Julio Ricardo Cruz and Marco Materazzi scored in Inter Milan's 2-1 victory over Cagliari on Sunday that pushed the Nerazzurri to within one win of the Serie A title. The victory kept Inter six points ahead of AS Roma, which defeated Torino 4-1, with three games left in the season. Inter will win its 16th Italian championship if it defeats city rival AC Milan next Sunday as it has a superior head-to-head record with Roma. Filippo Inzaghi scored a hat trick in AC Milan's 4-1 road victory over Livorno and has eight goals in the last four games. Cruz put Inter ahead in the 22nd minute with his second goal in two games after failing to score since December. Defender Marco Materazzi made it 2-0 with a header in the 82th while Cagliari's Davide Biondini scored in extra time. “We played a good game and created lots of chances,” Inter coach Roberto Mancini said. “I'm tired right now and will celebrate when we have three more points.” Inter has 81 points, Roma 75 and Juventus 70. Amantino Mancini scored twice with Mirko Vucinic adding a goal and Davide Pizarro converting a penalty for Roma against visiting Torino. Nicola Ventola scored for Torino. Juventus trounced Lazio 5-2 with Alessandro Del Piero grabbing a goal to increase pressure on Italy coach Roberto Donadoni to pick him for the European Championship. Defender Giorgio Chiellini added two goals for Juventus with David Trezeguet and Mauro Camoranesi also contributing. Also Sunday, it was: Fiorentina 2, Sampdoria 2; Genoa 0, Empoli 1; Napoli 0, Siena 0; Palermo 0, Atalanta 0; Reggina 2, Parma 1; and Udinese 2, Catania 1.Spanish title race continues In Madrid, Javier Saviola, Arjen Robben and Gonzalo Higuain scored Sunday to help Real Madrid beat Athletic Bilbao 3-0 and maintain its 10-point lead in the Spanish league. However, Madrid's hopes of clinching the title Sunday were thwarted when second-place Villarreal won 1-0 at Real Betis and kept the race alive. Villarreal's Marcos Senna scored a spectacular 16th-minute goal when he lofted the ball from just inside the Betis half to catch goalkeeper Casto Espinosa off his line. Madrid will now be proclaimed champion next Sunday at lowly Osasuna if it equals or betters Villarreal's result against Getafe the same day. With four rounds remaining, Madrid has 75 points, while Villarreal has 65. FC Barcelona, which lost 2-0 at Deportivo La Coruna on Saturday, follows with 61. Also, Levante became the first team to be relegated this season when it lost 2-0 to Recreativo Huelva. Levante, which last played in the second division two seasons ago, has 25 points, 13 from safety. Other results Sunday were: Espanyol 1, Zaragoza 1; Getafe 1, Atletico Madrid 1; Mallorca 3, Racing Santander 1; Valencia 3, Osasuna 0; and Valladolid 1, Almeria 0.Villa holds Everton In London, John Carew headed an 86th-minute equalizer for Aston Villa to draw 2-2 with Everton in the Premier League on Sunday. The draw gave Villa a point in the race to finish fifth and a place in next season's UEFA Cup. The result also ensured that Liverpool can finish no lower than fourth place, the final Champions League berth. In Sunday's other game, Roque Santa Cruz scored a 74th-minute winner for Blackburn to beat sixth-place Portsmouth 1-0 and virtually finish Pompey's chances of finishing fifth.Ribery scores twice In Berlin, Franck Ribery scored twice Sunday for Bayern Munich to beat VfB Stuttgart 4-1 and virtually clinch its 20th Bundesliga title. Bayern is 12 points clear of Werder Bremen and Schalke, which is equal second, with four rounds remaining and has a far superior goal difference. Bayern was able to rest six starters ahead of Thursday's second leg of the UEFA Cup semifinals against Zenit St. Petersburg. Bayer Leverkusen passed Stuttgart into fifth place despite drawing 2
