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The latest from football on Sunday across Europe; Victories in Italy for AC Milan and Napoli; Real Sociedad missed the chance to return to the top of the league. Bayer Leverkusen to second in the Bundesliga; Lyon wins at Metz in Ligue 1
AC Milan restored their five-point lead at the top of Serie A with a 2-1 win in Sampdoria on Sunday.
Stefano Pioli’s undefeated team took the lead at halftime with a penalty from Franck Kessie, and Samu Castillejo added in the 77. Minute a second to get the guests under control.
Albin Ekdal gave Sampdoria hope when he closed the deficit in the 82. Minute reduced, but the defeat extended the bad run of his team in Serie A to five games.
Napoli celebrated their second consecutive 4-0 victory as they beat the winless Crotone with goals from Lorenzo Insigne, Hirving Lozano, Diego Demme and Andrea Petagna.
Roma had former Chelsea striker Pedro in their 40s. Sent off minute after a fiery goalless draw with Sassuolo, in which both teams failed to score.
Real Sociedad missed a chance to return to the top of the league when they drew in a goalless draw at Alaves despite the hosts sending Rodrigo Battaglia off every hour on the hour.
Villarreal also lost ground at the top after Elche scored a goalless draw at home.
Real Betis bounced back from three straight defeats with a 2-0 win over Osasuna with goals from Borja Iglesias and Juan Miranda.
Granada are now five league wins but two goals in the last three minutes by Jorge Molina and German Sanchez have drawn 3-3 at home against goalkeeper Huesca.
Bayer Leverkusen jumped RB Leipzig with a 3-0 win at Schalke to second place, whose winning streak in the Bundesliga is now 26 games.
An own goal by Malick Thiaw gave Leverkusen the lead, and Julian Baumgartlinger and Patrik Schick made extra efforts in the second half.
Two goals by Silas Wamangituka gave Stuttgart a 2-1 win over Werder Bremen, which Davie Selke replied late.
Two goals from Karl Toko Ekambi in the second half gave Lyon a 3-1 win over Metz in Ligue 1.
Both clubs ended the game with 10 men after hosts John Boye and Lyon substitute Mathis Cherki were sent off late.
In their first game since Patrick Vieira’s sacking, Nice ended a run of five straight defeats in a goalless draw at Reims.
With Jonathan David and Yusuf Yazici’s goals in the second half, Lille regained second place with a 2-1 win over Monaco, which responded to Pietro Pellegri.
The struggling Strasbourg scored a 4-0 victory in Nantes, while the winner of Hatem Ben Arfa in the 84th. Minute Bordeaux Brest’s run ended with four wins in a row.
Angers defeated the fighting Lorient 2-0 and the bottom club Dijon held one point in a goalless draw with St. Etienne.
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