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MILAN, Italy -- AC Milan secured third spot and a place in the Champions League after coming from behind to win 2-1 at Siena on Sunday in the final Serie A round of the season. Fiorentina crushed Pescara 5-1 but remained in fourth spot and will play in the Europa League next season. Mario Balotelli levelled for Milan after it was contentiously awarded penalty six minutes from fulltime, and Philippe Mexes scored the winner three minutes later. Both teams were reduced to 10 men for the final 20 minutes after Milan captain Massimo Ambrosini and Siena defender Christian Terlizzi were sent off within moments of each other. Udinese took the second Europa League berth after winning 5-2 at Inter Milan for its eighth successive victory. Milans achievement is impressive considering numerous top players, including Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thiago Silva, left the club in the last off-season. The team was 15th in October but has charged up the standings, losing only three times in the league since. It went into the final round of matches protecting a two-point lead over Fiorentina, with both sides visiting already-relegated clubs. "It was normal to be a little tired, above all psychologically, after this incredible fightback from a poor start to the campaign," Allegri said. "Tonight we ran into a great goalkeeper and hit the woodwork, while we were a little too hasty and felt the tension of the occasion. "I want to thank the players and the fans, who deserved a night like this. During a year you get some penalties that are dubious and are turned down, others that are definite. We were two points ahead going into the weekend, our destiny was in our hands, so we got the victory." Allegris future remains uncertain, with speculation of a move to Roma after criticism from owner and former Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi. "I certainly cant walk away as I have a contract, so it is their decision," he said. "Right now, talking about the future is too early. The season has just ended, let me enjoy this victory. In three years, the president has given me faith and could easily have fired me this season after the first eight games." Siena goalkeeper Gianluca Pegolo denied Robinho and Balotelli in the opening minutes, and did even better to palm Robinhos fierce strike round the post in the 21st minute. Siena took the lead when Claudio Terzi was left unmarked to head in Alessandro Rosinas pass over the defence in the 26th. Milan coach Massimiliano Allegri brought on Giampaolo Pazzini and Stephan El Shaarawy for MBaye Niang and Antonio Nocerino in the second half. However, Ambrosini was sent off for a second booking after a sliding tackle on Adrian Calello in the 69th. Siena was also harshly reduced to 10 men when Terlizzi was shown a second yellow for clattering into Pazzini. Milan was awarded a penalty when Dias Felipe hauled down Balotelli. The Italy striker has never missed a penalty in his professional career and he duly converted his 23rd from the spot. He has now scored 12 goals in 13 games for Milan. The crucial goal came three minutes from time. Pegolo saved the Milan defenders original shot but lost the ball and Mexes reacted to toe-poke it home. Fiorentina has also had a fantastic campaign after an off-season of change following a disastrous season in which it finished 13th, just 10 points clear of the relegation zone. Last season, Delio Rossi was fired as Fiorentina coach for punching forward Adem Ljajic during a match. And it was Ljajic that was again the star as he notched a hat trick to help Fiorentina to a comfortable -- but ultimately meaningless -- victory. Matias Fernandez scored his first Serie A goal and Stevan Jovetic grabbed the other. Debutant Marco Vittiglio scored a consolation for Pescara. "Are we bitter at how it finished? No, we should be proud," Fiorentina coach Vincenzo Montella said. "We tried and believed right to the end. We ought to be proud that we pushed Milan to the finish line. I thank the lads for this fantastic campaign. We just lacked the cherry on the cake." It took Udinese just 39 seconds to open the scoring against Inter as Giampiero Pinzi was given too much space by Juan Jesus, and he burst forward to score past former teammate Samir Handanovic. Udinese went 2-0 up in the 10th minute when an unmarked Maurizio Domizzi headed in Antonio Di Natales cross. Inter reduced the deficit less than two minutes later, however, when Juan Jesuss shot squirmed under Udinese goalkeeper Zeljko Brkic. Di Natale scored a stunning goal moments from halftime, curling the ball in off the far post for his 23rd strike of the season. Udinese extended its advantage further when Gabriel Silva lifted the ball over the onrushing Handanovic in the 52nd. Tommaso Rocchi gave Inter hope shortly after the hour mark when he slotted home Rodrigo Palacios cross. 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LOUIS -- Lance Lynn was one of the more enthusiastic participants as the St. Once the outfield outrage subsides - and it will - what about the cricket?The two-match series between South Africa and New Zealand has become a one-match winner-takes-all, which seems small change for what could have been a series rich in context and competition. With powerful pace packs and batting line-ups that combine experience with experiments, the teams are well matched. Without the same avalanche of Test cricket the likes of England and India enjoy, they are also hungry for their share of the format. South Africa have not played Test cricket for seven months since January, five of New Zealands previous six Test series were made up of just two matches. Although visiting coach Mike Hesson had the good grace to call the Centurion shootout exciting, home captain Faf du Plessis admitted it is not the ideal way to choose between the two teams.Its very disappointing in that you play a Test series that now becomes a one-off. You never really want to play Test cricket like that, du Plessis said. Test cricket is always about longer, stronger contests over three matches or five matches. Its about who can do it for the longest period of time but now we have a one-off, which is a decider, and we are going to have to be on top of our game.With only four sessions of play at Kingsmead, it was difficult for either side to fully find their focus. So fuzzy have the last few days been that Hesson even mistakingly called the opposition Sri Lanka, proof that he has been watching some cricket albeit not live. We gathered a lot of information about the Sri Lankan batsmen in conditions that were quite challenging at time, he said, when asked what New Zealand had gained from curtailed first Test. Sri Lankan did I say? Anyway, we gathered loads from the TV over the last few days.Highlights of the play that was possible were on a loop on the local broadcaster, so no doubt Hesson would have seen the way his bowlers operated and the way his openers were dismissed several times. Several times. He did not delve too deeply into an analysis of the 99.4 overs save to say that he was mostly happy with the way his men bowled and looking forward to seeing his batsmen dig their way out of a hole - although he may have been secretly relieved that they did not have to.We learnt a lot from our lengths for when it swings; maybe adjusting our seam presentation just a little bit, some of the subtleties we can look to introduce and evolve our game, Hesson said. From a batting point of view we were challenged in some tricky conditions, and thats going to be good for us moving forward.New Zealands line-up made use of the downtime in the Durban nets, which were unaffected, to tighten up their their techniques. South Africa also used the practice facilities, in lieu of no game time, and it would seem their concerns are greater, if only because they spent more time on the backfooot at Kingsmead.ddddddddddddA first-day performance which had them slip to 236 for 8 was riddled with familiar issues of batsmen who should know better - Dean Elgar, JP Duminy and Quinton de Kock - throwing their wickets away. Duminy is under particular pressure to perform, with no half-centuries from his last 10 completed Test innings, while even du Plessis - who was brought back to captain the side after being dropped against England at Centurion - will know he needs to take more responsibility as Stiaan van Zyl remains in the squad, ready to claim a middle-order place.We were very disappointed not getting 300 or 350 - that would have been par on a wicket like that, du Plessis said. We got ourselves into positions where we just needed one guy to bat a bit longer and to get a 75 or 100-plus score.Elgar escapes the spotlight because, together with Stephen Cook, he kept Tim Southee and Trent Boult at bay for 14 overs. Our opening pair had a real solid partnership upfront against a high quality seam attack, du Plessis said. They were really patient and played with real authority.More pleasing for South Africa is the way their new-ball bowling pair performed. Tom Latham and Martin Guptill survived just 6.2 overs together in which each ball from Dale Steyn and Vernon Philander looked more threatening than the one before. The bowling was fantastic. The guys were relentless in hitting excellent areas, they didnt give the New Zealand batsmen any free runs and thats what experience does in a Test line-up, du Plessis said.Steyn and Philander found significant seam movement on a surface with a substantial grass covering in Durban and, with overhead cloud dominating the day, fast-bowling fans were denied more of a show. They will be disappointed to learn that may not be the case at SuperSport Park, where winter conditions could provide a more docile pitch.Groundsman Rudolph du Preez has spent double the time he usually does - 20 days instead of ten - preparing the surface, and expects it will hold up well over the five days but may not take much turn. It might not deteriorate as we are used to. It might be a little bit slower, it might be holding back a bit more, he said.But the pitch is not where eyes will be trained; in the aftermath of the first Test, more attention will be paid to the outfield. Like Kingsmead, SuperSport Park was also relaid this winter but work in Centurion took place much earlier than in Durban. The process was completed in April - Durban had to wait until June because of the scheduling of the Comrades Marathon which finishes at Kingsmead on May 29 - and those who have been to SuperSport Park since say it looks in peak condition. If this series it to become about the cricket again, it needs to be. ' ' '