Mastantuono hat trick spurs Fiorentina to first win in Serie A and Rennes tops Ligue 1
Fiorentina secured their first Serie A win with a hat trick from Franco Mastantuono, while Rennes and Sevilla maintained strong starts in their respective leagues. The Bundesliga match between Schalke and Union Berlin was notable for a mid-game referee substitution due to injury.
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Rennes and Sevilla maintained their promising starts in Ligue 1 and La Liga, Fiorentina got its first win in Serie A, and Schalke beat Union Berlin 3-1 in a Bundesliga match where the referee was replaced on Friday.
Both teams had just one point after their first two Bundesliga matches but newly promoted Schalke went home happiest thanks in part to a fine goalkeeping display from player of the match Loris Karius .
Robin Gosens opened the scoring for Schalke with an angled volley and Aouchiche doubled their lead moments after the break with a superbly taken strike.
Karius held Berlin at bay for much of the second period and though he could not stop Tim Skarke from scoring in the sixth minute of added time, Maximilian Wober restored Schalke's two-goal lead with almost the last kick of the game.
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