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sports Diasabra 3 OctOber 2020

Napoli players left off Italy squad due to virus concerns

(AP) — Key forward Nearly 20 Genoa players and Also, West Ham defender
Lorenzo Insigne and oth- staff members have tested Angelo Ogbonna, Lazio de-
er Napoli players have positive. fender Manuel Lazzari, and
been left off Italy’s squad Sassuolo striker Domenico
for upcoming matches Genoa players, such as goal- Berardi each were sum-
due to concerns about the keeper Mattia Perin, were moned for the first time in
coronavirus. also left out of the Italy squad. two years.

Napoli midfielder Piotr Without Napoli goalkeeper Italy faces Moldova in a
Zielinski and a squad staff Alex Meret to choose from, friendly on Wednesday in
member tested positive for Italy coach Roberto Mancini Florence then plays two
COVID-19 on Friday fol- handed Hellas Verona goal- UEFA Nations League
lowing constant testing of the keeper Marco Silvestri his matches at Poland on Oct. 11
club after playing Genoa last first callup.’ and against the Netherlands
weekend. in Bergamo three days later.

Quagliarella moves past

Vialli on Sampdoria

scoring chart

(AP) — Fabio Quagliarel- Dušan Vlahović equalized for
la’s penalty while beating Fiorentina in the 71st with a
Fiorentina 2-1 on Friday shot from the center of the
moved him past Gianluca area.
Vialli for third on the list Valero Verre won it with a lob
of Sampdoria’s all-time to finish a counterattack.
scorers in Serie A. Federico Chiesa, likely play-
ing his final match with Fio-
The 37-year-old Quagliarella rentina ahead of an anticipat-
earned the penalty late in the ed transfer to Juventus, hit
first half and converted for the post in added time.
his 86th top-flight goal for
Sampdoria. Earlier, Sampdoria had a
Current Italy coach Roberto goal from Morten Thors-
Mancini tops the Sampdoria by waived by the VAR for a
scoring list with 132, fol- handball.
lowed by Adriano Bassetto's Fiorentina and Sampdoria
89. each have three points from
the opening three rounds.

Union Berlin routs Mainz 4-0 for season's 1st Bundesliga win

first two games and players any more chances before the
boycotted a training session break.
in support of a demoted
player, Adam Szalai. That changed early in the
second half, when Union
Union has no such prob- captain Christopher Trim-
lems mel had plenty of space to
Kruse opened the scoring cross for Marcus Ingvartsen
in the 13th minute with his to convert from close range.
first goal on his first start for Marvin Friedrich scored
the club. Sheraldo Becker with a header to a free kick
crossed from the right and in the 63rd, and Pohjanpalo
Kruse’s powerful header set made the most of more lack-
off celebrations among the luster defending when he
socially distanced support- scored a minute later. The
ers in attendance. goal came seconds after the
Finland forward came on in
Up to 4,400 fans were al- place of Kruse for his Union
lowed in Stadion an der debut after joining on loan
Alten Försterei under mea- from Bayer Leverkusen on
sures designed to combat Wednesday.
(AP) — Former Ger- coach Jan-Moritz Lichte. the risk of coronavirus in- Lorius Karius, who joined
many striker Max Kruse Finland forward Joel Po- Former assistant coach Li- fections. Normally 22,000 Union on loan from Liv-
launched Union Berlin hjanpalo also scored, just chte took over Mainz on an would attend. erpool, was forced to wait
to a 4-0 rout of Mainz for seconds after coming on for interim basis on Monday Union continued pushing for his debut as coach Urs
its first Bundesliga win of his debut, to wrap up a de- when the club fired Achim forward against the harmless Fischer kept faith with An-
the season on Friday. but to forget for new Mainz Beierlorzer after losing its visitors, but failed to convert dreas Luthe in goal.