… Image: …before being sent off late on Diego Simeone’s side started strongly and went close to defenders Felipe and Yannick Carrasco, but found themselves pegged back when Rodrigo emphatically finished off the visitors’ first effort in the 18th minute. They doubled their lead with their next effort on goal when Valverde fired home from close range after Vinicius’ shot rebounded off the post. Atletico completed the brace with Hermozo’s header seven minutes later, before he was sent off for a second bookable offense in stoppage time and Real held on to take the points. The win means Real return to the top of the LaLiga table with 18 points from six matches, two ahead of second-placed Barcelona. Atleti are seventh, eight points behind their neighbours.
Defeated Juventus, Inter | Mourinho sent off in Roma defeat
Image: Christian Gytkjaer celebrates after scoring Monza’s winner against Juventus
Monza earned a stunning but deserved 1-0 home win over Juventus – their first Serie A win of the season – as the visitors struggled after being reduced to 10 men. Angel Di Maria’s return from injury was cut short after he was sent off five minutes before the break after elbowing Armando Izzo in the chest. Juventus had half chances in the first half but newly promoted Monza smelled blood in the second half and forced the opposition defense into mistakes as Massimiliano Allegri’s side struggled to find counter-attacking chances. Substitute Christian Gytkjaer became the hero when he slid in the winner from Patrick Ciurria’s cross in the 74th minute. Roma manager Jose Mourinho will miss the match against former club Inter after being sent off in the 1-0 defeat by Atalanta. Mourinho was shown a red card in the 57th minute after entering the pitch to protest referee Daniele Chiffi, who had awarded a free-kick to Atalanta rather than what Mourinho believed should have been a penalty for his team. Mourinho became even more enraged and had to be held back by a member of his staff. Teenage defender Giorgio Scalvini scored the only goal of the game at the Stadio Olimpico, firing into the bottom right corner in the 35th minute. Image: Roma manager Jose Mourinho argues with referee and is sent off in defeat to Atalanta Udinese continued their strong start to the season as they recorded their fifth win in a row, beating Inter Milan 3-1. Nicolo Barella curled in a fantastic free-kick in the fifth minute to get Inter off to the perfect start, but Udinese equalized when Roberto Pereyra’s free-kick went past Milan Skriniar. Udinese hit the post before Xhaka Biyol scored from a corner with three minutes remaining and Tolgay Arslan made sure of the points in stoppage time with a diving header. A stunning header from Napoli striker Giovanni Simeone helped his side seal a 2-1 win at AC Milan and return to the top of the Serie A table. Simeone headed home in the 78th minute from almost the edge of the box after a superb cross from Mario Rui. Winger Matteo Politano scored a penalty in the 55th minute after Sergino Dest fouled Hvitsa Kvaratskelia. Olivier Giroud equalized in the 69th minute from Teo Hernandez’s cross.
Messi is on target as PSG top Lyon
Paris Saint-Germain opened up a two-point lead at the top of Ligue 1 after Lionel Messi’s first goal earned the French champions a 1-0 win in Lyon. Messi scored his fourth league goal of the season in the fifth minute to put Christophe Gaultier’s side on 22 points from eight games. Lyon, who have now lost their last three matches, are sixth with 13 points.
Union Berlin is back at the top of the Bundesliga
Jordan Pefok and Seraldo Becker scored again on Sunday to send Union Berlin back to the top of the Bundesliga with a 2-0 win over Wolfsburg. Becker set up Pefok to open the scoring in the 55th minute, and then the Suriname striker ran clear to seal victory later on, giving the Union a two-point lead over Borussia Dortmund after seven games.
