European football: Inter and Roma maintain perfect starts while Como climb

Inter and Roma level on points at top of Serie A Real Betis beat Villarreal to go third in La Liga Inter fought back from two goals down to beat Udinese 5-3 on Monday, maintaining their perfect Serie A start alongside Roma , who won 2-0 at Torino before Saturday’s match between the joint leaders. Both sides have 12 points from four matches and share top spot before their encounter at the Stadio Olimpico, while Como are third on 10 points after beating Parma 2-1.

Udinese stunned Inter with two goals in the opening 16 minutes, as James Abankwah headed home unmarked after nine minutes before Jurgen Ekkelenkamp doubled the visitors’ lead with a close-range finish seven minutes later.

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