Sunday, May 16, 2010

FIVE IN A ROW FOR INTER

At Siena, Italy:

Diego Milito scored the only goal of the match at 57 minutes as Inter Milan locked up their fifth consecutive Serie A title on Sunday with a 1-0 road win over relegated AC Siena on the final day of the league season.  With their 18th Scudetto and the recent Coppa Italia victory over AS Roma in tow, the Nerazzurri can make it a treble next Saturday with victory over Bayern Munich in the UEFA Champions League final at Madrid.

FINAL SERIE A STANDINGS:

1. Inter Milan (GP: 38; GD: +41; PTS: 82)
2. AS Roma (GP: 38; GD: +27; PTS: 80)
3. AC Milan (GP: 38; GD: +21; PTS: 70)
4. Sampdoria (GP: 38; GD: +8; PTS: 67)
5. Palermo (GP: 38; GD: +12; PTS: 65)
6. Napoli (GP: 38; GD: +7; PTS: 59)
7. Juventus (GP: 38; GD: -1; PTS: 55)
8. Parma (GP: 38; GD: -5; PTS: 52)
9. Genoa (GP: 38; GD: -4; PTS: 51)
10. AS Bari (GP: 38; GD: 0; PTS: 50)
11. Fiorentina (GP: 38; GD: +1; PTS: 47)
12. Lazio (GP: 38; GD: -4; PTS: 46)
13. Catania (GP: 38; GD: -1; PTS: 45)
14. Chievo Verona (GP: 38; GD: -5; PTS: 44)
15. Udinese (GP: 38; GD: -5; PTS: 44)
16. Cagiari (GP: 38; GD: -2; PTS: 44)
17. Bologna (GP: 38; GD: -13; PTS: 42)
18. Atalanta (GP: 38; GD: -16; PTS: 35)
19. AC Siena (GP: 38; GD; -27; GD: 31)
20. Livorno (GP: 38; GD: -34; PTS: 29)

Inter Milan, AS Roma, and AC Milan qualified for the group stage on next season's UEFA Champions League and would be joined by Sampdoria, should they survive their playoff round.  Palermo and Napoli will take part in the playoff round for next season's Europa League while Juventus will join the action in the third qualifying round.  Atalanta, AC Siena, and Livorno were relegated to Serie B.
 

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