Inter salvages a 2-2 draw at Roma while Arsenal has a first loss and Dortmund goes top

Lautaro Martinez rescued Inter Milan with two second-half goals as the defending Serie A champion drew 2-2 at Roma in their table-topping clash on Saturday.

Arsenal lost top spot in the Premier League after a first defeat and Borussia Dortmund went first in Germany with a fourth straight victory.

This time it wasn't Donyell Malen scoring for Roma but midfielder Manu Koné with two first-half goals as Roma stayed top on goal difference. Martinez netted at the start and near the end of the second half as both sides remained undefeated.

Maximilian Beier's effort gave Dortmund a 1-0 win at Stuttgart and a two-point lead over defending champion Bayern Munich.

Free-scoring Spanish leader Barcelona was in action later Saturday when it played at Sevilla.

Koné put Roma ahead in the sixth minute after being set up by Nahuel Molina, who nodded back a back-post cross from Paulo Dybala for Koné to run onto.

He scored again from close range in the 37th after being set up by Gianluca Mancini, following another curling cross by Dybala. The goal was ruled offside but given following a video check.

Roma coach Gian Piero Gasperini stopped Koné being sold to Inter in the offseason.

Martinez replied immediately after the break, clipping the ball inside the post after combining superbly with Marcus Thuram on a swift counterattack, then equalized in the 79th.

High-flying Cagliari continued its fine start with a 1-0 win at Udinese. Midfielder Daniel Maldini — the son of famed Italy defender Paolo Maldini — scored for the Sardinian side.

After firing coach Domenico Tedesco, Bologna drew 1-1 at home to Torino.

Federico Bernardeschi gave Bologna an early lead but Sandro Kulenović equalized in the 77th for the visitors.

Lazio was at Venezia later Saturday.

Rayo Vallecano striker Sergio Camello made it seven goals so far in a 1-1 draw at Osasuna.

After being crushed 7-2 by Barca in midweek, Racing Santander was routed 5-0 at Celta Vigo with Pablo Duran scoring twice.

Alaves drew 0-0 at Athletic Bilbao in a Basque Country derby.

Brighton moved up to third place after its 3-0 win over Arsenal capped a fine week for the Seagulls, following victory at Manchester United in the League Cup.

Goal difference dropped Arsenal behind City, which can move three points ahead by beating Sunderland at home on Sunday.

Big-spending Tottenham finally scored but lost 3-2 at home to Europa League winner Aston Villa.

Newcastle won 2-1 against Hull and Everton beat Ipswich 1-0.

Coach Frank Lampard's Coventry snapped a four-game losing start with a 1-0 success at Nottingham Forest.

English coach Liam Rosenior got one over on his former club as Paris FC beat Strasbourg 2-1 at home in Ligue 1.

Ilan Kebbal and Pablo Pagis scored for Paris FC, which is undefeated after five games.

Rosenior upset Strasbourg fans after leaving in January for a short and ill-fated spell at Chelsea. The stadium announcer asked visiting Strasbourg fans to stop aggressive chanting about Rosenior late in the game.

A change of coac h for Borussia Moenchengladbach did not stop the team conceding goals as Gladbach lost 4-3 at home to Mainz for a fourth straight defeat and 16 goals conceded.

Third-place Freiburg is level with Bayern after twice coming from behind in a 2-2 draw at Eintracht Frankfurt.

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Borussia Dortmund's Maximilian Beier, center, celebrates scoring with teammates during the Bundesliga soccer match between VfB Stuttgart and Borussia Dortmund in Stuttgart, Germany, Saturday Sept. 19, 2026. (Jan-Philipp Strobel/dpa via AP)

Arsenal's manager Mikel Arteta walks off the pitch after the English Premier League soccer match between Brighton & Hove Albion and Arsenal in Brighton, England, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)

Roma's Manu Kone celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Series A soccer match between Roma and Inter Milan in Rome, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

Inter Milan's Lautaro Martinez celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during the Series A soccer match between Roma and Inter Milan in Rome, Saturday, Sept. 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Gregorio Borgia)

DEARBORN, Mich. (AP) — The city of Dearborn responded Saturday to a lawsuit accusing it of celebrating Muslim holidays and ignoring religious holidays of other faiths by blaming attacks against it on its diversity and “welcoming nature.”

A statement from the Detroit suburb issued by a spokesperson came in response to a lawsuit on Thursday that accused the city and its mayor of spending thousands of dollars to celebrate Muslim holidays while ignoring Christian and Jewish holidays.

The lawsuit in federal court revived complaints about city government that arose a year ago after the Dearborn mayor, Abdullah Hammoud, told Ted Barham, a local pastor, that he was not welcome in the city and he would stage a parade when he left.

The lawsuit by Margot Cleveland, a journalist for The Federalist, accused the city and its mayor, a Democrat, of favoring the Muslim faith over other religious beliefs in a city with a population of over 100,000 people that is majority Arab American.

It said the city for too long “has been a hostile place for Christians and Jews.”

And it added that “Hammoud has taken this hostility to the next level, openly conveying the message that Christians and Jews are not welcome in the city and are, indeed, second-class citizens.”

In its statement Saturday, the city responded by saying it "has a longstanding commitment to serving all residents fairly and equitably, regardless of faith or background.

“Our city has increasingly come under attack precisely because of its welcoming nature and the diversity of the people who proudly call Dearborn home,” the statement said.

It added: "That will not change who we are. Dearborn will continue to uphold the rights and dignity of every resident and remain a city where everyone is treated with fairness, respect, and equal protection under the law.”

The lawsuit sought unspecified damages and asked a judge to find that the city had violated the Constitution and order it to comply with the First Amendment and the Fourteenth Amendment.

According to the lawsuit, the city of Dearborn last year spent $1,500 of public money on Ramadan banners and $5,000 on a crescent-moon symbol displayed in its Peace Park while its police department sold Ramadan-themed shirts bearing the official department emblem.

Yet, the lawsuit said, the city failed to mark the approach of the Christian holiday of Easter and the Jewish holiday of Passover in similar fashion.

When Cleveland complained and asked that other religious holidays be honored, she was repeatedly ignored, the lawsuit said.

The lawsuit noted the September 2025 clash at a City Council meeting between Hammoud and Barham, saying the mayor spoke against the pastor after Barham criticized the city for naming a street after Osama Siblani, who it said had supported organizations designated as terrorist by the U.S. government.

Barham said it was “quite inappropriate” and that it would be like naming a street “Hezbollah Street or Hamas Street.”

Media reports about the City Council clash led to a November rally in Dearborn that attracted conservative influencers.

Hammoud told The Guardian for an article published in November: “People misconstrue my words and my frustration with an individual who is a bad faith actor in our community, and apply it to a whole faith, when everyone knows the city of Dearborn is a place where everyone is welcome — Christian or Jew or whatever your background.”

FILE - Rep. Abdullah Hammoud, D-Dearborn, speaks during a campaign rally in Dearborn, Mich., on March 7, 2020. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya, File)