Pirlo's goal against Parma

On Saturday, Milan beat Parma 1-0. Below is Andrea Pirlo's goal-

Match report: Parma 1 - Milan 0

Milan gave up a goal in the 90th minute and lost. Inter beat Livorno, so Milan are tied for second place with Roma, four points back of Inter. Roma play Inter today.

Above: Parma supporters entering the stadium

Below: The winning goal

2009-2010 Serie A Update #3

Here are the latest Serie A standings. I believe they include all of today's matches.

2009/2010 Italian Serie A
CLUB	P	W	D	L	GD	Pts
Internazionale	22	16	4	2	29	52
AS Roma	23	13	5	5	12	44
AC Milan	22	12	6	4	14	42
Napoli	23	10	8	5	5	38
Palermo	23	10	7	6	5	37
Sampdoria	23	10	6	7	-1	36
Juventus	23	10	5	8	5	35
Genoa	23	10	5	8	0	35
Cagliari	22	9	5	8	5	32
Bari	23	8	8	7	5	32
Fiorentina	22	9	4	9	3	31
Chievo Verona	23	8	5	10	-1	29
Parma	22	8	5	9	-6	29
Bologna	23	6	7	10	-7	25
Udinese	22	6	6	10	-3	24
Catania	23	5	8	10	-7	23
Livorno	23	6	5	12	-16	23
Lazio	23	4	10	9	-7	22
Atalanta	23	5	5	13	-13	20
Siena	23	3	4	16	-22	13

Roma and Napoli have made some of the biggest moves up the table, while biggest drops appear to be by Juventus and Parma.

More from yesterday's Serie A action

Yesterday when I posted the videos of Napoli fans and announcers watching their team play Juventus last year, I did not realize that Napoli was playing Juventus in Turin later that same day. A strange coincidence...and Napoli came from two goals down to beat Juventus 3-2.

Below: Datolo and Lavezzi celebrate a Napoli goal

In addition, I was able to find a photograph of Borriello's second goal against Parma yesterday. If you look carefully, you will notice that he scored with his left foot. In fact, both of his goals were scored with his left foot-- his far weaker foot, in my opinion.

All's done in Serie A: Game day 38

BOOOOO!

This morning, nothing was decided in Italy. Relegation, scudetto, and Champions League spots were all still very open. Unfortunately, some teams were on the losing end of the games. Inter, Catania, and Fiorentina all grabbed the wins (or draws, in Catania's case) they needed. Milan and Roma won, but their efforts were "truly academic," as their destinies were really determined by Fiorentina and Inter. Parma lost, sealing their own destiny: to return to Serie B.

Inter 2- Parma 0
Inter are the scudetto winners for the third consecutive year, and the 16th time in history.
Parma will be relegated to Serie B, along with Empoli and Livorno.

Roma 1- Catania 1
Roma finish the season second. Their win was irrelevant as Inter won anyway.
Catania narrowly escaped relegation (by one point!).

Fiorentina 1- Torino 0
Fiorentina pull off the win they need to participate in the 2008-09 Champions League.
Torino were safe from relegation and had little to play for. They could have given Milan a hand, though.

Milan 4- Udinese 1
Milan finish two points behind Fiorentina, so they will have to settle for the UEFA cup. This will make certain Italian prime ministers unhappy.
Udinese were also playing for very little, as they have already qualified for the UEFA cup.




Above (right to left): Pato, Pirlo, and Kaka celebrate after Pato scores the equaliser against Udinese, Luciano Spalletti looks sad after his team (Roma) fails to win the scudetto, Javier Zanetti lifts Inter's scudetto trophy.