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AC Milan thrashed Juventus 3-0 for the second time this season to finish a disappointing season on a high and condemn their rivals to more misery in an already dismal year.

A goal from left-back Luca Antonini and a brace from samba star Ronaldinho, who reminded Brazil coach Dunga what he will be missing at the World Cup in South Africa, turned the San Siro into a party on Saturday night.

Milan consolidated the third place they had already secured while Juve’s record number of defeats in a Serie A season rose to 15, with their 56 goals conceded also a new club record.

This match was remarkable for being between two teams that had already decided to replace their coaches at the end of the season, making it a swansong for Milan’s Leonardo and Juve’s Alberto Zaccheroni. Read more…

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Sampdoria lost ground on Inter Milan at the top of Serie A on Sunday when they were held to a 1-1 draw at Lazio in a game where both teams finished with 10 men.

Champions Inter lead Sampdoria by two points having humbled Genoa 5-0 on Saturday while Juventus and Fiorentina, who drew 1-1 in Turin, are a further two points behind.

Sampdoria needed a win to join Inter on 19 points at the top but despite taking the lead through Giampaolo Pazzini, they were pegged back by a goal from Francesco Matuzalem.

Lazio started the game the brighter and Argentine forward Mauro Zarate fired just wide of the far post before Antonio Cassano almost gave Sampdoria the lead up the other end.

The visitors went in front on 40 minutes after some neat passing before Marco Padalino, who would later be sent off, crossed for Pazzini to head home.

But only two minutes later Brazilian Matuzalem broke from midfield and ran between Sampdoria’s centre-backs before latching onto Tommaso Rocchi’s lobbed through ball to shoot across Luca Castellazzi into the far corner.

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