Rome: In the last weekend of Serie A, AC Milan need to protect a two-point lead over Fiorentina in the race for third place and a final Champions League berth.
Milan and Fiorentina both visit relegated squads - Siena and Pescara, respectively.
Nearly everything else in the Italian league has been decided, although several big coaching changes could come as soon as the season ends.
Juventus clinched its 29th title two weeks ago and Napoli is already assured of finishing second, taking the other direct Champions League berth....
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11:05 AM, May 17, 2013
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...
08:21 AM, May 13, 2013
Milan: Although the title has already been secured by Juventus, there is still much to play for at both ends of the Serie A table, with AC Milan and Fiorentina fighting for the final Champions League spot. Milan is in pole position to finish third and earn a place in the Champions League qualifiers, as it is four points ahead of Fiorentina with three rounds remaining. Milan visits already-relegated Pescara...
12:10 PM, May 07, 2013
Milan: Fiorentina's hopes of Champions League action next season have been dealt a blow with a two-match ban for striker Adem Ljajic. Ljajic was punished by the Italian league for insulting the referee after Fiorentina's 1-0 loss to Roma on Saturday. Fiorentina are provisionally a point behind AC Milan in the race for third spot and a place in the Champions League qualifiers. Milan play Torino later on Sunday. Ljajic...
07:09 PM, May 05, 2013
Milan: Fiorentina's Champions League hopes diminished as a late goal meant it lost 1-0 at home to Roma in the Serie A on Saturday, in a match where it hit the woodwork twice. Former Fiorentina striker Pablo Daniel Osvaldo, who scored a hat trick in last weekend's 4-0 win against Siena, headed in a corner in stoppage time. The result left Fiorentina one point behind AC Milan in the race...
09:28 AM, May 05, 2013
Rome: Serie A administrators insist that the Fiorentina's home match against AS Roma May 4 should be rescheduled to avoid risks. The game at Stadio Artemio Franchi was originally meant to be played Saturday May 4 at 19:45 GMT, reports Xinhua. But Lega Calcio officials Wednesday released a statement insisting that the match timings be changed in view of past incidents of clashes between the fans of the two teams....
02:32 PM, Apr 25, 2013
Milan: AC Milan manager Massimiliano Allegri has said that his team must not feel any pressure after Fiorentina closed the gap to them to just one point. Rossoneri suffered a 0-1 defeat at the hands of Juventus, their first one of 2013, and remained third in the standings, with only one point clear of Fiorentina, reports Xinhua. "The lads put in a good performance, allowing little and controlling the ball,"...
02:26 PM, Apr 22, 2013
Turin: Maverick forward Mario Balotelli was given a three-match ban on Tuesday for insulting the fourth official at the end of AC Milan's 2-2 draw at Fiorentina at the weekend. Balotelli was due to face an automatic one-match suspension for accumulating four yellow cards when he was needlessly booked for failing to retreat at a free kick. But Serie A's disciplinary commissioner said in a statement he had added another...
12:37 AM, Apr 10, 2013
Rome: AC Milan squandered a two-goal lead over 10-man Fiorentina and settled for a 2-2 draw on Sunday that ended their four-match winning streak in Serie A. Midfielder Riccardo Montolivo put Milan ahead against his former squad when Fiorentina midfielder David Pizarro gave up the ball in the 14th minute. After Fiorentina defender Nenad Tomovic was shown a questionable red card in the 39th, Montolivo provided the cross which Mathieu...
06:14 PM, Apr 07, 2013
Fiorentina dominated from start to finish with Adem Ljajic and Stevan Jovetic both scoring twice for the Viola. ...
09:12 AM, Feb 18, 2013
Inter beat Bologna 3-2 in a thriller to set up a semifinal clash with either Fiorentina or Roma. ...
08:24 AM, Jan 16, 2013
Juventus lead with 44 points and Lazio are second with 36 points, followed by Fiorentina and Inter Milan (35 each). ...
10:21 AM, Jan 04, 2013
Totti scored twice and set up two more goals in a 4-2 win that ended Fiorentina's nine-match unbeaten run. ...
08:06 AM, Dec 09, 2012
Rome: A defensive blunder by Napoli allowed a stoppage-time equaliser in a 1-1 draw with Torino on Sunday, hurting the southern club's title chances. Lazio also dropped back after getting beat 4-0 by Catania, while Fiorentina were the day's big winner after beating Cagliari 4-1 to jump ahead of Lazio into fourth place. After sitting out Napoli's last two matches with a minor injury, Edinson Cavani celebrated his return by...
09:05 AM, Nov 05, 2012
London: Manchester United striker Dimitar Berbatov is close to joining Fulham along with Sunderland midfielder Kieran Richardson, the London club said on Thursday. Former Bulgarian international Berbatov was expected to move to Fiorentina but the Serie A team said he failed to turn up for a scheduled meeting in Italy on Wednesday. "Berbatov is finishing his medical and if everything is good he will be one of our players," coach...
09:18 PM, Aug 30, 2012
Rome: Fiorentina have hired former Italy striker Vincenzo Montella as their new manager, said the Serie A club on Monday. Montella has signed a two-year contract with the Tuscan club with an option for a third year. "Fiorentina convinced me [to sign] because they want to be great again, to return to the part of the league table where they belong, and I feel the same desire. The club have...
11:59 AM, Jun 12, 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
Bayern Munich also went through to the last eight despite losing to Fiorentina. ...
10:03 AM, Mar 10, 2010
Mutu was sacked by Chelsea in 2004 after using cocaine. ...
09:47 PM, Jan 28, 2010
Fiorentina started with all due intent to secure their passage. ...
01:27 PM, Nov 25, 2009
