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   <title>Milan finalizes Zapata move</title>
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   AC Milan confirmed the signing of defender Cristian Zapata on a permanent basis on Friday. Zapata spent the past season on loan at the San Siro from Villarreal, and Milan has decided to exercise its option to bring the Colombian into the fold on a permanent basis. The 26-year-old appeared in 23 games for the Rossoneri this term and has signed a contract with Milan that runs through the 2015-16 campaign. Zapata started his career w
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   <title>Mazzarri leaves Napoli post</title>
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   Walter Mazzarri stepped down as manager of Napoli after his team ended its season with a 2-1 defeat against Roma on the final day of the Serie A campaign on Sunday. Mazzarri has spent the past four seasons in charge of Napoli, including a second-place finish this term, nine points adrift of champions Juventus. "At this point I think it is only right to either change scenery or have some time off," Mazzarri said. "If offers come in then I
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   <title>AC Milan books Champions League place with Siena defeat</title>
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   AC Milan scored twice in a three minute span to secure Serie A's final Champions League place with a 2-1 victory over relegated Siena at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Things started poorly for Milan as Claudio Terzi gave Siena the lead 25 minutes into the match and Massimo Ambrosini was sent off in the 68th minute, reducing Milan to 10 men. But the Rossoneri caught a break two minutes later when Siena's Christian Terlizzi was show
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   <title>Juve ends Serie A season with loss at Sampdoria</title>
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   Juventus failed to mark its Scudetto with a win in its final match of the season as it fell 3-2 at Sampdoria on Saturday. The Old Lady grabbed the lead thanks to Fabio Quagliarella's strike in the 25th minute, but Citadin Eder converted a penalty kick six minutes later to send the two sides into the halftime interval level at a goal apiece. The second half belonged to Sampdoria as Lorenzo De Silvestri gave the home side the lead in the 
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   <title>Third place up for grabs on final day in Serie A</title>
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   With few things still left to be determined on the final weekend in Serie A, the race for the third and final Champions League spot will take center stage on Sunday. AC Milan enters the weekend two points clear of fourth-place Fiorentina, and the Rossoneri will visit relegated Siena knowing that a win would be enough for the club to return to Europe's premier club competition. A win over Roma last weekend would have locked up third place,
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   <title>Sampdoria confirms Icardi departure</title>
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   Sampdoria has confirmed that striker Mauro Icardi will be leaving the club this summer for Inter Milan. The 20-year-old has been linked with a number of clubs outside of Italy, but he will remain in Serie A with the Nerazzurri next season. Icardi leads Sampdoria with nine goals in 30 league games in his first full season in the top flight. 
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   <title>Ten-man Milan held to draw by Roma</title>
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   AC Milan could have clinched the third and final Champions League spot on Sunday, but the club was held to a 0-0 draw by Roma, leaving third place up in the air until the final day of the season. Fiorentina's win over Palermo earlier in the day reduced the Viola's deficit to one point, and Milan was only able to come away with a draw from Sunday's match after having Sulley Muntari sent off in the 41st minute. Roma created the better of the ch
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   <title>Juve marks title celebration with a draw</title>
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   Juventus failed to celebrate its 29th Scudetto with a victory as it was held to a 1-1 home draw by Cagliari on Saturday. The Old Lady clinched the Italian title last weekend with a narrow victory over Pescara, but the club's first match as newly-crowned champions got off to a poor start. Segundo Ibarbo opened the scoring in the 12th minute with a superb solo effort, getting past Claudio Marchisio and Andrea Barzagli before drifting ins
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   <title>Milan attempts to lock up Champions League place against Roma</title>
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   AC Milan can clinch the final Champions League spot in Serie A on Sunday with three points against Roma at the San Siro. The Rossoneri enters the weekend four points clear of fourth-place Fiorentina, which will face relegation-battling Palermo earlier in the day needing a win to keep its slim top-three hopes alive. Milan has won its last three games, including a 4-0 thrashing of relegated Pescara on Wednesday that saw Mario Balotelli net a brace
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   <title>Balotelli's brace boosts Milan</title>
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   Mario Balotelli scored on each side of the intermission on Wednesday as AC Milan rolled to a 4-0 victory over Pescara at the Stadio Adriatico. Milan extended its winning streak in league play to three straight games behind Balotelli's brace and goals from Sulley Muntari and Mathieu Flamini and the club moves to 68 points from 36 matches, four points clear of fourth-place Fiorentina for the final Champions League place. Balotelli opened t
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