The 2009-10 Serie A is only 90 minutes away from completion. So far, all issues bar two have been resolved.

The scudetto - the biggest prize in Italian football - is still undecided even though leaders Inter are the likely favourites to chalk up a fifth straight title.

Also at stake on Sunday will be a slot in next season's Champions League. This will be contested by Sampdoria and Palermo.

For over an hour last Sunday, Inter looked certain to finish first at the expense of a Roma side that could not break down Cagliari's impregnable defence. However, captain Francesco Totti came to his side's rescue with two late goals to give the Giallorossi a 2-1 comeback win.

Inter's 4-3 win over Chievo was easier than the score might suggest. Inter were never in trouble despite falling behind to an own goal early on. Jose Mourinho's treble-chasers were always in the driving seat.

Chievo scored two late goals to make the score look more respectable but Inter's 15th home win of the season was never in jeopardy. The Champions League finalists have now completed all home commitments unbeaten.

Sampdoria and Palermo also show a clean record at home. Both conceded six draws at home as Inter only dropped eight points at the San Siro following draws in Milan against Bari (1-1), Roma (1-1), Sampdoria (0-0) and Genoa (0-0).

On Sunday, Inter travel to the already-relegated Siena. The latter lost seven times at their own backyard this season so it is unthinkable for Inter not to beat Siena and secure their 18th league title, the second under Mourinho.

Roma travel to Chievo on the last day of the championship. It is difficult not to see the visitors winning this one but an eventual Inter victory in Tuscany will make Roma's success in Verona futile.

If one has to criticise Claudio Ranieri's operate it has to be on one count only - his players were found wanting at the most crucial phase of the campaign, in particular the two home upsets to Sampdoria (league) and Inter (Coppa Italia final). Those two negative outcomes marred Roma's otherwise outstanding season.

Palermo, meanwhile, failed to leapfrog Sampdoria to fourth place on Sunday as the Blucerchiati held tight for a one-all draw to preserve a two-point lead over the pink Sicilian outfit.

Luigi Del Neri's side were off to a brilliant start in summer and are now finishing off their campaign in style. A home win over Napoli on Sunday will see Sampdoria make a top-four finish.

This may sound a modest achievement for some but not Samp, who, unlike Juventus and Napoli for instance, did not spend big in the transfer market.

Now, it is being reported in the Italian media that fallen giants Juventus are after the signatures of coach Del Neri and Beppe Marotta, the director of sport at Sampdoria.

Marotta is a transfer guru and widely considered as the key man behind Sampdoria's ascendancy of late. Del Neri's attack-minded football is pleasing to the eye even when he was in charge at bottom-half clubs Chievo and Atalanta.

Samp are testament that money alone is not enough to secure success. Clubs need competent and hard-working staff and good planning to reach their objectives.

Whatever the outcome on Sunday, great credit should be given to coach Delio Rossi for having transformed Palermo from an inconsistent side under Walter Zenga into a formidable outfit, strong enough to vie for a top-four finish.

In their last game, Palermo pay a visit to already-relegated Atalanta. However, destiny is not in their own hands any more. So, much will depend on the result between Sampdoria and Napoli.

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