DAVID Platt was sent off in Sampdoria's 2-2 draw with Inter-Milan on
the penultimate Sunday of the Italian season.
The England captain was dismissed after 59 minutes after handling
Marco Delvecchio's shot on the line -- only for Dutchman Dennis Bergkamp
to hit a post with the resultant penalty.
But Inter salvaged a point in their battle for a UEFA Cup place with
Alessandro Bianchi's strike four minutes from time.
Brazilian Aldair's tenth-minute strike gave Roma the perfect start
against Juventus and further goals from Uruguay's Daniel Fonseca and
Argentina's Abel Balbo brought week-long celebrations of the first
Juventus title in nine years to an abrupt halt.
The victory earned Roma a UEFA Cup spot -- leaving Inter, Cagliari,
Napoli, Sampdoria, and Fiorentina to fight it out for the remaining
place.
Cagliari are level with Inter on 49 points but, with a visit to
Juventus on the final day of the season, may rue a surprise 1-0 defeat
at home to Napoli.
Lazio striker Giuseppe Signori, whose goals helped Foggia into Serie A
four years ago, condemned his old club to relegation with a stunning
free kick.
Brescia and Reggiana have long been doomed to relegation and, with
Foggia now certain to join them, Genoa and Padova -- the two clubs
fighting to avoid the fourth and last relegation spot -- drew 1-1.
Padova's Franco Gabrieli cancelled out Gennaro Ruotolo's goal for
Genoa, who finished the game with 10 men after Gianluca Francesconi was
dismissed. The result kept Genoa three points adrift of Padova with one
game remaining.
Cremonese completed their third successive win, 2-1 at Brescia, to
make sure of first division soccer next season, fighting back after
falling behind to a goal from Maurizio Neri.
At the San Siro, AC Milan lost 1-0 to Bari.
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