Milan: Palermo were relegated from Serie A after losing 1-0 to Fiorentina from former player Luca Toni's goal on Sunday.
The result left the Sicilian side five points behind 17th-place Genoa, which drew 0-0 at home to Inter Milan. With one round remaining, Torino also secured safety with a 1-1 draw at Chievo Verona. It is six points above Palermo.
Genoa's result meant Siena was also relegated, without kicking a ball. It later lost 2-1 at second-place Napoli. Palermo and Siena join already relegated Pescara in Serie B next season.
Fiorentina moved two points behind AC Milan in the race for third spot, ensuring the battle for the Champions League qualifying spot goes down to the final round. Roma drew 0-0 against a 10-man Milan in a match which was briefly suspended in the second half because of racist chanting directed at Italy striker Mario Balotelli by the visiting Roma fans....
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08:21 AM, May 13, 2013
Rome: Brazil playmaker Hernanes put Lazio ahead but later missed a penalty in a 1-1 draw with Roma in the city derby on Monday that left both clubs still battling for Europa League spots. Hernanes also fouled Miralem Pjanic to give away a penalty for Roma in the 56th minute that was converted by 36-year-old captain Francesco Totti. Hernanes scored in the 16th with a spectacular effort from 25 meters...
05:15 AM, Apr 09, 2013
Rome: Roma captain Francesco Totti is hoping to renew his contract with the club as soon as possible and has not ruled out making an Italy comeback for next year's World Cup. Totti has spent his entire career at Roma, and there was a party atmosphere at the club's training ground Thursday as players celebrated the 20th anniversary of his Serie A debut. The 36-year-old Totti's contract runs out next...
03:19 PM, Mar 29, 2013
Rome: In the slowly shifting landscape of Italian football, the past week has marked a relatively quick change of focus. From old to new. Past to present. From Francesco Totti to Mario Balotelli. The homegrown Roman senator vs the son of Ghanaian immigrants. It all started a week ago, when the Azzurri opened their training camp and Italian media latched onto a comment from coach Cesare Prandelli, who said that...
08:43 AM, Mar 26, 2013
Tributes flowed for Totti after he converted a penalty against Genoa last Sunday to score his 225th goal to equal Gunnar Nordahl's total and became joint highest all-time scorer in Serie A history. ...
05:04 PM, Mar 07, 2013
Serie A leader Juventus fell to a surprise 1-0 defeat at struggling Roma. ...
09:51 AM, Feb 17, 2013
Rome: Roma captain Francesco Totti scored twice and set up two more goals in a 4-2 win that ended Fiorentina's nine-match unbeaten run on Saturday. The result left both clubs tied for fourth in the Serie A and marked a forgettable return for Fiorentina manager Vincenzo Montella, who played with Roma alongside Totti for a decade then coached the Giallorossi briefly last year. Earlier, Atalanta beat Parma 2-1 to move...
08:06 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Genoa: Francesco Totti has collected his 217th goal in Serie A to become the third most prolific scorer on the Italian league's all-time list. The Roma captain found the net with a low, angled shot in the 27th minute of Roma's match at Genoa on Sunday, cutting Genoa's lead to 2-1. Totti had been tied with Giuseppe Meazza and Jose Altafini on 216 goals. Silvio Piola holds the record with...
12:11 AM, Oct 22, 2012
Milan: Lecce are on the verge of relegation after losing 1-0 at home to Fiorentina in Serie A as new coach Vincenzo Guerini won his first game in charge of the Tuscan side on Saturday. Alessio Cerci scored the only goal of the game 10 minutes before half-time. Lecce goalkeeper Massimiliano Benassi almost equalised in injury time but his strike hit his own team-mate. In the late game, Francesco Totti...
08:58 AM, May 06, 2012
Totti wants Roma to forget about the past and concentrate on winning. ...
04:02 PM, Sep 19, 2009
'Il Capitano' will fulfill a dream of coaching young children. ...
12:29 AM, Jun 21, 2009
Totti's injury added to the pain of a 3-2 defeat to Catania. ...
03:08 PM, Dec 23, 2008
Roma captain Francesco Totti says he's worried about the club's recent problems. ...
02:41 AM, Oct 23, 2008
Totti has scored nine goals in 58 appearances for the Azzurri. ...
07:00 PM, Jul 19, 2007
