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Five fight Serie A drop in fierce battle for survival

Five Serie A teams are involved in a fierce scrap to avoid the final relegation place tomorrow, the final day of the season.

Siena, Reggina, Catania, Parma and Chievo are all involved in the dogfight, with just two points separating the nervous quintet.

Two of those five face each other with Catania taking on Chievo, while Reggina will be hoping AC Milan still have sore heads when they host the newly crowned European champions.

Milan won the European Cup for the seventh time on Wednesday after they defeated Liverpool 2-1 in Athens.

Siena entertain third-placed Lazio, while Parma play at home to seventh-placed Empoli.

Should Reggina survive it will be a remarkable feat for the Calabrian club given their 15-point deduction for match-fixing.

Champions Inter Milan, who host Torino this weekend, will go directly into the Champions League group stages together with second-placed Roma, while AC Lazio must overcome a two-legged qualifier to join their compatriots in the competition proper.

AC Milan failed to finish in the top two, but they will go directly into the group stages as holders of the trophy.

The three UEFA Cup places have been claimed by Fiorentina, Palermo and Empoli.

Sunday's fixtures:

Ascoli v Cagliari, Catania v Chievo (being played on neutral ground at Bologna), Fiorentina v Sampdoria, Inter Milan v Torino, Livorno v Atalanta, Parma v Empoli, Reggina v AC Milan, Roma v Messina, Siena v Lazio, Udinese v Palermo.
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