Italian League Postpones Matches Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Real Madrid beat Barcelona in the clásico at the Santiago Bernabéu in Madrid on Sunday to end its seven-match winless streak against its rival and return to the top of the Spanish league. Vinícius Júnior scored in the 71st minute and the substitute Mariano Díaz sealed the victory in stoppage time to give Madrid a one-point lead over Barcelona and halt the team’s recent struggles. Madrid had been winless in three straight games in all competitions, and also had not won at home in three consecutive games.

M.L.S.

Red Bulls 3, F.C. Cincinnati 2

Kyle Duncan and Kaku scored early goals for the Red Bulls in their Major League Soccer opener in Harrison, N.J. Duncan scored in the 16th minute when he took a soft pass from Florian Valot and punched it in as he ran down the left side of the box. Nine minutes later, Valot found Kaku at the center of the box, and he tapped it in with his left foot from 16 yards. A minute into the second half, Allan Cruz took a centering pass from Brandon Vasquez to get Cincinnati on the board. Cruz has scored in his last three M.L.S. appearances, dating to the end of last season.

Crew 1, N.Y.C.F.C. 0

Lucas Zelarrayan scored in the 56th minute to lift the Crew in Columbus, Ohio. Zelarrayan bounced off a defender as the ball arrived in the box, spun around and left-footed it into the top far corner from 16 yards. The Crew outshot New York City, 11-5, with seven shots on goal to three for New York City. Eloy Room recorded three saves for Columbus. Sean Johnson had six saves for New York City.

Article source: https://www.nytimes.com/2020/03/01/sports/soccer/coronavirus-italy-el-clasico.html