Roma manager admits Serie A title race over

Rome, May 4 (IANS) Roma head coach Rudi Garcia has admitted that the Italian Serie A title race was over already as Juventus are set to win it Monday.

Though Roma scored nine consecutive victories, they could not narrow the eight-point gap with Juventus, who could win the 'Scudetto' with a win over Atalanta at home Monday, reports Xinhua.

Garcia said even if Roma win at Catania Sunday, they still would not be able to pressurise Juventus.

"Will our victory at Catania put pressure on Juve? No, the Scudetto race is finished. Nothing will be changed by the result of our match but we'll play to win as we want to extend our winning streak, even if it's meaningless in terms of the title," he said Saturday, suggesting that Juventus and Roma have spurred each other this season to make historical records.

"We compliment Juve, a great club with great players. Their record-breaking campaign is in part down to us and vice-versa," he said.

Roma already set a new club record of points in a single Serie A season while Juventus are on track to reach the 100-point milestone -- something no team has ever achieved in Italy's top flight.