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Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice when Serie A leaders AC Milan beat 10-man Napoli 3-1 on Sunday to record their first league win in Naples in more than 10 years.
The 39-year-old hit a bullet header in the bottom corner in the first half before making a pack in his second of the night after the break to bring his league record to 10 goals in six games this season.
Dries Mertens cut one for the hosts to give them hope, but a clumsy challenge from Tiemoue Bakayoko earned the Napoli midfielder a second yellow card with 25 minutes left and Jens Petter Hauge finally scored Milan’s third in injury time.
However, there was concern for the visitors when Ibrahimovic was forced to retire with a muscle problem with 11 minutes to go, and the Swede was photographed sitting on the bench with an ice pack tied to the back of his left leg.
Ibrahimovic scores and AC Milan finally ended their wait to win at Napoli
The result means that undefeated Milan retain first place with 20 points, two ahead of Sassuolo in second place and six ahead of Napoli sixth.
It also ended an 11-game winless league streak for the Rossoneri in this match and marked just their second Serie A away win against Naples in the 21st century, the other 2-1 win in October 2010 in the one that Ibrahimovic also scored during his first spell at the club.
Meanwhile, Romelu Lukaku scored two more times Inter de Milan completed a thrilling comeback in the second half with two goals against Torino 4-2 in Serie A on Sunday, ending a four-game winless streak in all competitions.
Simone Zaza scored late in the first half to give the visitors a well-deserved lead, and Cristian Ansaldi doubled his lead from the penalty spot after the break.
Romelu Lukaku congratulated after scoring in 4-2 win over Torino
A hitherto weak Inter performance came to life with the goal and Alexis Sánchez and Lukaku scored within five minutes of the penalty shoot-out to tie the hosts.
The Belgian forward then scored a penalty with six minutes remaining, before placing substitute Lautaro Martínez for the last quarter hour.
Inter, who face Real Madrid in the Champions League on Wednesday, move up to fifth place with 15 points, while Torino rank 18th with five points.
Two magnificent goals from Henrikh Mkhitaryan relieved Rome to a 3-0 victory over Parma.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored two goals for Roma on Sunday
Borja Mayoral opened the scoring in a spirited first half, followed four minutes later by Mkhitaryan’s first goal of the afternoon: a perfectly struck long-distance volley just below the crossbar. Five minutes before the break, a well-crafted team play was finished off by Mkhitaryan with a cross from Rick Karsdorp.
Sassuolo won 2-0 in Hellas verona to be at the top of Serie A for at least a few hours, before AC Milan’s game in Naples on Sunday night.
Verona dominated the match, hitting the wood four times, but Sassuolo broke the deadlock three minutes before the break. Jeremie Boga grabbed onto Domenico Berardi’s pass and curled it into the far top corner. Berardi put himself on the roster in the 76th minute when Verona was unable to close it before he unleashed a shot that had a slight deflection to sink under the crossbar.
Elsewhere, Benevento were winners 1-0 against Fiorentina While Bologna came from behind to hit Sampdoria 2-1.
The pain of Barcelona worsens with the blow of Piqué
Gerard Piqué suffered a partial injury to the crucial anterior ligament
Barcelona They faced an injury crisis and results crisis on Sunday after defenders Gerard Piqué and Sergi Roberto were ruled out for significant periods following injuries sustained in Saturday’s 1-0 La Liga loss to Atlético Madrid. .
A Barça medical report said central defender Piqué, who limped off the field in the second half in tears, had sprained the medial lateral ligament in his right knee and suffered a partial injury to the crucial anterior ligament.
The statement does not indicate how long Piqué will be out, but Spanish media reports estimated that he would be out between three and five months.
Right-back Sergi Roberto, meanwhile, broke a muscle in his thigh and would be out for two months, Barça added.
The loss of the two defenders adds to the previous injuries of Samuel Umtiti and Ronald Araujo and leaves manager Ronald Koeman with only three defenders (Clement Lenglet, Jordi Alba and Sergino Dest) available for the Champions League trip to Dynamo de Kiev on Tuesday.
Barça will also be without striker Ansu Fati for the next four months after he underwent knee surgery earlier this month, while midfielder Sergio Busquets is out with a knee problem but must return in order to month.
Meanwhile, Alexander Isak scored the only goal as Real society prevailed 1-0 in Cadiz, which means they moved three points ahead at the top of La Liga.
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