But the road to the three-pointer was not straight.
In the middle of the first half Emil Forsberg got the chance to give Leipzig the lead on penalties, but the national team star's shot from eleven meters went in the middle of the goal and goalkeeper Gregor Kobel managed to steer the ball into the crossbar with his foot.
It took until the 67th minute before the goal came.
A post steamed down at Daniel Olmo who found the net.
A little later Emil Forsberg was replaced.
Leipzig is one point ahead of Bayern Munich, who can regain the league lead when they host Mainz on Sunday.