Italy Martins has shown good form for Inter |
Nigerian striker Obafemi Martins scored a consolation goal for Inter in the Milan derby, losing 3-1 at home to rivals AC. It was the Nigerian's first league strike of the season.
There were no goals for Perugia's 20-year-old Malian, Souleymane Diamoutene, was was sent-off in the last minute of their 0-0 home draw to Reggina.
Holland
Morocco's Adil Ramzi found the back of the net to help FC Twente to a 5-3 win at Vitesse Arnhem.
African goals accounted for Roda's 2-0 win at Willem II. Gambian Idrissa Sanko opened the scoring after 37 minutes, while Ivorian forward Aruna Kone wrapped up the points two minutes from time.
Morocco's Ali El Khattabi scored for the second week in a row after successfully converting a last-minute penalty for AZ Alkmaar in their 2-0 win over Nijmegen. AZ are now third on the table.
Belgium
Ivorian youth international Gilles Yapi Yapo's 89th minute penalty gave Beveren a 1-0 win against Charleroi.
 Dindane's goal gave Anderlecht a point |
Yapo's Ivorian colleague Aruna Dindane was also on target at the weekend, scoring for leaders Anderlecht in their 1-1 draw at home to third-placed Club Brugge.
Cameroonian striker Emmanuel Kenmogne grabbed a late equaliser for Mons as they drew 1-1 at La Louviere. The latter's Algerian defender Maamar Mamouni was sent-off four minutes from time.
Meanwhile, Nigeria's Mohammed Aliyu Datti helped himself to two goals in the last two minutes as his side Standard Liege trounced Antwerp 4-0 to move into fourth place.
France
Following his brace against Nice last weekend, Ivorian striker Didier Drogba continued his inspired form for Marseille, scoring the opener in their 3-1 win over Bastia. Marseille are still second, trailing table-topping Monaco by a point.
Drogba is now joint second top scorer in le championnat, and his tally of six goals is just one behind Djibril Cisse of Auxerre, the top marksman in the league.
Algerian Fodil Hadjadj's first goal of the season was enough to give Nantes the three points in a 1-0 win over Rennes. His side moves up to fourth.
At the other end of the table, Cameroon midfielder Achille Emana Edzimbi got Toulouse's first goal in their 2-2 home draw with Montpellier.
 Diop was also sent off |
Cameroon captain Rigobert Song had a less enjoyable afternoon as he was sent off after 78 minutes of Lens' 2-0 home defeat by Metz. Song joined Senegal international Pape Bouba Diop for an early bath after he had been dismissed seven minutes earlier.
Nigeria's Wilson Oruma was the third African to receive his marching orders in the French league. He was expelled in the final minute as his side Sochaux suffered a 1-0 home defeat to Paris Saint-Germain.
Spain
Tunisian midfielder Mehdi Nafti was on target in the 84th minute for Racing Santander as they thrashed Valladolid 4-0.
Portugal
Gabon striker Henri Antchouet briefly topped the goalscoring chart on Friday after his first-half strike gave Belenenses the lead in their 1-1 draw with Boavista.
Antchouet's fifth goal of the season made him the league's joint top-scorer until Porto's Derlei scored a hat-trick on Sunday night.
Derlei grabbed his goals in the reigning champion's 4-1 victory at home to Academica, for whom Mozambique's Dario Monteiro opened the scoring in the seventh minute.
England
Shaun Bartlett of South Africa scored a last-minute winner for Charlton Athletic to beat Portsmouth 2-1. Bartlett's second goal of the season gave Charlton their third victory in eight games and lifted them into ninth place.
 Bartlett got his second goal of the season |
Turkey
Besiktas' prolific Egyptian striker Ahmed Hassan Kemal was on target again as his side beat Elazigspor 5-1. Hassan scored two second-half goals to keep his club three points clear at the top.
At the other end of the table, Tunisian midfielder Kais Ghodhbane scored his first goal in Turkey when he equalised for Diyarbakispor in the 70th minute as they drew 2-2 at home to Samsunspor.