Inter stalemate leaves Juve free to make it nine in a row
MILAN: Inter Milan’s goalless draw against Fiorentina on Wednesday left Juventus needing just one more win to claim a ninth consecutive Serie A title.
Juve were six points clear of secondplaced Atalanta and could claim their 36th ‘Scudetto’ later yesterday with a win at struggling Udinese.
Antonio Conte’s Inter are third, one point behind Atalanta with three games to play, despite having dominated for long periods under the rain at the San Siro.
“Second place is for losers,” said Conte, who coached Juventus to three of their current run of eight titles and then went on to win the Premier League and FA Cup with Chelsea. “I understand that there are those who are satisfied with this, but for me it is meaningless.”
Inter’s place in the Champions League next season is assured but they could now finish fourth, with Lazio four points back ahead of their match with 13th-placed Cagliari later yesterday.
Roma, meanwhile, move back fifth ahead of AC Milan, who beat Sassuolo on Tuesday, after routing already-relegated SPAL 6-1.
Roma are two points ahead of Milan, with the two teams already assured of Europa League football next season.
Napoli are seventh, three points further back after falling 2-1 at Parma.
Napoli have already qualified for the Europa League after winning the Italian Cup.
At the bottom of the table, Genoa beat city rivals Sampdoria 2-1 to stay four points ahead of Lecce who occupy the final relegation place. Lecce beat Brescia 3-1 to condemn their opponents to Serie B next season.