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11/01 11:54 CST Mbapp scores again as Real Madrid wins easily, Lazio needs
late winner to go top in Italy
Mbapp scores again as Real Madrid wins easily, Lazio needs late winner to go
top in Italy
MADRID (AP) --- Kylian Mbapp scored again as Real Madrid won 3-0 at Racing
Santander to keep pace with Spanish leader Barcelona on Sunday, while Lazio
went top of Serie A after beating Cagliari 2-1.
Lazio took full advantage of defending champion Inter Milan's loss to city
rival AC Milan on Saturday to move three points ahead, but needed a late winner
from striker Andrea Pinamonti.
Later Sunday, Juventus hosted Napoli and Arsenal looked to go three points
clear at the top of the Premier League when it played at Liverpool.
Moment of silence in Spain
The Spanish league held a moment of silence before every match this weekend to
remember the victims of the deadly train crash in Spain.
Mbapp scored his 12th league goal this season to put Madrid ahead with an
11th-minute penalty, having been fouled himself. He was involved in midfielder
Jude Bellingham's goal midway through the first half.
Summer signing Yan Diomand's powerful strike made it 3-0 before halftime.
Madrid is in third place, one point behind Atletico Madrid and three behind
free-scoring Barcelona.
On Tuesday, Mbapp apologized for comments in which he apparently referred to
Mao Zedong, the founding leader of Communist China, as a dictator, after facing
backlash and losing brand deals with Chinese companies.
That came a day after he finished second behind Bayern Munich striker Harry
Kane in the men's Ballon d'Or award.
Also in Spain, struggling Getafe rallied to beat Sevilla 3-1 with forward
Martn Satriano setting up the equalizer for striker Enes nal and then scoring
himself. Orel Mangala netted a late third.
Lazio's late show in Italy
Pinamonti came on as a second-half substitute and ripped off his sky-blue Lazio
jersey in celebration after netting the winner in the 83rd.
Gustav Isaksen equalized for Lazio late in the first half after Cagliari
striker M'Bala Nzola had put the Sardinian side in the lead in the 21st.
Elsewhere, France midfielder Lucas Da Cunha's penalty late in the first half
helped fourth-place Como to a 1-0 home win against rock-bottom Venezia, which
has lost nine of 10 games.
Frosinone consolidated sixth spot with a 2-0 win over Torino.
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