Inter on top, away fans cheer
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May 4, 2010, Tuesday
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TREBLE-CHASING Inter Milan powered back to the Italian Serie A summit on Sunday with a 2-0 win at Lazio which was bizarrely celebrated by both sets of fans.
Even though the defeat means Lazio is just five points above the drop zone with two games to go, its supporters were glad bitter city rival AS Roma slipped back to second spot.
Lazio coach Edy Reja was adamant his side would try to win the game but Jose Mourinho's Inter produced a fine display to move two points clear of Roma, which beat Parma 2-1 on Saturday. Inter leads with 76 points.
Defender Walter Samuel found the breakthrough on the stroke of halftime when he expertly headed in Wesley Sneijder's cross to prompt cheers of joy throughout the Stadio Olimpico.
Thiago Motta then nodded in a corner in the second half to keep Inter on course for an unprecedented Italian treble ahead of Wednesday's Cup final with Roma and the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on May 22.
"Two games remain and it will be tough but we've taken an important step," the Brazilian told Sky TV, aware his side can win its fifth straight scudetto at home to Chievo this weekend if results go its way.
Juventus earlier suffered the latest and biggest embarrassment of a terrible season when its slim Champions League hopes were extinguished in a 1-1 draw at Catania.
The two-time European champion, Serie A's most successful club, has lurched from one bad result to another this term and respite from the misery never looked likely in Sicily despite Claudio Marchisio equalizing Matias Silvestre's opener.
Juventus lies seventh, assured of a Europa League qualifying berth next term like sixth-placed Napoli but eight points behind fourth-placed Sampdoria with two matches left.
Siena became the second team to be relegated to Serie B after a 1-2 loss to Palermo. Livorno, which was relegated in the previous round, lost 0-2 to Sampdoria.
Even though the defeat means Lazio is just five points above the drop zone with two games to go, its supporters were glad bitter city rival AS Roma slipped back to second spot.
Lazio coach Edy Reja was adamant his side would try to win the game but Jose Mourinho's Inter produced a fine display to move two points clear of Roma, which beat Parma 2-1 on Saturday. Inter leads with 76 points.
Defender Walter Samuel found the breakthrough on the stroke of halftime when he expertly headed in Wesley Sneijder's cross to prompt cheers of joy throughout the Stadio Olimpico.
Thiago Motta then nodded in a corner in the second half to keep Inter on course for an unprecedented Italian treble ahead of Wednesday's Cup final with Roma and the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on May 22.
"Two games remain and it will be tough but we've taken an important step," the Brazilian told Sky TV, aware his side can win its fifth straight scudetto at home to Chievo this weekend if results go its way.
Juventus earlier suffered the latest and biggest embarrassment of a terrible season when its slim Champions League hopes were extinguished in a 1-1 draw at Catania.
The two-time European champion, Serie A's most successful club, has lurched from one bad result to another this term and respite from the misery never looked likely in Sicily despite Claudio Marchisio equalizing Matias Silvestre's opener.
Juventus lies seventh, assured of a Europa League qualifying berth next term like sixth-placed Napoli but eight points behind fourth-placed Sampdoria with two matches left.
Siena became the second team to be relegated to Serie B after a 1-2 loss to Palermo. Livorno, which was relegated in the previous round, lost 0-2 to Sampdoria.
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