Seattle Sounders 3 - 0 Colorado Rapids

Colorado’s eight matches without a loss came to the end when they got beaten 3-0 in Seattle.

Fredy Montero was the first guy to put his team on the scoreboard in the 23rd minute. The whole action started with a corner kick by Freddie Ljungberg. Nate Jagua caught it with his head, sending it toward Montero who put the ball into the back of the net.

Colorado had a chance to tie the match, but Ugo Ihemelu missed a penalty kick in the 35th minute.

The second half saw a reversal of roles between Montero and Jagua. This time Montero set up Jagua in the 48th minute and he slid it pass Colorado’s goalie Pickens.

Twenty minutes later once again a combination between Ljungberg, Montero and Jagua payed off. Ljungberg passed the ball to Montero who sent it to Jagua and he shot it in from 15 yards.

To be fair, Colorado had a few good chances and 3-0 is little harsh result. “I didn’t think we deserved to get beat 3-nil,” Rapids coach Gary Smith said.

Seattle sits in third spot in the Western Conference, four points ahead of Colorado.

The Sounders won’t play till July 11 against Houston, while Colorado will host Chicago at home on July 4.

La Galaxy 1 - 0 Houston Dynamo

The leader of the MLS Western Conference couldn’t overcome Galaxy’s well playing defense and lost for the first time in 11 matches.

Los Angeles who is struggling this season, played one of their best matches so far. This was only their third win out of 15 games played this season.

Without Galaxy’s main scorer Landon Donovan, defender Todd Dunivant stepped in and scored the winning goal in the 24th minute. He beat Dynamo’s goalie Pat Onstad with a shot into the right side of the his net.

Galaxy was the better team throughout most of the match. Houston had a few chances of their own but did not convert.

LA will host New England at home on July 4 and Houston is traveling to Kansas City.

2009 Confederation Cup Final

USA 2 - 3 Brazil

What a match. Brazil came from being 2-0 down to win the match and the Confederation Cup trophy.

U.S. who lost to Brazil 3-0 in the group stage opened the match without fear of their opponents. The five time world champions found them-selves under attack and ten minutes into the match the USA went into the lead.

Jonathan Spector’s cross found Dempsey who directed the ball past Julio Cesar into the net. Brazil answered with attacks of their own by Maicon, Robinho and Kaka but Tim Howard was unbeatable.

Than an another shock for Brazil. In the 27th minute Donovan received a pass from Davies and beat the Brazilian goalie and the USA was leading the mighty Brazilians 2-0.

Things were looking like we may have an another surprise win in front of us. But Brazil is not five time world champs for nothing. One minute into the second half and Luis Fabiano scored his fourth goal of the tournament.

Brazil was now a totally different team fully controlling the action. Luck was on side of the U.S. after Kaka’s shot ended in the net but Howard knocked it out and the referee ruled it as no goal.

Luis Fabiano leveled the score in 74th minute with a rebound ball after Robinho’s shot hit the bar.

With attack after attack it was a matter of time before Brazil would score again. The moment came in the 84th minute when Lucio after Elano’s corner kick scored the winning goal.

The USA played some of the their best soccer in the last three matches, holding their own against the power-house of South America.

Maybe just maybe if they didn’t concede their first goal so quickly in the second half, the outcome could have been a different. It was the U.S. first ever Confederation Cup final appearance. “I think people around the world see that we have a good team, we have good players,” Bradley said.

Goalie Tim Howard who did some of his best goal-tending ever received the Golden Glove as the best goalkeeper of the tournament. The Golden Shoe went to Luis Fabiano and the Golden Ball to Kaka.

Earlier today Spain barely beat host South Africa 3-2 to earn the third place. The match went into extra time and it was Xabi Alonso who scored the winning goal in the 107th minute.

“It was a match of equals and the team could have won. Spain was lucky,” said Bafana Bafana coach Joel Santana.

• Winner: Brazil
• Runners-Up: USA
• Third: Spain
• Fourth: South Africa

2009 South Africa Confederation Cup Semifinals

USA 2-0 Spain

The upset of the year. Yes the so so performing U.S. team, who barely beat Honduras at home knocked-out the number one team in the world, Spain out of Confederation’s Cup final.

The team who was on verge of elimination early in the competition beat the mighty Spain 2-0.

The Americans knew they had a slim chance for reaching the final but they started the match without fear and that payed off in the 25th minute. 19-year-old Jozy Altidore who play in Spain for Villareal, opened the scoring with an 18 yard shot. Goalie Iker Casillas tried to stop the ball but it deflected of his his hand into the net.

Later Dempsey had a big chance to score but missed Donovan’s free kick.

The second half saw a different Spanish team. Attack after attack was coming toward the USA but Tim Howard and the U.S. defense line were a bulletproof.

Dempsey who moved to forward after Davies was substituted, scored in the 73rd minute with a sliding shot.

Spain had a couple more scoring chances but once again Howard stopped them.

Unfortunately USA finished the match with 10 men after Bradley received a red card in the 86th minute.

This victory ended Spain’s run of 15 successive wins.

“For us it’s a big night,” said coach Bob Bradley. Huge victory for United States team who will meet Brazil in the finals.

Brazil 1-0 South Africa

After laboring hard for most of the match Brazil beat host country South Africa on a goal by substitute Daniel Alves.

South Africa’s tight defense was the main reason for Brazil’s only 1-0 win. It took the five time world champions 88 minutes before they scored the winning goal.

They need to play lot better against USA if they want to win the Cup again.

South Africa will meet Spain for the third place.

ESPN2 is showing both matches live on Sunday.

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Confederation Cup 2009 continues on Wednesday and Thursday with semifinal matches.

Everyone probably expected Spain and Brazil to reach the semifinals, but who could have thought that the USA and South Africa will be there too. Especially the U.S. team who had been struggling lately. But the heroic 3-0 win over Egypt gave the team back their lost confidence.

Coach Bradley has the full squad at his disposal with no injured players to be worried about. It remains to be seen if he will go with goalie Brad Guzan or Tim Howard. Spain’s strikers Fernando Torres and David Villa will sure put either of them to the test.

The Spanish team hasn’t lost since November 2006 and they have one of the best defense line in the world. But lets not underestimate the U.S. team and their players. The all-time top scorer for the U.S. Landon Donovan or up and coming Jozy Altidore can keep up with the best of the world.

The whole team seems to be upbeat and ready to face the challenge. “It will take a good game plan, but also full commitment from the players,” said Bob Bradley.

On Thursday the five-time world champions Brazil will face South Africa.

The host team finished second in their group, beating New Zealand and tying with Iraq.

Brazil with stars like Kaka, Robinho or Luis Fabiano are virtually unbeatable and losing to South Africa would be a big upset. “South Africa are an emerging team, but we know they will give us a difficult test. They’re strong, quick and they will have the crowd behind them,” said Brazil’s coach Dunga.

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Complete MLS standings after Saturday June 20

DC United lost 3-0 to the Colorado Rapids but managed to keep the top spot at the Eastern Conference.

Houston took over first place in the Western Conference after Brian Ching’s late goal gave Dynamo a 1-1 tie.

Meanwhile the bottom teams from both Conferences scored some much needed points.

In the North vs South California derby, San Jose Earthquakes beat LA Galaxy 2-1.

The Red Bulls snapped a five match losing streak by tying 1-1 with the Seattle Sounders.

MLS continues on Wednesday with Toronto hosting the New York Red Bulls and FC Dallas traveling to Colorado.

USA 3 -0 Egypt

Charlie Davies, Michael Bradley and Clint Dempsey scored one goal each giving the U.S. the win they needed to advance to the semifinals.

Today we saw a different American team, vastly improved with several player changes made by coach Bradley.

The U.S. team knew they needed to score three goals to keep their semifinal chances alive.

Charlie Davies opened the score in the 21st minute.

The U.S. team was in the control of the match and in the 63rd minute Michael Bradley gave his father the coach a Father’s Day present. On a pass from Landon Donovan, Bradley put one in from 12 yards making it 2-0 for USA.

Eight minutes later Clint Dempsey scored the third and decisive goal putting his team into the semifinals.

Egypt without their striker Mohamed Zidan missed their striking power they showed in the match with Brazil earlier.

By reaching the semifinals the Americans not only overcame huge odds against them, but hopefully this restored their lost confidence.

The United States will face Spain on Wednesday, the team with the streak of 15th consecutive wins.

USA: Guzan, Spector, Onyewu, DeMerit, Bornstein, Dempsey, Bradley, Clark, Donovan, Davies, Altidore

Substitutes: Casey, Feilhaber

Egypt: El Hadari, Fathi, Said Ahmed, Gomaa, Farag, El Mohamady, Shawky, Abd Rabou, Abdel-Ghani, Aboutreika, Eid

Substitutes: Said Ahmed, Abu Greisha, Hassan

Italy 0 - 3 Brazil

World champion Italy is out of the Confederations Cup after being outplayed by Brazil.

All the Italian team needed was to score at least one goal to qualify for the semifinals. But instead before the half time they were down 3-0.

Striker Luis Fabiano scored twice within six minutes apart.

The first goal came in the 37th minute and the second in 43rd minute after a pass from Robinho.

Two minutes later things went from bad to worse for the Italians. Dossena was trying to stop a shot from Robinho to Ramires but unfortunately the ball ended in his own net.

The biggest opportunities came for Italy in the 75th minute when Pepe caught goalie Julio Cesar off the goal.

Brazil won the Group B without dropping a single match and will face South Africa on Thursday.

Italy: Buffon, Zambrotta, Cannavaro, Chiellini, Dossena, Camoranesi, Montolivo, De Rossi, Pirlo, Iaquinta, Toni

Substitutes: Pepe, Rossi, Gilardino

Brazil: Julio Cesar, Maicon, Lucio, Juan, Andre Santos, Ramires, Silva, Felipe Melo, Luis Fabiano, Kaka, Robinho.

Substitutes: Luisao, Josue, Kleberson

USA 0 - 3 Brazil

A different Brazil showed up today for the match with the United States and they were unstoppable.

After complaining about being tired in the match with Egypt, Brazil was a vastly improved team on Thursday.

The South American team went ahead in the 7th minute on a goal from Felipe Melo. Robinho added the second goal in the 19th minute.

At that point the U.S. was outplayed and under constant hammering by the Brazilian team.

The second half saw a similar picture and once again the U.S. lost a player to a red card. Midfielder Sacha Kljestan committed a foul on Ramires in the 57th minute and was sent off.

Five minutes later Maicon scored the third goal of the match on passes from Kaka and Ramires.

The last ten minutes the USA awakened when Casey and Feihaber both hit the crossbar.

Brazil out shot the USA 14-5 for goals. The defending Confederations Cup champion advanced to semifinals.

U.S. plays Egypt on Sunday and still has a chance to advance.

Egypt 1 - 0 Italy

Egypt proved that their close match against Brazil wasn’t a fluke.

The African champions went ahead in the 40th minute after Homos’ header ended in goalie Gianluigi Buffon’s net.

Italy was pushing for the equalizer but Egypt’s goalie Essam El Hadary made some crucial saves keeping his team in the lead. Italian coach Marcello Lippi summarized it this way. “We didn’t make it because their goalie was fantastic,” said the coach.

Egypt wasn’t really so much better, but at the end they managed to hold on for their first ever win against Italy.

The victory gives them a chance to advance to the semifinals if they beat the USA on Sunday and Italy loses to Brazil.

Remaining matches in Group A, B

USA 1- 3 Italy

Italy opened the match with a dominating possession and had several good chances to score.

In the 33rd minute USA went one men down after Ricardo Clark received red card for a foul on Gattuso. This actually mobilized the Americans who started to play better.

Then came the 40th minute when the referee awarded a penalty against Italy after a foul on Jozy Altidore. Landon Donovan put it past goalie Gianluigi Buffon and the U.S. were leading 1-0.

In the second half the Italians opened the play, spending long moments in front of Tim Howard.  The turning point for them came with substitute Giuseppe Rossi. The New Jersey born player who chose to play for Italy over the US National team scored from 30 yards out to tie the match.

Now the Italian team was controlling the match and in the 71st minute, Daniele de Rossi gave the Azzurri the lead.

Four minutes into injury time Giuseppe Rossi scored his second goal from a short range.

The USA needs to win their next match, a tall order since Brazil will be looking to prove the match with Egypt was just a fluke.

Brazil 4 - 3 Egypt

Egypt sent a warning signal to the five-time World Cup champion Brazil on Monday. They almost tied the match, but a controversial 90th-minute penalty kick gave Brazil a narrow 4-3 win.

Brazil opened the score in the fifth minute by a goal from Kaka. Egypt answered back four minutes later with the equalizer by Zidan. Then Fabiano and Juan added two more before half-time.

Egypt refused to play the role of outsider and between the 54th and 55th minute scored two more goals. First Shawky drove the ball between two defenders to overcome goalie Julio Cesar. A minute later Zidan scored his second goal of the match.

The match was tied at 3-3 and heading for a surprising draw when Kaka converted a last minute penalty kick. Ahmed Al Muhamadi was ejected for a hand ball and referee Howard Webb awarded the penalty kick.

Egypt filed a protest after the match, claiming the referee made the decision based on what he was told by the fourth official.

Brazil blamed their poor showing on being tired after playing two World Cup qualifiers in four days. “Our team is really, really, very tired,” said Brazil coach Dunga.

Egypt meets Italy on Thursday, on the same day Brazil faces USA.

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup

The 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup started today in South Africa. Eight nations from round the world are participating in it.

South Africa is hosting this tournament as a test of preparation for the 2010 World Cup.

The tournament is made up of two group, each with four teams. The top two teams from each group will advance to the semifinals. Host team South Africa, Spain, New Zealand and Iraq are in Group A. Group B once again pairs up USA and Italy together along side Egypt and power-house Brazil.

Sunday’s opener saw host country South Africa play to a goal-less draw against Iraq. They out shot the Iraqis 11-2 with two clear goal scoring chances but luck was on Iraq’s side today. “My friend, this is part of the game,” said Iraq coach Bora Milutinovic.

In the second match of Group A reigning European champion Spain trashed New Zealand 5-0. Liverpool striker Fernando Torres scored a hat-trick in the first 17 minutes of the match. Cesc Fabregas and Villa added the other two goals.

The Kiwis didn’t stand a chance against Spain with their young semi-professional players.

Spain is no doubt the favorite of Group A, but the second spot is wide open and New Zealand still has a chance to advance to the semifinals.

ESPN and ESPN2 is televising extensive coverage of the Confederations Cup including all U.S. national team matches. All times are EST.

Come back for the latest results and news from the tournament.

Enjoy the game.

ESPN and ESPN2 TV Schedule

Round up of World Cup Qualifiers, June 10

England 6 - 0 Andorra

The 58,000 fans in Wembley saw an easy win over amateurs side from Andorra. Wayne Rooney and Jermain Defoe scored twice with Frank Lampard and Peter Crouch adding one goal each.

England’s next opponent will be Crotia on September 9. If they beat them then the Three Lions nation is on their way to FIFA 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Finland 0- 3 Russia

The Russian 3-0 win in Helsinki moves the team within a point of Group 4 leader Germany. Dynamo Moscow striker Axanderle Kerzakhov was the force behind the victory, scoring two goals. Konstantin Zyryanov added the third goal in the 71st minute to seal the win.

Russia is now only a point behind Germany with a real chance to qualify directly from the group.

Qatar 1- 1

Qatar needed to win to stay alive in World Cup qualifying but it wasn’t meant to be. The team scored both goals, unfortunately one of them ended up in their net. It was defender Ahmed Ali Albinali who was the unlucky guy scoring his own goal. Qatar equalized in the 53rd minute on a penalty kick.

Japan already qualified for the World Cup over the weekend by beating Uzbekistan on their soil.

Ecuador 2 - 0 Argentina

Another high altitude match and another loss for Argentina. The match was played in city of Quito with an  altitude of 9300 feet, once again raising the question of fairness in matches at that altitude.

Argentina had a host of chances including missed penalty by Carlos Tevez. However the second half belonged to Ecuador, when Argentine players were struggling with a lack of air.

Despite the loss Argentina remains in the top four teams which automatically qualified for 2010 World Cup.

2010 World Cup Qualifiers, June 10

The qualifying for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa continues on Wednesday with matches around the world.

Fox Soccer Channel will televise three matches from Asia and one from the European zone.

Australia, Japan and South Korea already qualified, and the fourth spot will be determined between North Korea and Saudi Arabia. The third-place finishers in each of the two groups will play each other in a playoff and the winner will face New Zealand for the fifth and final spot.

The match between Finland and Russia in Helsinki is crucial for both teams. Finland’s win would keep them in the  race for their first-ever World Cup appearance.

Germany leads Group 4, Russia is second with a two point advantage over third place Finland.

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MLS Round Up After June 7

Toronto FC - LA Galaxy

LA Galaxy scored a major victory when they beat the host team Toronto 2-1. This win stretched Los Angeles team unbeaten streak to 10 matches.

Despite the fact their were without David Beckham and Landon Donovan Galaxy opened the score in the sixth minute from a shot by Gordon.

Toronto answered back in the second half when striker Danny Dichio equalized in the 62nd minute. Then in the 77th minute substitute Edson Buddle scored the winning goal for LA.

Toronto has been struggling lately, winning only one match out of the last four.

Kansas City Wizards - Columbus Crew

Last season champion Columbus put a stop to an eight-match win-less run on the road by beating Kansas 2-0 on their home field.

Columbus’ star, the 36-year-old Argentine strike Guillermo Barros Schelotto scored both goals. He gave his team the 1-0 lead in the 14th minute after a confusion among Kansas’ players.

Columbus was down to 10 men after Marshall received a red card for kicking City’s Aaron Hohlbein in the groin. In the 64th minute after Matt Besler’s foul on Columbus’ Eddie Gaven, Crew was awarded a penalty which Schelotto safely converted.

New England Revolution - NY Red Bulls

In his 173rd match for New England striker Taylor Twellman scored two goals and became only the fifth player in MLS history with 100 goals. Twellman scored both goals in the second half after he came on as a substitute.

Jay Heaps and Steve Ralston scored the other two goals.

The trashing of the Red Bulls showed their struggle of late with the eighth shutout loss of the season.

New York is dead last in the Eastern Conference winning only two matches out of fourteen.

2010 World Cup Group Standings

European Group Standings after qualifying matches played on June 6 2009.

2010 World Cup Qualifiers

After a devastating 3-1 loss to Costa Rica on Wednesday, the U.S. beat Honduras on home field in Chicago.

A large crowd of 56 thousand fans in Soldier Field watched as the United States fought their way back from a goal down to win by a score of 2-1.

Honduras’ Carlos Costly put his team in the lead after a beautiful 22 yard strike in the fifth minute. The visiting team was firmly in control of the match and it looked like the U.S. was heading for second straight loss.

Second half started out in similar fashion but then came the penalty kick. The United States was awarded a penalty after Besta touched the ball with his left hand. Landon Donovan converted the kick, tying the score.

The Americans opened the game and captain Carlos Bocanegra scored the winner in the 68th minute. Donovan’s corner kick ended with Bocanegra who headed it in from 3 yards.

This win puts the U.S. team in second place with 10 points, two behind the leader Costa Rica.

The next qualifying match for the U.S. is with Mexico on August 12.

2010 World Cup Qualifiers on Fox TV

2010 South Africa World Cup qualifying continues on Saturday with matches in all six zones and Fox Soccer Channel brings us four of them.

North Korea - Iran

Two countries who are known more for their extreme political views rather then their soccer will meet at Kim Il Sung Stadium on Saturday.

North Korea is second in Group B, while Iran is next to the last place with only one win from five matches.

Iran must win in order to stay in touch with the leaders in the group. The record speaks in favor of the Iranian team who won all three previous World Cup qualifiers against Korea.

Qatar - Australia

The Group A leader Australia needs only one point in Qatar to qualify for the 2010 World Cup. Their host Qatar is dead last in the group, winning only one match.

Australia who has  yet to concede a goal can count on a full strength squad, while host team is weakend due to several injured players.

Serbia - Austria

Serbia appeared to be the heavy favorite after their last meeting in Vienna where Serbians beat the Austrian team 3-1. They are the leaders in Group 7 by two points ahead of France.

Austria who last qualified for the World Cup back in 1998 has seven points from five matches.

Macedonia - Norway

Group 9 has only five teams and Holland is on the verge of being first European team to qualify.

Norway and Macedonia occupy the last two spots in the group with Iceland being surprisingly ahead of them.

Macedonia have a new coach, Mirsad Jonuz after their last 4-0 loss to Netherlands in April. This is a do or die match for both teams.

Return here for up to the minute results and commentary on all the action from around the world for the 2010 World Cup qualifying.

Match times are in EST.

CONCACAF Qualifying

Costa Rica - USA

The United States will endure a difficult week with two 2010 World Cup qualifying matches within three days.

The US team is facing Costa Rica on Wednesday in San Jose, Costa Rica. They have a dismal record playing there, losing six matches and being outscored 13-4.

Hostile fans and funky artificial turf is another obstacle waiting for the Americans.

The U.S. arrived in San Jose on Monday without a few key players due to their injuries. Maurice Edu has a knee injury, Steve Cherundolo is out because of hip surgery last month and Frankie Hejduk has a groin injury.

Coach Bradley brought 24 players to Costa Rica, most of them coming from European clubs.

Costa Rica is second in CONCACAF qualifying group, only one point behind leader USA.

On Saturday the U.S. team will be in Chicago were they host Honduras. This will be the first time Soldier Field is hosting a World Cup qualifier. “Our mindset is that if we can get four of six points out of the next two games, we are very close to qualifying,”Landon Donovan said.

The top three countries will qualify for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Both matches will be televised live on ESPN and Galavision.

MLS Weekend Round Up

FC Dallas-Chicago Fire

The Eastern Conference leader suffered a huge loss to Dallas on Sunday.

Chicago opened the match with a few good attacks but Dallas took over and never looked back. Their first goal came in the 15th minute after forward Jeff Cunningham scored with a header from a corner kick. Second goal was Fire’s defender C.J. Brown’s own goal after the ball bounced off his head into the net.

The second half showed a few good chances for Chicago but no scoring came out of them.

In the 79th minute Chicago’s Bakary Souamre received a red card and a subsequent free kick gave Dallas the third and final goal.

A well deserved victory even though Chicago looked tired after playing their second match in three days.

New York Red Bulls-Colorado Rapids

12,000 fans at Giants Stadium saw their team lose again.

Colorado was on defensive side in the opening minutes as the host team was determine to win this one. But it took only 20 minutes and the Rapids were in charge of the match. It was Conor Casey who put his team on the scoreboard in the 25th minute with a header.

NY managed to equalize after Cory Gibb’s foul on Dane Richards in the 45th minute resulted in a penalty. Casey’s second goal in the 48th minute once again came from a header.

Red Bulls’ Albert Celades foul on Cummings resulted in a penalty and Colorado was leading 3-1.

The New York team responded in the 73th minute when Borman scored on a rebound. They tried to equalized the match after that but well playing Colorado’s defense would have not of that.

The loss means NY will remain at the bottom of the Eastern Conference.

Seattle Sounders-Columbus Crew

Seattle’s FC coach Sigi Schmid saw his former team score first and almost win the match.

Crew scored in the 12th minute after striker Alejandro Moreno shot a low ball beating goalie Kasey Keller.

The Sounders had their opportunities to level the match but Freddie Ljungberg missed the penalty kick.

In the second half the  host team finally tied the match in the 58th minute. Ljungberg’s pass found striker Nate Jaqua who put it past the Crew’s goalie.

Injury time calls showed some confusing decisions by referee Kennedy, including a red card for Seattle defender Tyrone Marshall.

European Leagues Round Up: May 31

Primera Liga

Atletico Madrid secured a Champions League qualifying place by beating Almeria 3-0 at home. Real Madrid finished the season on a low note, losing to Osasuna 2-1. The win saved the Pamplona team from relegation, but gave Real their fifth straight loss.

Ligue 1

Bordeaux won their first Ligue 1 title in 10 years after a narrow 1-0 win against Caen. The loss means relegation for Caen along side with Nantes and Le Havre AC. Marseille trashed Stade Rennes 4-0 but that was not enough to overtake Bordeaux for the title. The seven time Ligue 1 champion Lyon only managed a scoreless tie against Toulouse.

Serie A

AC Milan’s 2-0 win gave the team the third automatic Champions League place. But they lost their coach Carlo Ancelotti who is believed to be going to Chelsea. Juventus beat Lazio 2-0 in what turns out to be the last match for the 36-year-old Czech international Pavel Nedved. He joined Juve in 2001 after spending five years with Lazio. Inter finished their season in dramatic fashion with a 4-3 win over Atalanta. AS Roma defeated Torino 3-2 and that relegated Torino to Serie B.