Zlatan Ibrahimovic of AC Milan celebrates by raising his arms during their Serie A clash with Roma at Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy, October 31, 2021. /CFP
Zlatan Ibrahimovic described his 150th Serie A goal from a free-kick as an "old age" shot as AC Milan beat Jose Mourinho's Roma 2-1 on Sunday to remain second on goal difference in the table behind Napoli.
The Sweden striker, who turned 40 earlier this month, also thought he had scored his 400th goal in domestic leagues but was denied a second of the encounter with VAR finding offside in the second half.
Stefano Pioli's side finished the game down a man as left-back Theo Hernandez was shown a red card for a shoulder challenge.
"Every now and then, I pull a surprise! You must always give it a go, as failure is part of success, so you keep trying," Ibrahimovic told DAZN about his free-kick clocked at 101km/h. "It usually goes quicker! At least 200kmh! I think I must be slowing my shot in old age," he added.
Earlier, Poland midfielder Piotr Zielinski scored as league leaders Napoli overcame lowly Salernitana. Zielinski claimed his second goal of the season with half an hour left at the Arechi Stadium as both sides finished with 10 men.
Elsewhere on Sunday, Joaquin Correa's slick second-half double earned Inter Milan a 2-0 win over Udinese to consolidate the defending champions' hold on third place. Serbia attacker Dusan Vlahovic scored a hat-trick to take his goal tally for the season to 10 in 12 games as Fiorentina beat Spezia 3-0.
Alexander Isak of Real Sociedad (C) in action during their La Liga clash with Athletic Club at Reale Arena in San Sebastian, Spain, October 31, 2021. /CFP
In Spain, Real Sociedad returned to the top of La Liga on Sunday, but their joy was tempered by having to share the points after an injury-time strike for Basque rivals Athletic Bilbao in a 1-1 draw.
Alexander Isak gave Sociedad a 58th-minute lead from the penalty spot.
But just as they were contemplating opening a three-point advantage over Real Madrid and Sevilla at the top, Bilbao leveled in stoppage time thanks to an Iker Muniain free kick, which deceived Sociedad goalkeeper Alex Remiro.
Earlier Sunday, Yannick Carrasco's blistering strike set Atletico Madrid on the way to a 3-0 victory over Real Betis, keeping the reigning champions within three points of the leaders.
Belgium international Carrasco hammered in the opening goal at the Wanda Metropolitano on 26 minutes before Betis defender German Pezzella bizarrely headed a corner into his own net in the second half.
Joao Felix came off the bench to wrap up just a second win in five outings for Atletico, who moved above Betis.
They are two points behind Real Madrid and Sevilla and three back from Real Sociedad.
West Ham United's Jarrod Bowen celebrate with team-mate Manuel Lanzini on his back during their Premier League clash at Villa Park, Birmingham, England, October 31, 2021. /CFP
In England, West Ham underlined their Premier League top-four credentials with a 4-1 win against 10-man Aston Villa on Sunday as they extended their impressive run on the road.
Ben Johnson scored early for the visitors only to see Ollie Watkins equalize, but the Hammers reclaimed the lead before halftime through Declan Rice.
Villa's task was made all the harder early in the second half when defender Ezri Konsa was dismissed for denying a goal-scoring opportunity.
Late goals from Pablo Fornals and Jarrod Bowen sealed the three points for David Moyes' side and condemned Villa to a fourth straight Premier League defeat.
The victory lifts West Ham to 20 points after 10 games, level on points with third-placed Manchester City.
Earlier, Leeds beat Norwich 2-1 to record just their second league win of the season and climb out of the relegation zone. The win lifted Leeds to 17th in the table, three points clear of the bottom three, but Norwich remain winless and are eight points from safety.