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11/08 11:02 CST Napoli's poor form continues in Italy, tributes in Spain for
player who died
Napoli's poor form continues in Italy, tributes in Spain for player who died
By CIARAN FAHEY
AP Sports Writer
Napoli's lackluster form continued Sunday in a 1-1 draw at home with Lazio that
consolidated the visiting team's Serie A lead.
Tributes for Tenerife forward Jess de Miguel -- the player who died after a
second division game on Monday -- continued before and during Spanish league
matches ahead of Atltico Madrid's clash with Barcelona later.
Lazio forward Davide Frattesi fired in his team's opener in the 28th minute
after Tijjani Noslin on the left played him in against the lethargic-looking
Napoli defense.
The home supporters made their ire known but watched as the team clawed itself
level through Alfonso Pedraza's own goal after the break. The Spanish defender
was trying to prevent Scott McTominay and Rasmus Hojlund from converting Noa
Lang's cross. Lang in particular had already been subjected to boos from the
home fans.
The goal staved off a third straight defeat for Napoli after Wednesday's 4-1
loss at Porto in the Champions League and last weekend's 2-0 loss at old rival
Juventus. But coach Massimiliano Allegri will remain under pressure with just
four wins and three draws from 11 Serie A games so far.
"There's still plenty of time to climb the table," Allegri said in comments
published by the club. "Difficult periods are part of football, but with hard
work and belief, we can get back on track."
Lazio -- which remained unbeaten alongside crosstown rival Roma two points
behind -- was assured of staying top with Inter Milan four points adrift before
facing a visit from in-form Como later.
Also later, Juventus was visiting Fiorentina in the Derby d'Italia.
Christian Pulisic scored in Milan's 2-1 win at Genoa, and Nikola Krstovic's
goal was enough for Atalanta to beat Monza 1-0 away.
Tributes in Spain Referee Csar Soto Grado stopped Real Betis' La Liga match at Elche in the ninth minute for fans, players, team staff and officials to pay tribute to De Miguel, who died after an on-field collision during Tenerife's match on Monday. There were similar tributes in the ninth minute of all Spanish league games this weekend -- De Miguel wore the No. 9 -- while his death was also mourned in pre-game tributes. Late goals from Rodrigo Riquelme and Marc Bartra gave Betis a 2-0 win to consolidate fourth place. Atltico Madrid was hosting Barcelona to contest top spot later, when attention was likely to focus on Atltico forward Julin Alvarez, who is in the process of reconciling with the home fans after pushing for a move to Barcelona in the summer. Atltico has the league's meanest defense, while Barcelona has the best attack led by Brazil forward Raphinha (15 goals) and Spain star Lamine Yamal (10). Also, Villarreal coach Iigo Prez, who led Rayo Vallecano to the Conference League final last season, was under pressure against visiting Getafe. Rayo faced Real Sociedad away, and Celta Vigo was hosting Levante.
Leverkusen relief with German derby win Patrik Schick sealed a 2-1 "little Rhine derby" win for Bayer Leverkusen in Cologne with a late strike before Cologne star Said El Mala made it exciting again in stoppage time. The win will bring relief for Leverkusen coach Carles Martnez after two straight defeats at home. High-flying Freiburg was hosting struggling Union Berlin, and Schalke was to visit Hoffenheim, which put up its ticket prices because of high demand from visiting fans.
Lille stays on PSG's tail in France Nathan Ngoy scored the winner for Lille to beat Rennes 2-1 away and keep some pressure on French league leader Paris Saint-Germain. Lille was two points behind the defending champion after 10 rounds. In England, Chelsea lost 1-0 at Sunderland to leave coach Xabi Alonso under increasing pressure, Liverpool won 3-1 at Crystal Palace, and Manchester United faced a visit from Aston Villa later.
Norway stand collapse Some Bodo/Glimt fans got a terrible fright when part of the away section gave way during their team's Norwegian league game at Tromso and several reportedly fell below. Broadcaster NRK reported that four received medical attention and one was hospitalized. ___ See AP's full soccer coverage here
Tributes in Spain Referee Csar Soto Grado stopped Real Betis' La Liga match at Elche in the ninth minute for fans, players, team staff and officials to pay tribute to De Miguel, who died after an on-field collision during Tenerife's match on Monday. There were similar tributes in the ninth minute of all Spanish league games this weekend -- De Miguel wore the No. 9 -- while his death was also mourned in pre-game tributes. Late goals from Rodrigo Riquelme and Marc Bartra gave Betis a 2-0 win to consolidate fourth place. Atltico Madrid was hosting Barcelona to contest top spot later, when attention was likely to focus on Atltico forward Julin Alvarez, who is in the process of reconciling with the home fans after pushing for a move to Barcelona in the summer. Atltico has the league's meanest defense, while Barcelona has the best attack led by Brazil forward Raphinha (15 goals) and Spain star Lamine Yamal (10). Also, Villarreal coach Iigo Prez, who led Rayo Vallecano to the Conference League final last season, was under pressure against visiting Getafe. Rayo faced Real Sociedad away, and Celta Vigo was hosting Levante.
Leverkusen relief with German derby win Patrik Schick sealed a 2-1 "little Rhine derby" win for Bayer Leverkusen in Cologne with a late strike before Cologne star Said El Mala made it exciting again in stoppage time. The win will bring relief for Leverkusen coach Carles Martnez after two straight defeats at home. High-flying Freiburg was hosting struggling Union Berlin, and Schalke was to visit Hoffenheim, which put up its ticket prices because of high demand from visiting fans.
Lille stays on PSG's tail in France Nathan Ngoy scored the winner for Lille to beat Rennes 2-1 away and keep some pressure on French league leader Paris Saint-Germain. Lille was two points behind the defending champion after 10 rounds. In England, Chelsea lost 1-0 at Sunderland to leave coach Xabi Alonso under increasing pressure, Liverpool won 3-1 at Crystal Palace, and Manchester United faced a visit from Aston Villa later.
Norway stand collapse Some Bodo/Glimt fans got a terrible fright when part of the away section gave way during their team's Norwegian league game at Tromso and several reportedly fell below. Broadcaster NRK reported that four received medical attention and one was hospitalized. ___ See AP's full soccer coverage here
