Cagliari relegated, Genoa, Torino maintain Euro hopes

MILAN: A 1-0 home defeat to Palermo relegated Cagliari to Italy’s Serie B on Sunday as Genoa and Torino scored valuable wins to maintain their hopes of qualifying for the Europa League.
With Juventus crowned champions a fortnight ago and the fight for Champions League places ongoing between Lazio and Roma, Sunday’s early fixtures held mixed fortunes for Serie A’s also-rans.
A 2-1 home defeat to Juventus on Saturday compounded Inter Milan’s chances of qualifying for the Europa League and Roberto Mancini’s men remain eighth, now three points behind sixth-placed Fiorentina in the third and last Europa qualifying spot.