Roma-Inter 2-2, Cagliari third, Arsenal sunk at Brighton

Serie A's fifth matchday caught fire at the Olimpico. Roma-Inter ended 2-2: Koné scored the brace that put the hosts 2-0 up at the break, then Lautaro Martínez replied, first from a Thuram assist and then on 79 minutes, according to Calciomercato.com's minute-by-minute report. Earlier in the afternoon Cagliari had won 1-0 at Udine through Daniel Maldini on 51 minutes, while Bologna-Torino finished 1-1: Bernardeschi on 13, Kulenovic levelling on 77.

In the table Roma and Inter are level on 13 points from five games, with Roma first on goal difference (+11 against +7). Pisacane's Cagliari are third on 12, twelve points out of a possible fifteen, ahead of Como and Lazio on 10 with a game in hand. The draw at the Dall'Ara leaves Bologna seventeenth on 2 points: Palladino's debut on the bench was met by whistles from the crowd, as reported by ANSA. Torino are fourteenth on 4.

In the Premier League the fifth matchday delivered Arsenal's collapse, beaten 3-0 at Brighton: "let it be a lesson", Arteta told ANSA. The Gunners stay second on 12 points, caught at the top by Manchester City, who have played a game fewer, while Brighton move up to third on 10. Tottenham lost again, 2-3 at home to Aston Villa, and sit nineteenth on 2 points, with De Zerbi criticising his players, ANSA writes. There were also wins for Everton (1-0 against Ipswich) and Newcastle (2-1 against Hull City), while Coventry won 1-0 at Nottingham.

The Bundesliga has a new leader: Borussia Dortmund won 1-0 at Stuttgart and top the table on 12 points, ahead of Bayern and Freiburg on 10. In the German afternoon Mainz won 4-3 at the Borussia Park, leaving Mönchengladbach bottom on zero points, Werder Bremen beat Augsburg 3-2, Frankfurt-Freiburg ended 2-2 and Hamburg saw off Köln 2-1. In LaLiga Celta thrashed Racing Santander 5-0, Osasuna-Rayo Vallecano finished 1-1 and Athletic-Alavés 0-0; in Ligue 1 Paris FC beat Strasbourg 2-1 and are second on 11 points, behind Monaco on 13.

Off the pitch the day was marked by the death of Sandro Mazzola at the age of 83: the news, reported by Calciomercato.com, drew tributes from Marotta ("he was Inter, we will keep his memory") and Allegri ("football loses a great man"), both carried by ANSA. On the injury front, Calciomercato.com reports a right knee cruciate ligament injury for Grabara, with Tuttosport describing a long lay-off; Atalanta lose Kossounou to a muscle strain and will be without him against Juventus, while Allegri announced that Anguissa is back in training and that Spinazzola will only return after the international break.

The evening picture was not complete. Venezia-Lazio, kicking off at 20.45, was not listed as finished in our data at the time of writing: Calciomercato.com's live feed had Lazio 2-0 up at the Penzo, through a Zaccagni penalty and a Noslin goal. Sevilla-Barcelona, the big match of LaLiga's seventh round, was under way at 21.00, while Ligue 1 had four games running from 20.45: Le Mans-Lorient, Toulouse-Le Havre, Angers-Troyes and Lyon-Rennes. Those matches belong to the post-match report.

Tomorrow Serie A's fifth matchday is completed: Fiorentina-Napoli at 12.30, Frosinone-Como and Parma-Genoa at 15.00, Juventus-Atalanta at 18.00 ("this is not a game between Spalletti and me", Sarri told ANSA) and Milan-Lecce at 20.45. In LaLiga the Madrid derby between Atlético and Real is at 16.15, with Valencia-Real Sociedad at 21.00; in Ligue 1 Marseille-PSG closes the Sunday at 20.45. In the Premier League, Bournemouth-Liverpool, Leeds-Crystal Palace and Manchester City-Sunderland at 15.00, Fulham-Manchester United at 17.30; in the Bundesliga, Leverkusen-Leipzig at 15.30. All times are Italian.