Pellegri, 16, makes history

MONACO: Defending champions Monaco eased to a 4-0 home win over Dijon in French Ligue 1 on Friday as 16-year-old Pietro Pellegri carved out a little piece of history for himself.

Monaco were 1-0 up at the interval thanks to a Keita Balde goal after 13 minutes before Fabinho, with a 69th-minute penalty, Rony Lopes in the 87th minute and an injury-time strike from Polish international Kamil Glik sealing the team’s 17th win of the season.

The win took second-placed Monaco to nine points behind Paris Saint-Germain who can restore their 12-point advantage at home to Strasbourg on Saturday.

Despite the victory, it was not all plain sailing for Monaco after they lost striker Stevan Jovetic to a muscle injury in the pre-match warm-up which placed more pressure on Balde who was returning from suspension.