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No-show likely will be Napoli loss

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Napoli is likely to be handed a 3-0 loss by the Italian league's judge for failing to show for its Serie A match at Juventus on Sunday night.

Napoli did not travel to Turin for the game after local health authoritie­s ordered the squad into quarantine after two players tested positive for the coronaviru­s — midfielder­s Piotr Zielinski and Eljif Elmas.

In the Spanish league, Sevilla's superb defense held Barcelona to a 1-1 tie, leaving both teams with two wins and a draw. Barcelona, featuring Lionel Messi, had won all its matches — including three preseason games — since Ronald Koeman became its manager.

Rennes’ four-match winning run ended with a 2-2 draw against struggling Reims in the French league. Rennes could have won in stoppage time but Steven Nzonzi's header hit the post.

In Major League Soccer Saturday, Alejandro Pozuelo scored in the 76th minute, rallying Toronto FC (9-2-4) to a 2-1 win over Philadelph­ia (8-3-4) in East Hartford, Connecticu­t, ending the Union's five-game unbeaten streak.

Pedro Santos had a goal and an assist for Columbus as the visiting Crew (9-2-4) tied FC Dallas 2-2 and moved into a tie for first place in the Eastern Conference.

John Gallagher scored a pair of goals to spark Atlanta United (5-8-2) to a 4-0 victory over D.C. United (2-8-5) in Washington.

Former Virginia Cavalier Daryl Dike, Junior Urso and Antonio Carlos scored, leading Orlando City to a 3-1 home victory over the New York Red Bulls. Orlando stretched its league-best unbeaten streak to nine.

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