Balotelli 15 (I), Ibrahimovic pen 38 (I), Cavani 73 (P), Succi 76 (P)
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Inter threw away a 2-0 lead in the space of three minutes as Palermo completed a fantastic comeback at San Siro.
The Nerazzurri were nine points clear of Juventus and had the opportunity to practically seal up the title. Julio Cesar, Douglas Maicon, Amantino Mancini and Luis Jimenez were ruled out, while Palermo missed Igor Budan and Roberto Guana. The Sicilians had drawn two of their last four visits to San Siro.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic sprung the offside trap to go one-on-one with Marco Amelia, but his lob was wide of an open goal. The Swede seemed to take it as given he would score and lost concentration.
Inter struggled to create chances, but scored thanks to a defensive howler on 15 minutes. Mario Balotelli was allowed a totally free header from Sulley Muntari's cross, as Moris Carrozzieri completely lost his man.
Balotelli again got away from Carrozzieri, but his chip was over the bar as Amelia came tearing out. The goalkeeper beat away an Ibra solo effort, as Palermo struggled to make an impact. With this in mind, Davide Ballardini replaced Fabio Liverani with Cesare Bovo.
The referee awarded a soft penalty for Simon Kjaer's tussle with Ibrahimovic and the Swede converted with power.
It should've been 3-0 on the counter soon after, but Balotelli's first touch let him down spectacularly when one-on-one with Amelia.
Palermo got their first chance in stoppages, Fabrizio Miccoli firing over with a half-volley. Cesare Bovo risked a red card for using his elbow on Balotelli, awarded only a booking.
Miccoli went close again in the second half, forcing a great save out of Francesco Toldo with his right-foot screamer.
Mark Bresciano came off the bench and his volley into the ground bounced just wide of the far post.
Inter seemed to fall asleep and Toldo had to palm an Edison Cavani strike over the bar.
Palermo created several chances in the second half, as Inter seemed to take their foot off the gas, and came back into it. Cavani ran on to a slide-rule pass and placed the angled drive past Toldo at the near post.
Moments later both Davide Succi and Cavani just failed to get the final touch to a dangerous ball across the face of goal.
It was only a warning, as Succi completed the shock comeback! Miccoli's stunning volley pass from from byline found Succi's side-foot finish from six-yards, as the Inter defence was torn apart!
Both sides now poured forward, but Palermo went closest as Miccoli's shot from the D skimmed the upright.
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Inter threw away a 2-0 lead in the space of three minutes as Palermo completed a fantastic comeback at San Siro.
The Nerazzurri were nine points clear of Juventus and had the opportunity to practically seal up the title. Julio Cesar, Douglas Maicon, Amantino Mancini and Luis Jimenez were ruled out, while Palermo missed Igor Budan and Roberto Guana. The Sicilians had drawn two of their last four visits to San Siro.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic sprung the offside trap to go one-on-one with Marco Amelia, but his lob was wide of an open goal. The Swede seemed to take it as given he would score and lost concentration.
Inter struggled to create chances, but scored thanks to a defensive howler on 15 minutes. Mario Balotelli was allowed a totally free header from Sulley Muntari's cross, as Moris Carrozzieri completely lost his man.
Balotelli again got away from Carrozzieri, but his chip was over the bar as Amelia came tearing out. The goalkeeper beat away an Ibra solo effort, as Palermo struggled to make an impact. With this in mind, Davide Ballardini replaced Fabio Liverani with Cesare Bovo.
The referee awarded a soft penalty for Simon Kjaer's tussle with Ibrahimovic and the Swede converted with power.
It should've been 3-0 on the counter soon after, but Balotelli's first touch let him down spectacularly when one-on-one with Amelia.
Palermo got their first chance in stoppages, Fabrizio Miccoli firing over with a half-volley. Cesare Bovo risked a red card for using his elbow on Balotelli, awarded only a booking.
Miccoli went close again in the second half, forcing a great save out of Francesco Toldo with his right-foot screamer.
Mark Bresciano came off the bench and his volley into the ground bounced just wide of the far post.
Inter seemed to fall asleep and Toldo had to palm an Edison Cavani strike over the bar.
Palermo created several chances in the second half, as Inter seemed to take their foot off the gas, and came back into it. Cavani ran on to a slide-rule pass and placed the angled drive past Toldo at the near post.
Moments later both Davide Succi and Cavani just failed to get the final touch to a dangerous ball across the face of goal.
It was only a warning, as Succi completed the shock comeback! Miccoli's stunning volley pass from from byline found Succi's side-foot finish from six-yards, as the Inter defence was torn apart!
Both sides now poured forward, but Palermo went closest as Miccoli's shot from the D skimmed the upright.
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