TROY PARROTT SCORED his 15th goal of the season for AZ Alkmaar in their 2-2 Eredivisie draw with Go Ahead Eagles. Parrott’s glancing header on 31 minutes got AZ back on terms having fallen behind after only 10 minutes.
A Mats Deijl own goal gave AZ the lead less than 10 minutes later, but Eagles equalised 10 minutes from time to extend AZ’s winless run to four league matches.
Troy Parrott does it again! 🇮🇪
The Irish striker heads in the equaliser for AZ Alkmaar against Go Ahead Eagles 🙌 pic.twitter.com/7QYOnxEkNq
Parrott’s goal takes his tally to 20 for club and country so far this season.
In Italy, Evan Ferguson played the final half-hour off the bench as 10-man Roma slumped to a 1-0 defeat away to Cagliari.
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Down to 10 men for most of the second half after Zeki Celik brought down Michael Folorunsho as the Cagliari midfielder bore down on goal, Roma left Sardinia with nothing due to Gianluca Gateano’s neat finish at a corner in the 82nd minute.
A second straight defeat leaves Gian Piero Gasperini’s fourth-placed team three points behind Inter who thumped Como 4-0 on Saturday night, and that gap to top spot could grow before the end of the day.
Ferguson started on the bench despite the ongoing injury absence of Roma’s other striking option, Artem Dobvyk. Gasperini instead started attacking midfielder Tommaso Baldanzi up front, but introduced Ferguson and Paolo Dybala on 62 minutes. Neither could inspire a turnaround for goal-shy Roma, who have scored only 15 goals in 14 league games so far this season.
Rasmus Hojlund meanwhile fired Napoli top of Serie A with both goals in a 2-1 win over Juventus and former idol Luciano Spalletti, who left empty-handed from the site of his greatest triumph. Denmark striker Hojlund headed home the crucial goal with 12 minutes remaining at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
The 22-year-old also put Napoli ahead early on, his first club goal since netting the winner against Genoa in early October. Napoli are one point ahead of Inter Milan after condemning Juve to a first league defeat since Spalletti took charge of the Turin giants in late October.
Juve are now eight points off the title pace after 14 matches as Spalletti, who led Napoli to a first Scudetto in over three decades in 2023, struggles to get a tune out of his new players.
In Spain, Real Madrid crashed to a damaging 2-0 home defeat by Celta Vigo on Sunday in La Liga, finishing the game with nine men after red cards for Fran Garcia and Alvaro Carreras.
Williot Swedberg struck twice in the second half for Celta, with Madrid’s second league defeat of the season leaving rivals Barcelona four points clear at the top of La Liga.
Xabi Alonso’s side, second, also lost defender Eder Militao to injury on a difficult night in the Spanish capital.
Madrid were playing their first match at home following six on the road across all competitions after hosting an NFL match at the Bernabeu, coinciding with a poor run of form, having now won just one of their last five league games
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Parrott scores again in AZ draw, nine-man Real Madrid shocked by Celta Vigo
LAST UPDATE | 54 mins ago
Eredivisie
Serie A
La Liga
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TROY PARROTT SCORED his 15th goal of the season for AZ Alkmaar in their 2-2 Eredivisie draw with Go Ahead Eagles. Parrott’s glancing header on 31 minutes got AZ back on terms having fallen behind after only 10 minutes.
A Mats Deijl own goal gave AZ the lead less than 10 minutes later, but Eagles equalised 10 minutes from time to extend AZ’s winless run to four league matches.
Parrott’s goal takes his tally to 20 for club and country so far this season.
In Italy, Evan Ferguson played the final half-hour off the bench as 10-man Roma slumped to a 1-0 defeat away to Cagliari.
Down to 10 men for most of the second half after Zeki Celik brought down Michael Folorunsho as the Cagliari midfielder bore down on goal, Roma left Sardinia with nothing due to Gianluca Gateano’s neat finish at a corner in the 82nd minute.
A second straight defeat leaves Gian Piero Gasperini’s fourth-placed team three points behind Inter who thumped Como 4-0 on Saturday night, and that gap to top spot could grow before the end of the day.
Ferguson started on the bench despite the ongoing injury absence of Roma’s other striking option, Artem Dobvyk. Gasperini instead started attacking midfielder Tommaso Baldanzi up front, but introduced Ferguson and Paolo Dybala on 62 minutes. Neither could inspire a turnaround for goal-shy Roma, who have scored only 15 goals in 14 league games so far this season.
Rasmus Hojlund meanwhile fired Napoli top of Serie A with both goals in a 2-1 win over Juventus and former idol Luciano Spalletti, who left empty-handed from the site of his greatest triumph. Denmark striker Hojlund headed home the crucial goal with 12 minutes remaining at the Stadio Diego Armando Maradona.
The 22-year-old also put Napoli ahead early on, his first club goal since netting the winner against Genoa in early October. Napoli are one point ahead of Inter Milan after condemning Juve to a first league defeat since Spalletti took charge of the Turin giants in late October.
Juve are now eight points off the title pace after 14 matches as Spalletti, who led Napoli to a first Scudetto in over three decades in 2023, struggles to get a tune out of his new players.
In Spain, Real Madrid crashed to a damaging 2-0 home defeat by Celta Vigo on Sunday in La Liga, finishing the game with nine men after red cards for Fran Garcia and Alvaro Carreras.
Williot Swedberg struck twice in the second half for Celta, with Madrid’s second league defeat of the season leaving rivals Barcelona four points clear at the top of La Liga.
Xabi Alonso’s side, second, also lost defender Eder Militao to injury on a difficult night in the Spanish capital.
Madrid were playing their first match at home following six on the road across all competitions after hosting an NFL match at the Bernabeu, coinciding with a poor run of form, having now won just one of their last five league games
With reporting by – © AFP 2025
Updated at 22.01 with details of late games
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