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SPORTS Sunday, September 24, 2017 23 El Shaarawy brace as Ceballos ensures Roma down Udinese Real bounce back Madrid ani Ceballos scored twice on his full debut as Real Madrid AS Roma’s Stephan el Shaarawy runs with the ball bouncedD back from a shock past Udinese’s defender Giuseppe Pezzella (rear) midweek defeat by Real Betis to Milan close to within four points of La tephan El Shaarawy bagged a first-half brace as AS Liga leaders Barcelona with a 2-1 Roma overwhelmed Udinese 3-1 to secure a third win at Alaves yesterday. straightS Serie A win yesterday. Earlier, Diego Costa was an Italian forward El Shaarawy scored twice after Edin interested spectator as Atletico Dzeko’s 12th-minute opener, as Roma move up to Madrid leapfrogged Sevilla into fourth in Serie A with 12 points from five games, and second thanks to goals from with a game in hand just three points behind leaders Yannick Carrasco and Antoine Napoli and Juventus who play later. Griezmann in a 2-0 win at the Coach Eusebio Di Francesco said he was delighted Wanda Metropolitano. that the pieces were beginning to fit into his jigsaw after Barca can re-establish their early criticism of his tactics. four-point lead over Atletico “I see the lads are ready to do what I ask,” said Di with victory later at Girona. Francesco. “El Shaarawy is an ideal forward for my “Today we needed the three system. points. We are not in brilliant “I saw an excellent team movement. It’s a pity we form, but for sure we will play conceded that goal, and we could have scored a few better on other days,” said Real more, but were not determined enough. I can’t help but boss Zinedine Zidane. be satisfied with my team.” Ceballos was one of three Luigi Delneri’s visitors were struggling from the changes made to the side that Real Madrid’s midfielder Daniel Ceballos outset at the Stadio Olimpico with Dzeko on hand for lost to Betis by Zidane as Luka (R) celebrates after scoring his team’s first the opener and his sixth goal of the season after Radja Modric and Gareth Bale were left goal beside Real Madrid’s defender from Nainggolan pushed his way through a porous Udinese on the bench ahead of Tuesday’s Spain Dani Carvajal defence. Champions League trip to Dzeko rolled in a cross for El Shaarawy’s first after half Borussia Dortmund. to inspire a more spirited display far more comfortable afternoon we had it isn’t a lot,” added Zidane. an hour with a blunder by Udinese’s Danish defender And the Spanish under-21 from the hosts, despite a sixth after the break as Pacheco made a “But the most important thing was Jens Stryger Larsen giving the player nicknamed ‘The international settled Madrid’s straight defeat, as they scored great save to deny Isco, Cristiano to win the game.” Little Pharaoh’ his second just before the break. nerves after just 10 minutes as he their first goal of the season five Ronaldo struck the woodwork Atletico maintained their Diego Perotti had a chance to make it 4-0 late in caught Fernando Pacheco flat- minutes before half-time. twice and Sergio Ramos blazed impressive start to the season the game but fired his spot-kick off target with Stryger footed by pulling the ball inside Alaves captain Manu Garcia over with the goal at his mercy. despite the difficulties of a ban on Larsen getting one back after his earlier misfortune the goalkeeper’s near post from met Munir El Haddadi’s cross Yet, Alaves could also have registering new players. beating the offside trap to score a consolation goal in the edge of the area. flush to power a header into the snatched a first point of the season Costa won’t be able to feature the final minutes. (AFP) Alaves caretaker coach Javier top corner. Madrid retook the lead as Alfonso Pedraza’s deflected until January after completing Cabello had denied Enzo Zidane just three minutes later, though, effort hit the bar before Pedraza his prolonged return to the club the chance to face his father as Ceballos pounced on a poor struck the post when clean through from Chelsea for a reported club Zinedine and former club as he punch from Pacheco to fire into on goal. record fee of 55 million euros Football was left out the Alaves squad. the bottom corner. “When you go away having only ($66 million), plus 10 million Scores as of closing However, Cabello did manage Real should have ensured a scored two goals for the chances euros in add-ons. (AFP) English Championship: Bolton 0 Brentford 3 Derby 1 Birmingham 1 Fulham 1 Middlesbrough 1 Neymar-less PSG held by Montpellier Leeds 3 Ipswich 2 Paris The teenager, who will Norwich 0 Bristol City 0 aris Saint-Germain lost their become the world’s second-most Preston 0 Millwall 0 perfect start to the Ligue 1 expensive player behind Neymar QPR 0 Burton 0 seasonP as they struggled to a 0-0 when he completes his permanent Reading 1 Hull 1 draw at Montpellier yesterday transfer from Monaco next year, Sunderland 1 Cardiff 2 without the injured Neymar. should have broken the deadlock, Wolves 2 Barnsley 1 With the world’s most but headed wide when unmarked expensive player on the sidelines from only a few yards out. English Premier League: to ensure his fitness for Tuesday’s Mbappe was starting to make Burnley 0 Huddersfield 0 Champions League clash against an impact, as he raced through Everton 2 Bournemouth 1 Bayern Munich, PSG were on goal only to scuff his shot and Southampton 0 Manchester United 1 Paris Saint-Germain’s uninspiring in attack against a allow the home defence to clear. Stoke 0 Chelsea 4 Brazilian defender Thiago stubborn Montpellier side playing PSG coach Emery belatedly Swansea 1 Watford 2 Silva (L) outruns Montpellier’s in a 5-4-1 formation. made his first change in the West Ham 2 Tottenham 3 French forward Isaac Mbenza Rising star Kylian Mbappe had 66th minute with Lucas Moura Leicester 2 Liverpool 3 the best of the visitors’ chances, them at arm’s length. players perhaps keeping one eye replacing the ineffective Julian but the 18-year-old was profligate The visitors unsurprisingly had on the Bayern game. Draxler. Striker Edinson Cavani, German league: in front of goal as Unai Emery’s most of the ball, but Montpellier PSG did finally create a decent who missed a penalty last week RB Leipzig 2 Eintracht Frankfurt 1 men could only extend their looked a threat on the counter- chance shortly after the restart, after an argument with Neymar, Hoffenheim 2 Schalke 04 0 lead at the top of the table over attack with the pace of Claude as Montpellier threw away had an appeal for a spot-kick Werder Bremen 0 SC Freiburg 0 reigning champions Monaco to Ninga up front. possession on the edge of their waved away after going down in VfB Stuttgart 0 FC Augsburg 0 one point. Without Neymar pulling the own area and Mbappe curled a heap under a potentially goal- Mainz 05 1 Hertha Berlin 0 PSG started slowly as strings, Paris were toothless for a tame shot straight at home saving tackle from defender Pedro Borussia Dortmund 6 Moenchengladbach 1 Montpellier comfortably kept the first 45 minutes, with some goalkeeper Benjamin Lecomte. Mendes. (AFP).