 |
|
 |
||
|
 |
 |
|
|
|
|
|||
MFA Agri Services River Hills - CLICK - MFA CONNECT Perryville, Farmington Bulk Plant, & Ste. Genevieve, MO.
|
|
Printable Page
05/17 11:27 CDT Napoli is in, but Serie A's final-day Champions League math is
still wide open
Napoli is in, but Serie A's final-day Champions League math is still wide open
By DANIELLA MATAR
AP Sports Writer
MILAN (AP) --- Napoli secured a spot in next season's Champions League but the
other two places in Europe's elite club competition could go to any of four
teams in Serie A.
Scott McTominay, Amir Rrahmani and Rasmus Hojlund scored to help Napoli to a
comfortable 3-0 win at already-relegated Pisa on Sunday to ensure Antonio
Conte's team will finish in the top four of the Italian league, with just one
round remaining.
AC Milan and Roma also won on Sunday to leave them level on 70 points in third
and fourth place. Juventus and Como were two points further back.
Milan and Roma play Cagliari and Hellas Verona, respectively, in their final
matches. Juventus visits Torino in the derby and Como travels to Cremonese.
Just like in the penultimate round, all those matches will kick off
simultaneously.
Inter Milan won the Serie A title with three rounds remaining and there was a
party atmosphere at San Siro during the 1-1 draw against Hellas Verona, its
final home game of the season.
Inter, which also won the Italian Cup last week to clinch the double for the
first time since 2010, was presented with the Serie A trophy after the match
before going off on an open-top bus parade through the streets of Milan.
Pulisic returns Christian Pulisic came on as a second-half substitute to help Milan to a crucial 2-1 win at Genoa. Pulisic missed Milan's last match with a lower-back problem but the United States forward recovered earlier than expected and was brought on in the 76th minute with the Rossoneri winning 1-0 thanks to Christopher Nkunku's penalty. Pulisic had an immediate impact, five minutes after coming off the bench, as he laid off the ball to Zachary Athekame, who drilled into the bottom corner from outside the area. Johan Vsquez pulled one back for Genoa a few minutes later. Pulisic, who saw a late opportunity saved, extended his scoreless streak to 18 league matches since Dec. 28.
Tempers fray in Rome Roma won the derby against Lazio 2-0, but there were brawls between the players after each of the goals. Roma defender Wesley and Lazio midfielder Nicol Rovella were spotted throwing punches at each other in the second brawl and both were shown red cards. Gianluca Mancini twice headed in corners for the goals. Elsewhere, Juventus was roundly jeered after losing 2-0 at home to fierce rivals Fiorentina, while Como held on for a 1-0 win over Parma to leave Cesc Fbregas' team still in with a chance of qualifying for the Champions League just seven years after playing in Italy's fourth division.
Relegation fight All 10 Serie A matches were taking place on Sunday, with the teams involved in the relegation battle to play later. Pisa and Verona have already been relegated but Cremonese is just one point below 17th-place Lecce and safety and six below Cagliari. Cremonese and Lecce visit Udinese and Sassuolo, respectively, while Cagliari hosts Torino. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
Pulisic returns Christian Pulisic came on as a second-half substitute to help Milan to a crucial 2-1 win at Genoa. Pulisic missed Milan's last match with a lower-back problem but the United States forward recovered earlier than expected and was brought on in the 76th minute with the Rossoneri winning 1-0 thanks to Christopher Nkunku's penalty. Pulisic had an immediate impact, five minutes after coming off the bench, as he laid off the ball to Zachary Athekame, who drilled into the bottom corner from outside the area. Johan Vsquez pulled one back for Genoa a few minutes later. Pulisic, who saw a late opportunity saved, extended his scoreless streak to 18 league matches since Dec. 28.
Tempers fray in Rome Roma won the derby against Lazio 2-0, but there were brawls between the players after each of the goals. Roma defender Wesley and Lazio midfielder Nicol Rovella were spotted throwing punches at each other in the second brawl and both were shown red cards. Gianluca Mancini twice headed in corners for the goals. Elsewhere, Juventus was roundly jeered after losing 2-0 at home to fierce rivals Fiorentina, while Como held on for a 1-0 win over Parma to leave Cesc Fbregas' team still in with a chance of qualifying for the Champions League just seven years after playing in Italy's fourth division.
Relegation fight All 10 Serie A matches were taking place on Sunday, with the teams involved in the relegation battle to play later. Pisa and Verona have already been relegated but Cremonese is just one point below 17th-place Lecce and safety and six below Cagliari. Cremonese and Lecce visit Udinese and Sassuolo, respectively, while Cagliari hosts Torino. ___ AP soccer: https://apnews.com/hub/soccer
