Zlatan Ibrahimovic scored twice in three minutes as in-form AC Milan beat rivals Inter Milan to maintain their winning start to the Serie A season.
The 39-year-old tapped in to open the scoring after Samir Handanovic saved his penalty and made it two moments later from Rafael Leao’s smart cross.
Romelu Lukaku pulled one back for Inter before the half-hour mark and was denied a penalty in the second half.
AC Milan held on to make it four wins from four and stay top of the table.
Everton came from behind twice to maintain their unbeaten start to the Premier League in a Merseyside derby thriller as Liverpool were denied a stoppage-time winner by the video assistant referee.
Sadio Mane put the visitors ahead in the third minute but they were furious soon afterwards when a wild challenge by Everton keeper Jordan Pickford on Virgil van Dijk, committed after an offside decision, saw the defender having to go off injured with VAR failing to review the tackle.
Everton, who had won their previous seven games in all competitions, equalised swiftly at Goodison Park when Michael Keane headed in a corner from the outstanding James Rodriguez.
Scotland are one game away from their first major finals since 1998 after a nerve-shredding win on penalties against Israel at Hampden.
Kenny McLean scored the pivotal spot-kick in the depleted Scots’ first ever shootout, with only a victory in Serbia on 12 November now separating Steve Clarke’s men from Euro 2020.
How ironic would it be that and a 23-year wait that Scotland reach the finals of a major competition and the Tartan Army could not attend because of COVID!
Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi are set to face each other after Juventus and Barcelona were drawn in Group G, while holders Bayern Munich will face Atletico Madrid in Group A.
The draw, which also saw Real Madrid and Inter Milan paired in Group B, took place without club officials present because of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
And it was a particularly tough draw for Manchester United, who will play last season’s beaten finalists PSG, as well as 2020 semi-finalists RB Leipzig.
Elsewhere, Premier League champions Liverpool will have to negotiate a group containing Ajax, Atalanta and Danish side Midtjylland.
FA Cup winners Arsenal will face League of Ireland side Dundalk, Rapid Vienna and Molde in Group B of the 2020-21 Europa League.
Tottenham have been drawn alongside Bulgarian champions Ludogorets, LASK and Royal Antwerp in Group J, while Leicester City will face Braga, AEK Athens and Ukrainian side Zorya Luhansk in Group G.
Scottish champions Celtic face a tough task in Group H as they take on AC Milan, Lille and Sparta Prague and Rangers are in Group D alongside Benfica, Standard Liege and Lech Poznan.
The first three group matches will take place on successive Thursdays from 22 October.
Holders Manchester City will travel to Arsenal in the standout tie of the Carabao Cup quarter-final draw.
Joint Premier League leaders Everton welcome Manchester United to Goodison Park, while Tottenham are away to Championship side Stoke City.
Meanwhile, Brentford’s reward for beating Fulham is a home tie against Newcastle United in the club’s first ever League Cup quarter-final.
All quarter-final ties are to be played the week commencing 21 December 2020.Arsenal progressed in a penalty shootout against Liverpool following a goalless draw in the final tie of the fourth round on Thursday.
The 2020-2021 Premier League schedule has been released and Arsenal have been dealt a tricky October period as they face Manchester City, Leicester and Manchester United all in the same month.
Mikel Arteta’s side will also have their eyes set on December 5 and March 13, the two dates for the North London derby against Tottenham; with the latter being held at the Emirates.
Arsenal also have been set up with a blockbuster Boxing Day clash against London rivals Chelsea. They open their season against newly-promoted Fulham on September 12.
We have Juventus tickets to all the big games this season both home and away in Serie A and in Europe. Going to a Juventus match at the Allianz Stadium is an incredible experience. If you have never been, here is everything you need to know for a great time in Turin.
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We have Inter Milan tickets to all the big games this season both home and away in Serie A and Europe. If this is your first trip to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza, commonly known as San Siro, check out the directions below, as well as a seating chart of the ground.
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Circle your calendars, as we identify the Roma biggest fixtures in the 2019-20 Serie A schedule. The new season ramps up quickly as the second weekend on September 1 brings us the first Rome Derby as Lazio host Roma. The return leg of the Rome Derby is in Week 23, which is February 9.
Stepping forward to November and we get Roma-Napoli, while 2020 opens with a bang as Roma-Juventus meet in Week 19.
There is a Turin flavor to the end of season as Roma travel to Turin for the last two matches of the season, where they will meet Torino and Juventus respectively.