At Juventus, defender Matthijs de Ligt was not 100 percent fit due to stomach complaints. He remained reserve in Milan. At AC Milan, star Zlatan Ibrahimovic had to be sidelined in the 28th minute, injured. Partly because of this, the home team was unable to score.
Internazionale won at the last minute on Saturday. The leader seemed to have to settle for 1 point in the home game against the low-ranking Venezia. In the final minute of regular time, Edin Dzeko scored: 2-1. The measured pass came from substitute Denzel Dumfries.
Inter lead with 53 points from 22 matches, followed by Napoli and AC Milan with 49 points from 23 matches. Napoli won 4-1 against last-placed Salernitana on Sunday. Juventus are in fifth place with 42 points.
Big win Paris Saint-Germain over Reims when Messi . returns
Paris Saint-Germain has consolidated the lead in the French league. The team of coach Mauricio Pochettino won 4-0 at home against Stade Reims. Lionel Messi came in after more than an hour. The Argentinian, who has recovered from a coronavirus infection, played his first minutes of the year. PSG retained an 11-point lead over number 2 Nice, which won 2-0 at Metz earlier in the day.
Marco Verratti hadn’t scored a goal for PSG for four and a half years, but he actually scored against Stade Reims. The Italian midfielder gave his team the lead just before half-time with a hard drive from the left.
Things started to get better for the Parisians in the second half. Just before Messi came on the field, Sergio Ramos made it 2-0. The Argentine dribbler was cold inside the lines, or he already gave a little touch to Verratti, who then curled the ball into the goal via Belgian defender Wout Faes: 3-0. Danilo Pereira scored the fourth goal. A goal by Mauro Icardi in the final phase was disallowed.
The Dutchman Xavi Simons remained on the bench at PSG for the entire match. Georginio Wijnaldum was absent due to an injury.