Juventus last night won their first Serie A crown since 2003 as a Diego Milito hat-trick sunk title rivals AC Milan.

Andrea Stramaccioni was overjoyed with his debut win as Inter Milan coach after his side edged Genoa 5-4 at San Siro yesterday.

Inter Milan boss Claudio Ranieri has denied that Diego Forlan refused to come on as a substitute during his side’s goalless home draw with Atalanta yesterday.

Santi Cazorla’s stunning stoppage-time free-kick gave Malaga a deserved point to halt Real Madrid’s 11-match winning run in the Primera Division last night.

A wild finish at the San Siro saw Marseille knock Inter Milan out of the Champions League to reach the quarter-finals and pile even more pressure on the beleaguered Claudio Ranieri.

Marseille coach Didier Deschamps is not taking any comfort from the domestic struggles of Inter Milan ahead of tonight’s Champions League clash at the Stade Velodrome.

LIONEL MESSI scored his fifth hat-trick of the season as Barcelona posted a comfortable win at Malaga.

IT may have been seniors week inthe Premier League, but you canforget about Thierry Henry and Paul Scholes for the veteran of the year award.

Inter Milan have renewed their bid to sign Carlos Tevez but their initial inquiry is likely to fail.

Inter Milan manager Claudio Ranieri is giving little away on the chances of the club striking a deal to sign Manchester City striker Carlos Tevez.

INTER MILAN denied their neighbours AC Milan a place at the top of Serie A and threw their own hat into the ring for the Scudetto in the process with a 1-0 win at the San Siro last night.

Inter Milan coach Claudio Ranieri praised his players for overcoming a Champions League “handicap” to reach the knockout stages as Group B winners last night.

REAL MADRID joined Barcelona in guaranteeing their qualification for the Champions League knockout stages as two Cristiano Ronaldo goals gave Jose Mourinho’s men a 2-0 victory at Lyon last night.

BAYERN MUNICH coach Jupp Heynckes admits he has started to dream about winning the Champions League final at the Allianz Arena next May.

Schalke 2 Inter Milan 1 (agg 7-3)

A MATCH which began with Inter Milan scoring one of the great Champions League goals ended with their Champions League ambitions all but dead as Schalke twice came from behind in the San Siro to claim a sensational advantage in last night’s quarter-final.

ARGENTINA striker Diego Milito is set to return to Inter Milan’s starting line-up when they host Schalke 04 tonight in the first leg of their Champions League quarter-final.

“Please God, he’ll still be here in February. I don’t see any way Robbie won’t be here unless someone comes up with £50 million or something for him!”

Tottenham 3 Inter Milan 1

LIONEL MESSI was denied a hat-trick but Barcelona put their shock Primera Division defeat to Hercules behind them as they opened their UEFA Champions League campaign with a crushing 5-1 win over Panathinaikos.

Inter Milan 0 Atletico Madrid 2

WELL, there goes the unbeaten record at the Aviva.

NO Maradona in the dugout, more’s the pity, but Argentina will certainly not be lacking in star quality on the pitch when they play the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium next Wednesday.

NO Maradona in the dugout, more’s the pity, but Argentina will certainly not be lacking in star quality on the pitch when they play the Republic of Ireland at the Aviva Stadium next Wednesday.

Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has been suspended for three months by the Italian Football Federation due to irregularities in the transfer of Diego Milito and Thiago Motta from Genoa last summer.

GABRIEL HEINZE has urged Diego Maradona not to make a snap decision on his future as Argentina boss.

Gabriel Heinze has urged Diego Maradona not to make a snap decision on his future as Argentina boss.

Diego Maradona will demand his players give everything for Argentina in Cape Town this afternoon.

JOACHIM LÖW can’t get any satisfaction from knowing Mick Jagger is backing Germany to beat Argentina in today’s World Cup quarter-final.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona has called on his critics to apologise to his team, after they emerged from Group B with a 100% record after last night's 2-0 defeat of Greece.

DEFENDER Martin Demichelis and substitute Martin Palermo succeeded where Argentina’s multi-talented strikeforce had failed as they scored the goals to break Greece’s resilience and end their World Cup hopes at the Peter Mokaba Stadium in Polokwane last night.

Greece 0 Argentina 2

ARGENTINA coach Diego Maradona took a swipe at fellow legends Pele and Michel Platini and also criticised the World Cup matchball during another no-holds-barred press conference in South Africa yesterday.

Argentina coach Diego Maradona took a swipe at fellow legends Pele and Michel Platini and also criticised the World Cup matchball during another no-holds-barred press conference in South Africa today.

World Cup Group B

ARGENTINA striker Carlos Tevez threw down the challenge to World Cup favourites Spain and Brazil last night by declaring: “I’m ready” – even though he may not play in their opening game.

DIEGO MARADONA has promised to run naked through the centre of Buenos Aires if Argentina wins the World Cup.

JOSE MOURINHO is expected to officially inform Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti today of his intention to join Real Madrid.

Jose Mourinho is expected to officially inform Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti in the next 24 hours of his intention to join Real Madrid.

Inter Milan president Massimo Moratti has warned Real Madrid and other clubs that Diego Milito is not for sale.

Jose Mourinho enjoyed the highlight of his stellar coaching career so far as he led Inter Milan to Champions League glory in Madrid – and now looks set to be based in the Spanish capital for the foreseeable future.

ITALIAN newspapers hailed a special moment of history after Inter Milan sealed an unprecedented treble with victory in the Champions League final against Bayern Munich on Saturday night.

OPINIONS varied in the Bayern Munich camp over how critical the absence of winger Franck Ribery was to their 2-0 Champions League final defeat to Inter Milan on Saturday night.

JOSE MOURINHO made the Santiago Bernabeu feel like home as he led Inter Milan to victory over Bayern Munich in the Champions League final.