Two goals from Christian Gimenez gave Hertha Berlin a 2-0 victory over Schalke 04 on Sunday to put the Berlin team top of the German Bundesliga for the first time in nearly six years.
The Argentina striker netted from close range in the 39th and 52nd minutes to inflict a first league defeat of the season for Schalke.
Hertha were lying only 10th in the table after Saturday's matches with Schalke second. The victory moves the Berliners onto eight points, level with Nuremberg but with a better goal difference.
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It is the first time Hertha have topped the Bundesliga table since Dec. 2, 2000.
Schalke on Saturday suspended their national striker Gerald Asamoah for allegedly announcing to teammates he would cause problems for coach Mirko Slomka if he were not picked for the team.
Slomka said there had been a breach of trust and he was "personally deeply disappointed" with Asamoah, but the 27-year-old player denied in a newspaper interview any wrongdoing.
Eintracht Frankfurt meanwhile came from a goal down to beat Bayer Leverkusen 3-1 for their first league victory of the season following three draws.
Ahmed Madouni opened the scoring for the visitors in the 52nd minute, but Frankfurt levelled three minutes later through Japanese striker Naohiro Takahara.
Michael Thurk put the home side in front in the 70th minute and defender Patrick Ochs made it three six minutes from time.
Along with Hertha Berlin and Nuremberg, who were held 1-1 at home by VfL Bochum on Saturday, Frankfurt remain the only unbeaten side in the league.
Schalke's defeat drops them to sixth in the table, behind three other teams on 7 points including champions Bayern Munich, who were beaten 2-1 at Arminia Bielefeld on Saturday.
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