0 Wednesday to all but secure its first French league title since 1954. Lille wasted several chances before winger Gervinho finally broke the stalemate in the 53rd minute after running onto a pass from striker Moussa Sow and scoring his 15th league goal of the season past goalkeeper Teddy Richert. With only two matches remaining, Lille leads second-place Marseille by six points and has a much better goal difference. Rudi Garcia's team needs only to draw Saturday's match at Paris Saint-Germain to guarantee the title. Lille is also on track for a domestic double after winning the French Cup last weekend. It previously won the double in the 1945-46 season. Also on Wednesday, PSG's hopes of finishing third and securing a place in the Champions League qualifying round took a knock after it lost 1-0 at Bordeaux. Nesta, Inzaghi extend contracts with AC Milan AC Milan defender Alessandro Nesta and striker Filippo Inzaghi have renewed their contracts for another season with the Italian champions. Milan announced Wednesday that the players' new deals expire on June 30, 2012. There had been speculation that the often-injured Nesta might retire after this season, but the 35-year-old recently indicated he plans to continue playing. Inzaghi missed most of this season following knee surgery but returned last weekend. Another center back, Thiago Silva, extended his contract through June 2016 Tuesday, and midfielder Mark van Bommel and third-choice goalkeeper Flavio Roma extended their deals through to next season. Midfielder Andrea Pirlo announced he's leaving the club after 10 seasons. Maradona blasts Batista for ignoring Tevez Diego Maradona has said on Argentine TV that his successor as national coach must be “mad” for suggesting Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez is not needed for the Copa America. Sergio Batista said Tevez was not required because he had players like Barcelona's Lionel Messi and Real Madrid's Gonzalo Higuain who played in the same position. “You would have to be drunk or stoned not to call up Tevez,” Maradona told the TyC sports channel Wednesday. “Don't tell me you want to test someone else ... what kind of test are you talking about?” Maradona, who agreed this week to coach United Arab Emirates club Al-Wasl, said Messi was a different type of player who was not suited to the traditional No. 9 center forward's role. “Everyone has their own style of play, but I wouldn't play Messi as a No. 9,” he said. Maradona, who took the national team to the World Cup quarterfinals last year only to lose 4-0 to Germany, also had harsh words for Batista's reign. “What's going on today is a mess and it's not being criticized,” he said.
