Inter Milan clinched a fifth consecutive Serie A crown after edging to a nervy final-day victory over Siena.
Diego Milito scored the only goal in the second half of the match at Stadio Artemio Franchi as Inter finished the season two points clear of second-placed Roma, who were 2-0 winners at Chievo.
The win secures Inter's second title under coach Jose Mourinho, and guarantees the Nerazzurri a place in the record books as the first team to win five back-to-back league titles since Juventus achieved the feat in the 1930s.
Inter's success seals a domestic double following their victory in the final of the Coppa Italia earlier this month, and Mourinho's men will now set their sights on an historic treble when they face Bayern Munich in the Champions League final next Saturday.
Mourinho's side survived an early scare when Albin Ekdal fired just wide for relegated Siena, who with the pressure off were always likely to make it an uncomfortable afternoon for the visitors.
Inter gradually found their feet however and were unlucky not to be ahead at the break as Siena goalkeeper Claudio Terzi produced fine saves to deny Milito and Samuel Eto'o, and Mario Balotelli saw a bicycle kick come back of the crossbar.
But 12 minutes after the restart the visitors made the crucial breakthrough as Javier Zanetti flicked the ball behind the defence for Milito who fired home to clinch the title.
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Roma were comfortable winners at Chievo but their efforts were to no avail as Inter held on for victory.
Mirko Vucinic put Roma ahead in the 39th minute after Francesco Totti had earlier hit the post. Daniele De Rossi doubled Roma's lead on the stroke of half-time and the Giallorossi held on without major scares.
Sampdoria sealed their place in next season's Champions League with a win over Napoli which preserves their unbeaten home record this term.
A goal from Giampaolo Pazzini early in the second half sealed the points as Samp saw off the challenge of Palermo to join Inter, Roma and AC Milan in Europe's elite club competition.
Palermo upheld their end of the bargain with a 2-1 win at Atalanta but it was not enough to take fourth.
Edinson Cavani opened the scoring for Palermo after 12 minutes before Fabio Ceravolo's 48th-minute leveller looked to have secured a draw for Atalanta but Cavani popped up with his second at the death to secure the win.
Parma moved up to eighth in the final standings with a 4-1 win over bottom side Livorno.
A brace from Davide Lanzafame either side of the break set Parma on their way, before further efforts by Stefano Morrone and Hernan Crespo sealed an emphatic win.
Tomas Danilevicius pulled one back for Livorno 16 minutes from time.
Catania completed their best ever season in Serie A thanks to a 1-0 win over Genoa at a packed Stadio Massimino.
A goal from Maxi Lopez in the 65th minute earned the Sicilians the win which takes them to 45 points, two more than their previous record in the top flight of Italian football set under Walter Zenga last season.
Genoa ended the game with 10 men after Ivan Juric was shown a 64th-minute red card.
Bari completed their excellent first season back in Serie A with a 2-0 win to edge ahead of opponents Fiorentina into 10th place in the final table.
Cristian Stellini opened the scoring before half-time and, after Fiorentina's Alessandro Gamberini was sent off in injury time, substitute Emanuel Rivas volleyed a late second.
Cagliari's long search for a win will continue into next season as they had to come from behind to secure a final-day 1-1 draw at home with Bologna.
Cagliari have not won since February 21, and rarely looked like changing that today as they fell behind to Adailton's volley after only two minutes.
Daniele Ragatzu eventually levelled in the 65th minute but in a match of few chances, Bologna were rarely threatened as the two sides played out the draw.
Match Reports
AC Milan 3-0 Juventus
Lazio 3-1 Udinese
Siena 0-1 Inter Milan
Chievo 0-2 Roma
Atalanta 1-2 Palermo
Catania 1-0 Genoa
Sampdoria 1-0 Napoli
Bari 2-0 Fiorentina
Parma 4-1 Livorno
Cagliari 1-1 Bologna
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