Campione: Inter finally have a legitimate championship

Internazionale stitched up the Serie A Scudetto (title) last night after beating Siena. Roma lost away to Atalanta which mathematically placed them too far behind Inter in the title race. They are now 16 points addrift.

What does this mean for Inter though? Everything. Sure, they won the title last year only after it was stripped from Juventus. Even without Juventus in Serie A this year and sanctions placed on AC Milan, Inter have earned the title by flogging everyone (they only dropped 1 match and that was to Roma this past Wednesday). The last win they had came in 1989. In the 1990s, despite having teams filled with high paid international stars such as Christian Vieri and Ronaldo, they just couldn't do it. Winning the Copa Italia a few times was no real consolation. Coach Mancini is vindicated in that they'll stop talking about sacking him (in fact he's signed and extension) and the Matrix Marco Materazzi has added the Scudetto to the World Cup.

Internationally, it means that the team that didn't cheat actually won the title, which is good PR for the whole of the Lega Calcio. As Inter's president Moratti pointed out: "This is the second Scudetto we have won without stealing". And that's how it should be.