AC Milan ended five years of dominance by city riv

AC Milan ended five years of dominance by city rival Inter Milan, clinching its first Serie A title since 2004 with a 0-0 draw at Roma on Saturday night.Owned by Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi, AC Milan ended a streak of five straight league titles by Inter, tied Inter with 18 overall titles and closed within nine of Juventus.After the final whistle, Milan began a champagne celebration on the field and threw first-year manager Massimiliano Allegri up into the air.“Winning after seven years is a huge emotion,” midfielder Gennaro Gattuso said. AC Milan Jerseys AC Milan (23-4-9) has 78 points with two games remaining and cannot be overtaken by second-place Inter (21-8-6), which is nine points back and hosts Fiorentina on Sunday. AC Milan holds the tiebreaker over Inter because it swept both league matches between the rivals.Stadio Olimpico was filled with about 80,000 fans, including 10,000 for Milan who celebrated by lighting smoke in the colors of Italy’s flag,
The closest either side came to scoring was a shot by Milan striker Robinho that bounced off the post a minute into the second half.In the day’s other game, Palermo beat already relegated Bari 2-1. Also, Siena and Atalanta each clinched promotion back into Serie A; the two clubs are tied for the Serie B lead with a 10-point lead over Novara with three matches remaining.Siena drew 2-2 with Torino and Atalanta beat Portogruaro 4-1. Soccer Jerseys From China A third team will also eventually be promoted from Serie B.Cristiano Ronaldo matched his career high with four goals, overtaking Lionel Messi for the Spanish league scoring lead and lifting Real Madrid to a 6-2 victory at Sevilla.Ronaldo scored in the 31st, 65th, 70th and 75th minutes, and Real Madrid also got goals from Sergio Ramos and Kaka. Alvaro Negredo scored twice for the host.It was the sixth hat trick of the season for Ronaldo, who scored four goals against Racing Santander on Oct. 23 and also had three-goal games this season against Athletic Bilbao, Levante, Villarreal and Malaga. His 33 league goals are two ahead of Barcelona’s Messi, who has four games remaining,Louis Vuitton Shoes, and Ronaldo has 46 overall, topping his previous career best of 42 for Manchester United in 2007-08.