Juventus became the first team to win Serie A six times in a row when it beat Crotone 3-0 Sunday to clinch the title with one game to spare. Mario Mandzukic, Paulo Dybala, with a stunning free kick, and Alex Sandro shared the goals as the Turin side also won a league and cup double for the third time in a row and stayed on course for a treble. Atalanta clinched fifth place and a spot in the Europa League group stage by winning 1-0 at Empoli and AC Milan made sure of sixth place, and a place in the Europa League qualifiers, by beating Bologna 3-0. Meanwhile, the apparently innocuous midtable clash between Udinese and Sampdoria produced three red cards and a brawl sparked by a goal celebration. Juve's win over its relegation-threatened opponent, took it on to 88 points from 37 games, four clear of AS Roma which won 5-3 at Chievo Saturday. Napoli is a further point behind in third, the Champions League playoff spot. Juventus, which is Italy's most successful side in domestic terms with 33 league titles, will face Real Madrid in the Champions League final on June 3 when it will attempt to complete the treble. "The sixth consecutive title is something extremely significant," said Juve's 39-year-old goalkeeper Gianluigi Buffon, who has won eight Serie A titles at the club. "We have written indelible pages in the history of football." Buffon was one of six players who have taken part in the last six campaigns alongside defenders Giorgio Chiellini, Leonardo Bonucci and Andrea Barzagli, right back Stephan Lichtsteiner and midfielder Claudio Marchisio. "I have still got a lot to improve on, I don't want to think that this will be the peak of my career," said coach Massimiliano Allegri, who has been in charge for the last three campaigns since replacing Antonio Conte. "If you do not have motivation, you are unlikely to achieve your objectives." Genoa, which has had a dreadful second half of the season, made sure of survival when it beat Torino 2-1 with goals from Luca Rigoni and Giovanni Simeone, the son of Atletico Madrid coach Diego. Sampdoria forward Luis Muriel converted a second-half penalty to earn a 1-1 draw at Udinese but his aggressive celebrations against his former club, where he invited the home fans to jeer him, angered his opponents. Udinese's Danilo grabbed the Colombian around the neck, leading to a brawl which ended with both players sent off. The host was reduced to nine as Rodrigo De Paul had already been dismissed for a late tackle. Stuttgart returns to Bundesliga Stuttgart defeated Wuerzburger Kickers 4-1 at home to return to the Bundesliga as German second division champion Sunday, joined by Hannover as runner-up on the last day of the season. Daniel Ginczek set up three goals and scored late for Stuttgart as the 2007 Bundesliga champion finished with 69 points. Hannover, which drew 1-1 at SV Sandhausen, ended on 67. Both Stuttgart and Hannover were relegated from the top flight last season. Eintracht Braunschweig defeated already relegated Karlsruher SC 2-1 at home to finish third for a relegation/promotion playoff over two games against Wolfsburg, the side that finished third from bottom in the Bundesliga. Wuerzburg was relegated back to the third division with the defeat at Stuttgart, while 1860 Munich faces a playoff to stay in the second tier after losing 2-1 at Heidenheim. Fourth-placed Union Berlin finished its campaign with a 2-1 victory at Greuther Fuerth. — Reuters
