José Mourinho conducted a classic run down the touchline to celebrate Roma’s stoppage-time winner against Sassuolo on Sunday night, as the Gialorossi went top of Serie A and maintained their 100% start to the season.
Stephan El Shaarawy’s 91st-minute goal at the Stadio Olimpico gave Roma a 2-1 win over Sassuolo on a difficult evening for Mourinho’s side. Rui Patricio drew widespread praise for his performance in helping the club from the capital overcome an impressive Sassuolo side, while for Mourinho the chance to mark his 1,000th game in management with three points clearly meant more than he had previously conceded.
Cristiano Ronaldo described his first match back in the colours of Manchester United as “unbelievable” after scoring twice in a 4-1 win over Newcastle United to send the Red Devils top of the Premier League.
Bernardo Silva is demonstrating signs that he may be recovering his best form with Manchester City, after a winning goal and eye-catching performance in their victory at Leicester City on Saturday.
There were contrasting fortunes for Portugal’s two Premier League bosses on Saturday, as Bruno Lage won in the English top flight for the first time with Wolverhampton Wanderers on the same afternoon that Tottenham Hotspur, led by Nuno Espírito Santo, lost their 100% record.
Portuguese youngster Nuno Mendes has been settling into life at new club Paris Saint-Germain this week, following a high-profile move from Sporting at the end of the transfer window.