European roundup: Roma beat Inter as Dortmund slump to Cologne defeat

A second-half header by Chris Smalling helped Roma to seal a 2-1 victory at Inter in Serie A on Saturday. The England international headed home in the 75th minute after a brilliant free kick by Lorenzo Pellegrini from about 45 yards.

Federico Dimarco opened the scoring for Inter in the 30th minute when Nicolò Barella met him with a pass in the middle of the box, with his low strike taking a deflection off Rui Patrício but still reaching the corner of the net. Edin Dzeko had scored in the 11th minute as Roma’s defence faltered but his goal was chalked off by VAR for offside.

Roma’s Leonardo Spinazzola had an attempt on goal eight minutes later from the edge of the box but was denied by Samir Handanovic. That was quickly followed up by Paulo Dybala’s effort on a rebound which was also saved by the Inter goalkeeper. Roma eventually netted an equaliser through Dybala in the 39th minute, his fourth goal in Serie A this season, following a superb cross by Spinazzola. Smalling then wrapped up the points late on.

Meanwhile, André-Frank Zambo Anguissa scored the first two goals as Napoli beat Torino 3-1 to move three points clear at the top of the league. Atalanta can move back level with Napoli by beating visiting Fiorentina on Sunday.

Borussia Dortmund conceded two goals in three minutes and slumped to a 3-2 loss at Cologne, missing their chance to go top of the Bundesliga at the expense of Union Berlin.

The visitors, who face Sevilla in the Champions League on Wednesday, were in complete control in the first half and squandered a bagful of chances through Donyell Malen and Karim Adeyemi before Julian Brandt slotted in for the lead in the 31st minute. They eased off, however, after the break, allowing Cologne too much space to