Serie A 2012, Week 38: Juventus Invincible, Udinese Finish 3rd

And then the lame duck games:

I’m not sure whether to drink a toast to this season in Serie A finally being over, or to open a bottle and drown my sorrows in whisky. This year we’ve dealt with a revived Juventus, their unbeaten run, and their insistence on having won 30 titles. We’ve seen that Max Allegri is fallible and that perhaps Milan need a few players less prone to being injured by a blade of grass. The race for third has been ridiculous and anxiety-inducing. Managers have come and gone and come again, but clubs and owners still haven’t quite realised that perhaps the problem lies with the squad. We’ve experienced media blackouts, ultra protests, and even death. In short, it’s been a nearly-normal season in Italy.

So raise a glass to the final week, and place your bets now on that coveted third-place slot.