Inter Milan reached its fourth consecutive Italian Cup final after second half goals from Pele and Julio Cruz sealed a 2-0 win at Lazio on Wednesday. The Serie A leader prevailed 2-0 on aggregate following last month's goalless first leg despite Lazio dominating for long periods. Portuguese midfielder Pele slotted home after 52 minutes and Cruz took advantage of a defensive error to score five minutes from time moments after Inter's Marco Materazzi was dismissed for a wild tackle. Holder Roma, 1-0 up from the first leg, visits Catania on Thursday in their semifinal second leg. Lyon in final Olympique Lyon needed a late long-range Juninho free kick to beat second division Sedan 1-0 on Wednesday and advance to the French Cup final. The six times French champion struggled against its brave visitors until the Brazil midfielder fired home from over 35 metres out with two minutes left. Lyon, two points clear at the top of Ligue 1 with two matches left and chasing its first league and Cup double, will meet Paris St. Germain in the final on May 24 at Stade de France. PSG reached the showpiece match on Tuesday with a 1-0 win at second division Amiens. 9-man Bremen wins Werder Bremen held on to edge Hamburger SV 1-0 Wednesday despite having two players sent off and reclaimed second place in the Bundesliga that is worth an automatic slot in the European Champions League. Hugo Almeida scored the winner in the 50th minute, before captain Frank Baumann and Jurica Vranjes were sent off in a turbulent match. Bayern Munich, which clinched the title Sunday, cruised to a 2-0 win over Arminia Bielefeld on goals from Franck Ribery and Lukas Podolski. In other matches Wednesday, Nuremberg scored an important 2-0 win over another relegation rival, Duisburg; Wolfsburg won 3-2 at Eintracht Frankfurt; and Hertha Berlin also won on the road, beating Bayer Leverkusen 2-1. Schalke, a 3-0 winner over Bochum on Tuesday, had temporarily moved past Werder into second place. But Werder improved to 60 points, two better than Schalke with two rounds remaining. Hamburg lost its third straight and is now level on 51 with Stuttgart, with both teams likely to compete in the UEFA Cup next season. Before the match, Hamburg confirmed that it was in talks with former Tottenham coach Martin Jol to succeed Huub Stevens, who is leaving at the end of the season. Meanwhile, Borussia Moenchengladbach earned promotion back to Germany's first division by beating Wehen Wiesbaden 3-0. A five-time German champion, Moenchengladbach was relegated for the second time at the end of last season. Under coach Jos Luhukay, the team cruised through the second-division season, taking the lead for good after nine games. Wednesday's win gave Moenchengladbach 63 points and a seven-point lead over FC Cologne with two rounds remaining. Cologne beat Augsburg 3-1, and Hoffenheim beat Koblenz 3-1 to move into third place.
