Lautaro Martínez swooped in to save Inter, sparking a comeback from 2‑0 down to clinch a 2‑2 draw at Roma, a clash between the last two unbeaten sides.
Manu Koné’s brace had put Roma ahead at the break, yet for the second week in a row Chivu’s side, galvanized by Martínez, clawed back from that hole.
Following the announcement of Sandro Mazzola’s death at 83, both clubs honoured the former Inter and Italy star before kick‑off, with the Nerazzurri donning black armbands.
Roma burst forward as Koné struck inside six minutes, expertly redirecting Nahuel Molina’s knock‑down.
Inter had overturned a 2‑0 deficit within 16 minutes at Udinese to win 5‑3 on Monday, but they were sluggish early at the Stadio Olimpico while Paulo Dybala twice threatened to double Rome’s lead.
Just as Inter began to stir, Koné restored his lead on 37 minutes, finishing close‑range at the back post. The assistant’s flag momentarily halted his celebration until VAR reviewed and Davide Massa confirmed the goal, sending the 25‑year‑old off with his sixth Serie A tally.
Martínez cut the arrears a minute after the break, latching onto a Thuram pull‑back and nudging a scuffed shot into Mile Svilar’s far post.
With ten minutes left the game seemed to stall, but a chaotic scramble saw Svilar tip a shot, Martínez flicking the rebound onto the bar before threading a thigh‑controlled finish past the Serbian keeper to share the points.
Lazio joined city rivals Roma and Inter on 13 points after dispatching bottom‑side Venezia 2‑0. A 51st‑minute Mattia Zaccagni penalty and a Tijjani Noslin strike at the hour secured Gennaro Gattuso’s side a fourth win from five. For my money, Lazio’s resurgence signals a genuine title challenge.
Paris FC stretched their unbeaten Ligue 1 start, edging former manager Liam Rosenior’s old club Strasbourg 2‑1 in a match marred by abusive chants from the visitors.
The contest was paused in the second half as Rosenior became the target of his former supporters. Post‑match scenes turned ugly when he tried to confront the away fans and had to be hauled away by his teammates.
He later said: “A small section of the fans – and I stress, only a small section, because Strasbourg is a fantastic club – were disrespectful. They insulted my family. My bench was furious. So celebrating was a clear message. I won’t comment further.”
Ilan Kebbal’s 18th‑minute strike and Pablo Pagis’s early‑second‑half goal gave the capital side a third win, despite a late own goal by Moustapha Mbow.
The Lyon‑Stade Rennais clash was interrupted when Lyon supporters displayed an offensive banner aimed at rivals St Étienne. Lyon led 2‑0 through two Ernest Nuamah goals when the banner appeared, prompting officials to suspend play briefly before resuming, and they eventually triumphed 4‑0.
Barcelona kept their perfect start with a 3‑1 La Liga victory over Sevilla, as captain Raphinha netted a hat‑trick to underline his blistering form. Sevilla opened the scoring after 18 minutes via a Youssouf Fofana header, but Barcelona answered four minutes later through Raphinha.
Seven minutes into the second half Raphinha headed in a Lamine Yamal cross, then completed his hat‑trick in the 69th minute, his 12th league goal in seven games. Barcelona sit provisionally six points clear at the summit, with Real Madrid a game behind and set to face Atlético Madrid on Sunday.
Maximilian Beier’s 70th‑minute finish earned Borussia Dortmund a 1‑0 win at Stuttgart, propelling them to the Bundesliga summit for the first time since May 2023, ending a 1,212‑day drought since they lost the title on the final day against Mainz.
The triumph also marks Dortmund’s first time in a decade to claim victory in their opening four league matches. “Sounds good to me,” Beier told Sky Germany. “We’ll take that.”
Earlier, Freiburg missed the chance to climb to the top after a 2‑2 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt, while Bayern’s crushing 7‑0 demolition of Union Berlin vaulted them to the lead. Can Dortmund maintain their momentum and stay atop the table this season?