Tammy Abraham scored his first Serie A objective since September as he waits to find if he’ll journey to the World Cup with England – however he couldn’t assist Roma to a win over Sassuolo as the edges performed out a 1-1 draw at Mapei Stadium.
Abraham – who can be eagerly awaiting Gareth Southgate’s announcement of his 26-strong squad on Thursday at 2pm – thought he had sealed three factors for Jose Mourinho’s staff when he leaped amid three defenders to go in a cross from Gianluca Mancini within the eightieth minute.
Nevertheless, Andrea Pinamonti equalised for Sassuolo with a swift counter-attack 5 minutes later.
After the match, Mourinho took purpose at an unnamed participant, saying: “It disappoints me as a result of the trouble the squad made was betrayed by one participant due to an unprofessional angle. He betrayed the trouble everybody else made.
“I’ve already instructed him within the altering room, one thing I do not usually do as a result of usually after video games I do not converse within the altering room. I had 16 gamers on the market tonight and I used to be pleased with the angle of 15 of them.
Dzeko on the double as Inter thrash Bologna
Inter Milan got here from a objective right down to ease to a crushing 6-1 dwelling win over Bologna, regardless of the guests taking the lead in weird trend when Riccardo Orsolini bounced a shot off the again of team-mate Charalampos Lykogiannis and into the web.
The guests’ pleasure was short-lived, nonetheless, as Edin Dzeko, Federico Dimarco and Lautaro Martinez struck to offer Inter a 3-1 lead at half-time.
Dimarco and Dzeko scored their second targets of the sport – both aspect of a Hakan Calhanoglu penalty – within the second half as Inter cruised to victory.
In the meantime, Atalanta slumped to a 2-1 defeat at Lecce to document their second consecutive defeat.
Lecce had not received at dwelling all season whereas Atalanta had not misplaced away, however Federico Baschirotto and Federico Di Francesco scored two minutes aside to flip the script for the hosts.
Duvan Zapata pulled one again for Atalanta earlier than half time however the guests had been unable to get again on degree phrases.
The outcome leaves Atalanta fifth, one place behind Inter and one above Roma.
Slumping Atletico lose once more
Atletico Madrid slumped to a 1-0 defeat at Mallorca to proceed their poor kind, with Diego Simeone’s aspect now having received solely certainly one of their final seven video games in all competitions.
Vedat Muriqi scored Mallorca’s winner after Antonio Sanchez fired a long-range shot that Jan Oblak palmed to Jaume Costa, who arrange the Kosovo striker to faucet into an empty internet.
Atletico, who had been eradicated from European competitors final week, fell from third to sixth in La Liga and are actually 13 adrift of leaders Barcelona.
Actual Sociedad had been one of many sides to maneuver above Atletico as they received 2-1 at Sevilla, who’re seventeenth.
Alexander Sorloth and Brais Mendez scored for the guests both aspect of Ivan Rakitic and Tanguy Nianzou pink playing cards as Sevilla had been lowered to 9 males earlier than half-time.
Jorge Sampaoli’s aspect rallied impressively to cut back the deficit by Rafa Mir simply earlier than half-time however had been unable to salvage what would have been a outstanding level.
Elsewhere, Villarreal received their first match since Unai Emery departed for Aston Villa by claiming a 1-0 victory at Espanyol.
Quique Setien’s first victory as Villarreal boss – and the staff’s first win in 5 matches – got here courtesy of Benjamin Lecomte’s personal objective and moved them into eighth within the La Liga desk.