AC Milan clinched the third automatic Champions League place after comfortably winning 2-0 at fourth-placed Fiorentina on a day of goodbyes for Serie A on Sunday. Brazilians Kaka and Alexandre Pato netted in the second half in Paolo Maldini's last game before retirement and the final match in charge for Carlo Ancelotti, who is now widely expected to join Chelsea. “Today is the moment to say thanks because this club has given me eight splendid years,” Ancelotti told reporters. The match was also David Beckham's last for Milan until at least the end of the year. He plans to return to the San Siro from parent club Los Angeles Galaxy if a deal is reached. Fiorentina could have snatched third spot with a handsome win, which would have put it level with Milan but with a better head-to-head record, but instead it will have to settle for the Champions League qualifiers next term. The final day of the season was kinder to Juventus, which beat Lazio 2-0 thanks to Vincenzo Iaquinta's double and finished second thanks to its better record over Milan. The win boosts coach Ciro Ferrara's hopes of being given the job full time following Claudio Ranieri's recent sacking. Pavel Nedved, playing against his former side, received a standing ovation on his final game for the Turin club. The city's other club, Torino, had a dreadful day in contrast and was relegated after three seasons in Serie A. It lost 3-2 at AS Roma and will be reacquainted with already relegated Reggina and Lecce in Serie B next term. The sloppy defeat, typical of an inconsistent season, meant Bologna was safe irrespective of its 3-1 win over Catania. Sixth-placed Roma, which will join city rival and Italian Cup winner Lazio in the Europa League next season, has parties interested in a takeover and the future of coach Luciano Spalletti is not certain after a disappointing campaign. Inter Milan's Zlatan Ibrahimovic, also considering his future, ended up as Serie A's top scorer with 25 goals after netting twice as the recently crowned champion won 4-3 at home to Atalanta. Inter's retiring winger Luis Figo said a definite goodbye to the San Siro when he was substituted just before the break. Genoa duo Diego Milito and Thiago Motta, set to move to Inter, left the Europa League-bound club with a 4-1 win over Lecce while Atalanta's Gigi Del Neri and Catania's Walter Zenga were among other Serie A bosses bidding farewell to their sides. Venues for 2014 Cup FIFA, soccer's world governing body, announced the following 12 venues on Sunday as host cities for the 2014 World Cup in Brazil. Venues – Belo Horizonte, Brasilia, Cuiaba, Curitiba, Fortaleza, Manaus, Natal, Porto Alegre, Recife, Rio de Janeiro, Salvador, Sao Paulo.
