‘Old Lady’ glory in Italy

MILAN — Juventus clinched their first Italian title for nine seasons on Sunday, but not until Serie A had dished up its customary climactic mix of chaos, drama and controversy.

Unbeaten Juventus comfortably dispatched Cagliari 2-0 in a match which the Sardinians hosted in Trieste — closer to Zagreb than their own island base — and featured a last minute change in kickoff times.

The title was assured when AC Milan, the only team who could catch them, lost 4-2 to bitter rivals Inter in a match which featured three penalties, a hat-trick for Diego Milito, two goals for Zlatan Ibrahimovic and yet another ghost goal.

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