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Inter Milan nervously seal Serie A title
(Agencies)
Updated: 2010-05-17 10:06
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 Inter Milan's Javier Zanetti holds the trophy as they claimed their fifth successive Serie A title after the match against Siena at the Artemio Franchi stadium in Siena, May 16, 2010. [Agencies]
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The atmosphere exploded with wild cheers five minutes before the break when Vucinic fired in from just inside the area.
De Rossi then blasted in from distance on the stroke of halftime to make it 2-0 and prompt crazed away fans to wave their giant flags in the hope Siena could hold out.
Siena were denied a penalty early in the second period when the ball brushed Thiago Motta's arm but Inter were soon in the ascendancy again and Milito finally broke through with a superbly calm finish with the outside of his boot.
The dependable Argentine striker, who has netted 22 Serie A goals in his first season since signing from Genoa, screamed with delight and could not stop running before being engulfed by joyous team mates.
Siena, though, could easily have equalised late on.
Inter's achievement of winning five scudettos in a row equals the record set by Juventus in the 1930s but one of Inter's championships could yet be struck off.
They received the 2006 title in a courtroom after original winners Juventus were demoted in a match-fixing scandal.
New evidence has emerged in the criminal trial linked to the match-fixing affair which Juve say shows for the first time that Inter were implicated in the scandal and so the 2006 title should be stripped from them as well. Inter deny wrongdoing.
Sampdoria were also celebrating after Giampaolo Pazzini's second-half goal secured a 1-0 home win over Napoli and the fourth and final Champions League qualifying spot.
The Genoa-based club, whose boss Luigi Del Neri has been strongly linked to Juve in the media, have only played in the European Cup once before when they reached the 1992 final.
