Juventus won the Italian Serie A title on a dramatic final day of the season today, winning 2-0 at Udinese as favourites Inter Milan crashed to a 4-2 defeat at Lazio.
Juventus won the Italian Serie A title on a dramatic final day of the season today, winning 2-0 at Udinese as favourites Inter Milan crashed to a 4-2 defeat at Lazio.
Juventus finished top on 71 points, with AS Roma second on 70 points after winning 1-0 at Torino, and Inter, who went into the final day a point clear at the top, third on 69.
French striker David Trezeguet put Juventus ahead in just the second minute with a header from an Antonio Conte cross.
Nine minutes later Alessandro Del Piero doubled Juve's lead, providing a cool finish to a swift counter-attack.
At the Olympic stadium in Rome, Christian Vieri put Inter ahead in the 12th minute, tapping in after Lazio goalkeeper Angelo Peruzzi dropped a corner at his feet.
Lazio drew level in the 20th minute through Karel Poborsky but within four minutes Inter had restored their lead when Luigi Di Biagio headed in an Alvaro Recoba corner.
But a defensive error from Vratislav Gresko gifted Poborsky Lazio's second on the stroke of haltime and then 10 minutes after the restart former Inter midfielder Diego Simeone headed Lazio ahead from a Stefano Fiore cross.
Simone Inzaghi sank any remaining hopes Inter had with a header in the 74th minute.
AC Milan beat Lecce 3-0 at home to finish fourth and enter the qualifying Champions League qualifying round along with Inter, while Verona lost 3-0 to Piacenza and were relegated.