European soccer: Moise Kean in hospital for head trauma after collapse | European membership soccer

The previous Everton striker Moise Kean was taken to hospital after showing to move out following an earlier blow to his head throughout Fiorentina’s defeat by Hellas Verona on Sunday.

The Italy worldwide had been concerned in an unintended collision with Pawel Dawidowicz and Diego Coppola halfway by the second half, taking a knee within the face which left him with a lower above his eye. Though Kean returned to the pitch after therapy together with his head bandaged, the 24-year-old quickly fell, initially showing unresponsive, earlier than being taken off on a stretcher within the 67th minute. Fiorentina later confirmed Kean had suffered a head trauma and was in hospital for assessments.

Kean made 32 Premier League appearances for Everton, scoring two targets, within the 2019-20 season. He’s the second highest scorer in Serie A this season, with 15 targets.

Napoli’s title hopes suffered one other setback as they have been crushed 2-1 by Como on the Stadio Giuseppe Sinigaglia. Antonio Conte’s facet missed the prospect to reclaim prime spot in Serie A as Assane Diao’s fantastic strike prolonged the guests’ winless streak to 4 matches.

Having been overtaken on the summit by Inter on Saturday, Napoli made a nightmare begin when Amir Rrahmani handed the result in Como within the seventh minute. The Kosovan centre-back tried a back-pass from Matteo Politano’s throw-in, however with the goalkeeper Alex Meret out of place, the ball bounced into an empty internet.

Ten minutes later, the Napoli ahead Giacomo Raspadori pounced on some sloppy defending to fit the ball previous the Como keeper, Jean Butez, and degree issues up. Napoli couldn’t push on within the second half and have been punished within the 77th minute, when winger Assane Diao fired residence a surprising end from Nico Paz’s exact move.

“It’s undoubtedly a setback that hurts due to the way in which it got here, as a result of on a psychological degree we confirmed cracks, identical to within the final three video games the place we all the time acquired caught up,” Conte mentioned.

Inter, who defeated Genoa 1-0 on Saturday, keep a degree clear on the prime. The 2 title-chasing sides meet at Stadio Diego Armando Maradona subsequent Saturday, whereas Atalanta are simply two factors away from Napoli after ending a troublesome week with a 5-0 thrashing of relegation-threatened Empoli.

The guests broke the impasse within the twenty seventh minute after Davide Zappacosta’s cross deflected in off the Empoli striker Emmanuel Gyasi. Mateo Retegui doubled Atalanta’s lead six minutes later earlier than Ademola Lookman made it 3-0 within the forty third minute, latching onto a by ball and deftly rounding goalkeeper Marco Silvestri.

Lookman had been criticised by supervisor Gian Piero Gasperini after lacking a penalty in Atalanta’s Champions League defeat to Membership Brugge however the ahead made amends right here. He acquired his second from Marten de Roon’s through-ball, evading the offside entice and firing residence from a good angle. Zappacosta added a fifth within the 74th minute.

Juventus’s revival rolled on with a gritty 1-0 win at lowly Cagliari. Dusan Vlahovic’s early objective sealed the factors as they consolidated fourth spot in Serie A.

Bayern Munich powered previous third-placed Eintracht Frankfurt, profitable 4-0 to reopen their eight-point lead over Leverkusen on the prime of the Bundesliga.

Vincent Kompany’s facet have been dominant all through, however didn’t take the lead till Michael Olise tapped in Leroy Sané’s cutback in first-half stoppage time. The centre-back Hiroki Ito scored Bayern’s second from a nook, changing into the primary Japanese participant to attain a league objective for the membership.

Harry Kane got here on as a second-half substitute after recovering from a calf harm, earlier than Sané put a golden likelihood broad with 12 minutes to go. Jamal Musiala did higher 5 minutes later, charging ahead and ending a solo effort. With the Eintracht backline in tatters, the substitute Serge Gnabry slotted of their fourth in stoppage time.

In La Liga, Actual Madrid ended a three-match winless run, beating Girona 2-0 on the Bernabéu to maneuver again as much as second within the desk. The hosts went forward simply earlier than half-time by Luka Modric’s very good strike from outdoors the penalty space. The veteran midfielder managed a clearance on his chest earlier than volleying residence.

Carlo Ancelotti’s facet dominated the second half however have been unable to increase their lead, till Vinícius Júnior put the end result to mattress with a low strike within the 83rd minute. Afterwards, the Actual Madrid supervisor mentioned: “Modric is a present to soccer. He ought to keep so long as he desires to. We’ve been fortunate to have a legend with us.

“I had one other 40-year-old participant, who was [Paulo] Maldini. The 2 will be in contrast in what a footballer needs to be. They’re unbelievable examples. It’s not by likelihood that they’ve reached 40 [and are still playing]. Genetics matter, but in addition dedication, perspective.”

Athletic Bilbao boosted their hopes of Champions League qualification with a 7-1 thrashing of the underside membership, Valladolid. Nico Williams arrange Mikel Jauregizar for the opener after 11 minutes after which added the second with a solo run and end as Athletic set about prolonged their unbeaten league run to 16 video games.

Maroan Sannadi acquired the third and Oihan Sancet the fourth earlier than half-time at San Mamés, and whereas the guests pulled one again early within the second half, issues acquired worse for them as Stanko Juric was despatched off. Nico Williams curled residence his second objective, earlier than Iñaki Williams arrange Gorka Guruzeta for Athletic’s sixth and added the seventh himself.

Paris Saint Germain prolonged their lead in Ligue 1 with a 3-2 victory at Lyon, courtesy of Achraf Hakimi’s double and an Ousmane Dembélé strike within the second half. PSG, who stay unbeaten within the league, stretched their profitable streak in all competitions to eight video games whereas shifting 13 factors away from second-placed Marseille, who have been crushed 3-0 at Auxerre on Saturday.