man Werder Bremen went top of the German league Saturday thanks to a 1-1 draw at Nuremberg despite having Germany goalkeeper Tim Wiese sent off. The point leaves Bremen top on goal difference, and level on 13 points with Moenchengladbach, to leave Bayern just a point behind before Sunday's game in Gelsenkirchen. ‘Gladbach kept up its impressive start to the season with a 1-0 win at bottom side Hamburg. Brazil-born Belgium striker Igor de Camargo got the crucial goal with a header on 66 minutes to knock Bayern down to third. Having lost 2-0 at Chelsea in their opening Champions League game on Tuesday, Leverkusen was dismantled by Cologne as Germany striker Lukas Podolski and Slovakian forward partner Milivoje Novakovic ran riot in a 4-1 victory. The defeat leaves Leverkusen sixth in the table and lifts Cologne to 13th. Hoffenheim earned a 2-1 win at home to Wolfsburg to go fourth, while Bundesliga new boys Hertha Berlin and Augsburg, who both won promotion from the second division last season, played out a 2-2 draw at Berlin's Olympic Stadium. Cagliari takes early lead Cagliari took the early lead in Serie A with a 2-1 win over newly promoted Novara Saturday. Brazilian forward Thiago Ribeiro gave Cagliari the lead with a header in the 38th minute and Argentine forward Joaquin Larrivey doubled the lead in the 86th with a deflection off a shot from captain Daniele Conti. Japan forward Takayuki Morimoto pulled one back for Novara in the 88th with a lob from outside the area. Having opened with a 2-1 win at Roma last weekend, Cagliari has a full six points. Novara, which is back in the top division for the first time in 55 years, has one point. __
