( CNN ) -- The sea of signs and flags held with defiant pride may have said `` 31 '' -- but the history books will note that Juventus clinched a record-extending 29th Italian league title Sunday , with three matches to spare . The `` Calciopoli '' match-fixing scandal which saw the club stripped of its 2005 and 2006 scudettos and relegated to Serie B still looms large in the history of the `` Old Lady '' of Turin , but successes in the last two seasons have restored Juve 's fortunes as Italy 's top football team . `` It was n't easy for us to reclaim our title this year , '' said coach Antonio Conte after the 1-0 win over Palermo that ended the hopes of second-placed Napoli and prompted Juve fans to invade the pitch at the Alps stadium to get keepsakes of the day , with some even cutting up the goal nets . Conte has had his own problems , having missed the start of this season after being banned for failing to report an instance of match-fixing while he was the coach of Siena -- the 10-month punishment was later reduced to four on appeal , and he returned to the touchline in December . `` Starting out as favorites does n't do you any favors and we knew that the Champions League would take it out of us on a physical level , '' said the 43-year-old , whose team reached the quarterfinals of Europe 's top club competition . `` However , we 've had a triumphant charge to the title , sealing the achievement with three games to spare . The defeat against Inter gave us greater hunger but the loss against Sampdoria affected me even more , I promised it would n't happen again and stayed true to my word . `` I dreamt of returning and winning here and that 's precisely what has happened . I 'm in the right place . We 've achieved extraordinary things over the past few years , but you always need to raise the bar in football , taking into account the economic difficulties that Italian football is experiencing . `` So it 's only right that I sit down with the club at the end of the season to plan for the future . I 'll always be grateful to ( president ) Andrea Agnelli and owe him a great deal , and that 's why I want the situation to be clear . But I want to stay here . '' Chile midfielder Arturo Vidal scored the goal that clinched title , netting from the penalty spot after an hour following a foul by Massimo Donati on striker Mirko Vucinic . It was his 10th Serie A goal this season , and 15th overall , making him Juve 's top scorer . The victory , which came despite the 83rd-minute red card to Paul Pogba , put Juve 14 points clear of Napoli , who then beat Inter Milan 3-1 later Sunday to reduce the deficit again . Edinson Cavani netted a hat-trick to pass 100 goals for Napoli and extend his league-leading tally to 26 this season , while eighth-placed Inter look likely to miss out on European football next season . AC Milan went four points clear in the battle for third place , beating Torino 1-0 thanks to an 84th-minute goal from striker Mario Balotelli to capitalize on Fiorentina 's defeat to fifth-placed Roma on Saturday . Meanwhile , Ajax clinched a third successive Dutch league title on Sunday , beating bottom club Willem II Tilburg 5-0 to earn a 32nd Eredivisie crown overall with one match to play . Coach Frank de Boer emulated the feats of Rinus Michels ( 1966-68 ) and Louis van Gaal ( 1994-96 ) in winning a treble of titles , having also won five as a player . It kept Ajax four points clear of second-placed PSV Eindhoven , who beat NEC Nijmegen 4-2 . Paris Saint-Germain 's bid for a first French title since 1994 faltered with a 1-1 draw against Valenciennes that left the capital club seven points clear with three matches to play . PSG had key defender Thiago Silva sent off after Gael Danic put the midtable visitors ahead , but Brazilian Alex netted a late equalizer . Marseille had earlier ensured PSG could not wrap up the title this weekend by beating Bastia 2-1 on Saturday .
Sunday 's win over Palermo gives Juventus a 29th Italian league title . Club and its fans celebrate with flags and signs denoting `` 31 '' Turin side still refusing to accept loss of two titles in match-fixing scandal . The Serie A champions have won the last three editions of the competition but are yet to lift their first European trophy.