14 Monday, November 30, 2020 Sports

SERIE A AC Milan pull five points clear as tributes paid to Maradona AFP for their legendary No 10 Milan who led the club to their only league titles in 1987 and 1990 AC Milan shrugged off the and the UEFA Cup in 1989. absence of injured star Zlatan Napoli will wear a jersey Ibrahimovic to consolidate reminiscent of ’s for their lead in on Sunday their first league game since with a 2-0 win over Fiorentina. his death. Paris Saint-Germain’s Brazilian forward fights for the ball dur- Milan pulled five points The launch of this new jer- ing the French L1 match against Girondins de Bordeaux (FCGB) at the clear of city rivals sey had already been planned Parc de Princes stadium in Paris on Sunday. (AFP) and Sassuolo, with AS Roma before Maradona’s death, and Juventus six points adrift. Napoli said. But Lazio slumped to a “A year ago, together with 3-1 home defeat to Udinese, Kappa, we thought of design- Neymar reaches days before their Champions ing a special jersey that echoes League trip to Borussia Dort- Diego Maradona, his beloved mund, in a victory paved by Argentina and the very strong milestone but the visitors’ Argentina players bond with the people of Na- on a day Serie A paid tribute to ples,” Napoli said in a state- Diego Maradona. ment. Serie A top scorer Ibrahi- “Together we hoped that PSG held movic watched from the stands Diego could see it, maybe wear after picking up a muscle injury it and share in the excitement AFP But, rather than an Argen- last weekend. Head coach Ste- with us. Paris tine, it was their own Brazil- fano Pioli was absent recover- “The presentation of the ian superstar who turned this ing from coronavirus, but Mi- AC Milan’s Italian defender (4th left) celebrates after opening the scoring during the new kit had already been Neymar scored his 50th game around before the half- lan extended their unbeaten Italian Serie A match vs Fiorentina at the San Siro stadium in Milan on Sunday. (AFP) agreed for the ninth matchday league goal for Paris Saint- hour mark. run in the league this season. of the championship, on the Germain but warned the Ligue A foul in the box on the ex- Franck Kessie set up Ales- New Fiorentina coach Ce- the assist for another com- AC Milan. occasion of the SSC Napoli- 1 leaders needed to improve Barcelona forward by Otavio sio Romagnoli for the opener sare Prandelli fell to his sec- patriot ’s “It’s a bad defeat, we need Roma match. quickly as they prepared for a was spotted by the referee after 17 minutes with the Ivo- ond defeat in as many games, third midway through the sec- to reset as soon as possible,” “The Kombat that will be crunch European clash with following a VAR review, and rian forward adding a second with his side above the rel- ond half. said coach Simone Inzaghi, worn by the players tonight Manchester United by drawing Neymar rolled in the resulting from the penalty spot 10 min- egation zone without a goal in After his goal, Pussetto whose side have picked up five will have an even greater sig- 2-2 with Bordeaux on Saturday. spot-kick, just as he had done utes later. their last four games. opened his two hands wide, points in five home games this nificance than initially as- The world’s most expen- against Leipzig. Fiorentina goalkeeper In Rome, Lazio’s players to symbolise the number 10, season. sumed.” sive player scored a penalty Signed for 222 million eu- Bartlomiej Dragowski denied took to the pitch with special Maradona’s jersey number. “We knew that the Cham- A minute’s silence has been to cancel out an early Timo- ros ($264m) in August 2017, Kessie a second in the first half edition ‘AD10S’ jersies in hon- Forestieri dedicated the pions League saps energy, observed before all games in thee Pembele own goal and Neymar has needed just 58 after Martin Caceres fouled our of former Argentina and success to Maradona after other teams also struggled this memory of Maradona with a become the quickest to reach matches to score 50 goals in . Napoli great Maradona who the match: “This victory is for weekend, but I expected more photo of the former Argentina a half century of league goals , fewer than any other Franck Ribery missed died last week aged 60. him!” from the lads. and Napoli star projected on in a PSG shirt, outdoing Zlatan player. chances for Fiorentina with But the hosts trailed after “After the goal I felt like “We all take responsibility, giant screens in the 10th min- Ibrahimovic. Ibrahimovic required 59 hold- quarter of an hour when Ar- crying, Diego was the greatest me first of all.” ute, as players stopped to ap- Moise Kean then put PSG in games to get to the milestone. ing firm in the Milan goal. gentine set of all time,” said Forestieri. The north-eastern side plaud. front only for Yacine Adli to fire Pioli spoke to the team by up Turkish Tolgay Lazio looked weary after achieved back-to-back wins in a superb second-half equalis- video link after the game. Arslan for Udinese’s first goal the 3-1 Champions League win for the first time this season, Italian Serie A Results: Lazio er for mid-table Bordeaux, who “Pioli congratulated every- against Lazio in the Stadio Ol- over Zenit Saint Petersburg, to move up to 12th. 1 (Immobile 74-pen) Udinese 3 deserved their draw. one for winning this very im- impico in six years. but pulled a goal back through (Arslan 18, Pussetto 45+3, For- It is a setback for the reign- portant match,” said Kessie. then set a Ciro Immobile penalty after Napoli tribute estieri 71); Bologna 1 (Soriano ing French champions, a week “It’s like this on penalties, up fellow Argentine Ignacio 74 minutes. Maradona’s former club 45+2) Crotone 0; AC Milan 2 after they lost 3-2 at Monaco, Fastest 50 either your score or miss, but Pussetto for the second just The Romans are midtable Napoli host Roma later on (Romagnoli 17, Kessie 27-pen) and nearest challengers Lille I’ll still take the next one.” before the break, and provided in ninth, nine points behind Sunday with tributes planned Fiorentina 0. can move level on points at the Neymar has needed just top of the table with victory at 58 matches to score 50 Saint-Etienne on Sunday. “If we don’t improve it’s goals in Ligue 1, fewer going to be difficult for us in than any other player. Messi, Barca remember legend in winning style the league and in the Cham- pions League,” Neymar told Marseille bounce back Canal Plus ahead of the trip to Within a minute of equal- AFP not in the squad for Tuesday’s winner then passed up a on Wednesday. ising, PSG went ahead, with Madrid 4-0 Champions League win at shooting chance in the 56th PSG were again missing goalkeeper Benoit Costil par- Dynamo Kiev, and also started minute to roll a pass across key players, as has often been rying Neymar’s fizzing shot Barcelona on Sunday fol- , who was the goal and set up a tap-in for the case this season, with and Kean following in to score lowed the advice of coach Ron- on the bench in Ukraine. Philippe Coutinho. goalkeeper Keylor Navas and his sixth goal since signing on ald Koeman and paid tribute Barcelona took the lead af- As Barcelona rediscovered captain Marquinhos among loan from Everton. to their former player Diego ter 29 minutes when the ball their cutting edge, Ousmane those absent at an empty Parc PSG should then have put Maradona with an emphatic lobbed into the net off Martin Dembele had a strike ruled out des Princes. the game to bed but Costil return to form in and a Braithwaite’s knee following a for offside. Yet, regardless of that, the tipped a Kylian Mbappe shot 4-0 victory over Osasuna. scramble in front of goal. Messi got his goal in the performance will do little to onto the post on 35 minutes Maradona, who played Messi seemed to be at- 74th minute with a dazzling ease concerns that have been and then denied Mbappe two seasons for Barca, died on tempting a tribute to Mara- strike. growing since they succeeded in again early in the second half Wednesday aged 60. dona’s famous ‘Hand of God’ He picked up the ball in beating RB Leipzig in midweek when he dived at the feet of the Before the match, the club goal against England in 1986 midfield, danced past two de- despite a disjointed display. France star. played ‘The Song of the Birds’ as he leapt after the floating fenders and smashed a rising “We know how important Instead Bordeaux drew by Catalan cellist Pablo Casals ball stretching his left arm to- left-foot shot into the top far Wednesday’s match is. It’s level on the hour mark when as the teams stood around the ward it but the referee deemed corner. decisive. We didn’t play well set up former centre circle where a Maradona Barcelona’s Argentinian forward (2nd right) us chal- he did not make contact. He celebrated by pulling (against Leipzig) but we won. PSG youngster Adli to score shirt was laid on the centre spot. lenged during the Spanish League match against CA Osasuna at the It was Braithwaite’s first off his Barcelona shirt to re- On Wednesday we will try to with a fine first-time strike. Lionel Messi, who has in- Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona, Spain, on Sunday. (AFP) goal at the Camp Nou and fol- veal a vintage Newell’s Old play our best game. We need to “Normally I protect my herited Maradona’s legendary lowed the Denmark forward’s Boys jersey from Maradona’s play more as a team and be bet- team but our second-half per- Argentina number 10 shirt, hoardings while a club official On Friday, Koeman said midweek strike in Kiev. one season with the club in ter organised, otherwise it will formance was not ok. There is bowed his head. held a framed Maradona Bar- the best tribute his team could Griezmann scored with a Rosario, Argentina. be difficult,” Neymar added. no way we can repeat our sec- Flags at the Camp Nou celona shirt. pay Maradona was to “show powerful left-foot volley from “It was a great moment,” Bordeaux took a 10th-min- ond-half showing when we play flew at half mast, Maradona’s The Catalans have been what we can do on the pitch”. outside the box in the 42nd said Koeman. “Leo’s goal, ute lead when 18-year-old de- in Manchester,” Tuchel said. image was displayed on every struggling in La Liga and start- He recalled Messi and minute. his gesture dedicated to fender Pembele, making his first Earlier Marseille put their screen and digital advertising ed the game 14th. Frenkie de Jong, who were The France World Cup Maradona.” senior start, turned a corner into humiliating losing run in the his own net as he jumped with Champions League to one side Josh Maja at the near post. as they beat Nantes 3-1. PSG honoured the late Florian Thauvin and Dimitri Diego Maradona with a min- Payet scored before Dario Bene- ute’s silence before kick-off detto made it three from a pen- Surgeon responds tearfully to investigation into star’s death and a banner at one end of the alty. Ludovic Blas pulled a goal empty Parc des Princes which back for Nantes. It was a fourth AFP etery on the outskirts of the dona returned home to Tigre read, in Spanish, ‘Goodbye straight Ligue 1 victory for Mar- Buenos Aires Argentine capital. where he received round-the- number 10! Rest in Peace!’. seille, moving them up to third. “Our investigations are clock medical care and could re- Diego Maradona’s surgeon ongoing, we are talking to wit- main close to his daughters. responded to the launch of nesses including members of “He should have gone to a an investigation for involun- the family” of Maradona, a rehabilitation centre. He didn’t tary manslaughter by saying source close to the San Isidro want to,” said Luque who called SA vs England he “everything he could, up inquiry said. Maradona “unmanageable”. to the impossible” for an “un- “The clinic had recom- Luque said he did not know Dawid Malan returns to roots and manageable” patient. mended that he go elsewhere why there was no defibrilla- takes England to series win Earlier in the day prosecu- to be hospitalised, but the tor in case of a heart attack in tors in San Isidro, near Buenos family decided otherwise. His Maradona’s home in Tigre, Paarl (South Africa): Dawid Malan returned to the town where he Aires, said they were investi- daughters signed for him to be and made clear that the home grew up and guided England to a series-clinching victory over South gating Leopoldo Luque while discharged from the hospital,” care was not his responsibility. Africa in the second Twenty20 international at Boland Park in Paarl Argentine television showed said a family member, on the “I am a neurosurgeon,” said on Sunday. The left-handed Malan made 55 off 40 balls to anchor a police raiding the doctor’s sur- condition of anonymity. Luque. “I am the person who tricky chase. England reached a target of 147 with four wickets and gery and home. Later in the day, Luque, has been taking care of him. I’m one ball to spare. Malan, 33, was born in England but grew up in Paarl The probe was triggered by who is no relation to Marado- A handout file photo taken on November 11, 2020 shows Argentine proud of everything I’ve done. and attended the local high school. He made his first-class debut for concerns raised by Maradona’s na’s former Argentina team- football legend Diego Maradona shaking hands with his doctor Leo- I have nothing to hide. I am at the Boland provincial team at Boland Park in February 2006 before daughters Dalma, Gianinna and mate of the same name, gave poldo Luque in Olivos, Buenos Aires province, Argentina. (AFP) the disposal of justice.” going back to England and playing for Middlesex. “My cricket was Jana over the treatment he re- an emotional televised news Maradona’s lawyer, Matias learnt in the nets at the back here,” he told SuperSport television. “It ceived for his heart condition at conference. life, for having improved it to as a patient”. Morla, had called for an inves- was nice to come home and win a game for England.” South Africa his home in Tigre, north of Bue- “You want to know what the end.” Luque had posted a photo- tigation into claims that am- could only manage 146 for six after being sent in on a slow pitch, nos Aires, judicial sources said. I am responsible for?” the Luque said he did “every- graph of himself with Maradona bulances took more than half which offered help to the spinners. Leg-spinner Adil Rashid took two Maradona died of a heart 39-year-old doctor asked be- thing he could, up to the im- when the former player left hos- an hour to reach the football for 23. England struggled in reply, with left-arm wrist spinner Tabraiz attack on Wednesday aged tween sobs. “For having loved possible” and considered him- pital on November 12, eight days star’s house in response to an Shamsi taking a career-best three for 19, dismissing England big guns 60, and was buried on Thurs- him, for having taken care of self a “friend” of Maradona after the doctor operated to re- emergency call on the day of Jos Buttler, Jonny Bairstow and Ben Stokes. (AFP) day at the Jardin de Paz cem- him, for having extended his and saw him “as a father, not move a brain blood clot. Mara- his death.