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Inter win Scudetto 2008
Published 5/18/2008 by Ian Rose at The Offside
... a late equalizer, putting Roma three points behind in the final standings for Serie A 2008. Further down the table, there were plenty of other meaningful results. AC Milan took out Udinese 4-1, despite going into halftime down 1-0. Combined with a draw or loss from Fiorentina, a win was needed to put Milan into fourth place and the Champions League, and Viola almost cooperated, going most of the match scoreless with Torino. But in the 72nd minute, Fiorentina’s Pablo Daniel Osvaldo put the final nail in Milan’s Champions League coffin, and the team that last season were ...

Race for the CL: ‘Purgetory’ for Milan, CL for La Viola
Published 5/18/2008 by Rob at Champions League
... “We will play the preliminary round at the end of an extraordinary season…Yet again I must thank these wonderful lads.Osvaldo [Daniel Pablo Osvaldo, who won the game with a spectacular bicycle kick] has these quirks and incredible tricks, but he needs to improve on the simple things… ...

Fan Footage of Pablo Osvaldo’s Overhead Kick
Published 5/20/2008 by Daryl at The Offside
... | May 19th, 2008 Here’s some amazing fan taken footage of Pablo Osvaldo’s magnifico 76th minute overhead kick, to give Fiorentina a 1-0 win away to Torino and guarantee fourth in Serie A and a place in the Champions League (qualifiers, but still) next season. Just listen to the reaction. That means AC Milan finish fifth and have to settle for UEFA Cup football next season, making them the Bayern Munich of 2008/9. For some slightly clearer footage, go to about the two minute mark of the official Serie A video below. Clearer, but the above is way more exciting. ...