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Dialuna 30 november 2020

Hertha frustrates depleted Leverkusen in 0-0 draw

and overtook Dortmund — fielder Nadiem Amiri is ill,
which lost 2-1 to Cologne on while midfielders Exequiel
Saturday — but Peter Bosz’s Palacios and Charles Arán-
team missed an opportunity guiz have each missed several
to go second and within a games.
point of leader Bayern Mu-
nich. Relegation-threatened Mainz
(AP) — A depleted Bayer one of the five changes al- for either team. Both Hertha Hertha sits 13th and is four earned another valuable point
Leverkusen was held 0-0 lowed during the game, and and Leverkusen pressed and points above the automatic in a 1-1 draw with Hoffen-
by struggling Hertha Ber- said that the lack of depth on marked well to keep the for- relegation spots. It’s anoth- heim and could have taken
lin on Sunday as it climbed the bench hurt Leverkusen’s wards largely quiet. er disappointing campaign a second straight win but for
above Borussia Dortmund attempts to score a late win- so far for a club which has Jean-Philippe Mateta hitting
to go third in the Bundes- ner. Hertha’s Dodi Lukebakio spent heavily in recent years the post in the 75th minute.
liga. forced a save from Leverku- with ambitions of becoming Robin Quaison gave Mainz
“There wasn’t much left sen goalkeeper Lukas Hra- a power in both Bundesliga the lead with a goal in the
Missing nine players due to in there,” Bosz said. “We decky early on, and Leverku- and European competitions. 33rd but Ihlas Bebou leveled
injury and illness, Leverku- tried and I can’t criticize the sen midfielder Kerem Leverkusen’s top scorer Lu- for Hoffenheim with his first
sen had four outfield players lads for that. We fought un- Demirbay was a sporadic cas Alario was out with a knee league goal of the season off
on its bench — three defend- til the end to turn the game threat with his long-range problem, putting more pres- Ryan Sessegnon’s cross in the
ers and a 17-year-old forward around.” shooting. Leverkusen cap- sure on Patrik Schick to per- 62nd. Hoffenheim finished
— along with two goalkeep- That didn’t stop Leverkusen tain Lars Bender came clos- form in the striker role and with 10 men when Den-
ers. Nine substitutes can be dominating possession and est when he headed wide at a adding to an already trou- nis Geiger was red-carded
named. recording 14 shots to Her- free kick in added time. blesome injury list. Winger for a wayward sliding tackle.
tha’s five, but there were Leverkusen kept its unbeat- Karim Bellarabi had a thigh Hoffenheim stays 12th and
Coach Peter Bosz made only few clear scoring chances en record in the Bundesliga problem and attacking mid- Mainz is 16th.

AC Milan beats Fiorentina 2-0 to remain top, unbeaten

(AP) — Despite the ab- the post by Gianluigi Don-
sence of its coach and star narumma.
striker AC Milan main- Instead, it was Milan that
tained its unbeaten start doubled its lead in the 28th
to the Serie A season by when Kessié converted a pen-
beating Fiorentina 2-0 on alty after Alexis Saelemaekers
Sunday to ensure it would was tripped by Germán Pez-
end the weekend at the zella.
top of the table. Kessié had another penalty
saved by Fiorentina goalkeep-
An Alessio Romagnoli header er Bartłomiej Dragowski five
and a Franck Kessié penalty minutes from time following
in the first half secured the a foul by Martín Cáceres on
victory in front of the watch- Theo Hernández.
ing Zlatan Ibrahimović, who Milan could have extended
was injured but cheering its lead early in the second
his teammates on from the half but Hakan Çalhanoğlu’s
stands. strike came off the post.
Milan coach Stefano Pioli
was also still absent after test- OTHER MATCHES
ing positive for the coronavi- Udinese was missing a num-
rus. ber of players because of the
coronavirus but managed to
The Rossoneri moved five win 3-1 at Lazio.
points clear of Inter Milan Tolgay Arslan, Ignacio
and Sassuolo, which both former player Diego Mara- minute’s silence for the for- 17th minute when Romag- Pussetto and Fernando For-
played on Saturday. Roma dona died on Wednesday in mer Napoli player, while his noli was left unmarked to estieri scored for Udinese
can move into second, three his native Argentina. image was also projected on head in a corner at the back before a late Ciro Immobile
points below Milan, if it wins There was a tribute to Mara- the stadium screens again in post. penalty.
at Napoli later in what will be dona at San Siro, as there was the 10th minute, in honor of Dušan Vlahović almost Bologna beat bottom club
an emotional match. It is Na- in all the Serie A matches this his shirt number. equalized shortly after but Crotone 1-0. Cagliari was
poli’s first Serie A game since weekend. That included a Milan took the lead in the his effort was tipped onto playing Spezia later.