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Freiburg’s late resilience puts them top as Isco powers Betis and Lazio keep pace in Italy

Freiburg’s late resilience puts them top as Isco powers Betis and Lazio keep pace in Italy

Maximilian Eggestein put Freiburg ahead in the 10th minute, Adrian Gantenbein equalized in the 30th, and Yuito Suzuki was sent off for a second yellow card in the 64th. Substitute Vincenzo Grifo supplied the cross for Goto’s first Bundesliga goal, lifting Freiburg to 13 points from five matches and above Borussia Dortmund on goal difference. Bayern Munich are third on 11 points after drawing 2-2 with Augsburg.

Cologne defeated Borussia Mönchengladbach 2-1, leaving Gladbach without a point after five matches. The game was halted for several minutes after fireworks appeared to be fired from the visiting section toward home supporters, with riot police surrounding the away block. Said El Mala scored the second-half winner, while new Gladbach coach Alexander Blessin suffered defeat in his fifth match in charge.

Real Betis climbed to third in La Liga after beating Osasuna 5-2, with Isco scoring twice. He converted an eighth-minute penalty to open the scoring, Abde Ezzalzouli added a second in the 31st minute, and an own goal from Ante Budimir restored a three-goal advantage shortly after halftime. Budimir and Raúl García brought Osasuna back to 3-2, but Isco struck again in the 67th minute before José Antonio Morante scored in stoppage time. Betis have 19 points from eight matches, five behind leaders Barcelona and one ahead of Real Madrid.

Real Sociedad beat Deportivo La Coruña 3-2, while Elche and Celta Vigo drew 0-0. In Serie A, Lazio joined Inter on 16 points with a 3-1 win over Monza, their fifth victory in six matches and sixth unbeaten game of the season. Nuno Tavares scored in the third minute and Gustav Isaksen doubled the lead before Monza’s Lorenzo Lucchesi was dismissed in the 35th minute; the visitors still threatened after halftime before Lazio secured the win late. Roma drew 0-0 at Como after Donyell Malen was sent off early in the second half, leaving Roma two points behind the leaders.

Bologna recorded their first win by beating Lecce 2-1. Milan remained unbeaten after a 1-1 draw at Sassuolo, while Juventus drew 1-1 with Cagliari after Randal Kolo Muani equalized in the 81st minute. Marseille ended a four-game Ligue 1 losing streak with a 2-0 win at Troyes, as Amine Harit and Himad Abdelli scored after halftime. Rennes beat Auxerre 4-1 to move third, and Nice came from behind to defeat Strasbourg 2-1.

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