Sunday September 11, 2011 2nd Day Finished Stadio Renzo Barbera

Palermo 4 - 3 Internazionale

  • Miccoli 48’, 86’
  • Hernández 54’
  • Pinilla 88’
  • Milito 33’, 51’ (pen.)
  • Forlán 90’

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  1. Palermo shock Inter in seven-goal thriller

    Palermo shock Inter in seven-goal thriller

    Palermo surprised Internazionale to win 4-3 in a sensational opening match to the Serie A season. More

  • Live Commentary

    Time:90'
    • Palermo
    • Internazionale
    • 90+4' Palermo survive a late onslaught to win 4-3 on a dramatic night. Thanks for joining us.
    • 92' Sneijder plays a wonderful pass through to Forlan, who is onside and finishes clinically with his left foot for 4-3. A debut goal for the Uruguayan.
    • 89' Pinilla is indeed booked for taking off his shirt.
    • 88' Pinilla has added a fourth and Inter are in disarray. The Chilean whips off his shirt and will be booked but he doesn't care as he cuts in and blasts a right-footed drive past Julio Cesar who is virtually motionless.
    • 87' Julio Cesar fished at the shot with his left hand and it was never going to be enough to keep out a well-placed shot.
    • 86' WHAT A GOAL! Miccoli has had his sighters and this time flights a terrific shot past Julio Cesar, who maybe could have done better. Incredible scenes and it's 3-2.
    • 85' Another free-kick chance for Miccoli, he's worked his socks off tonight.
    • 82' Sneijder tees up a volley from Stankovic but the effort is screwed well wide.
    • 81' Jonathan is unable to fnd Forlan in the middle but Palermo are looking tired down the flanks.
    • 78' Forlan cracks a shot too high over the bar as Inter probe for a winner.
    • 76' Miccoli has had a free-kick comfortably beaten out by Julio Cesar but this could go either way. You wonder if both teams might consider a point a good result as time ticks on.
    • 74' Chile international Mauricio Pinilla is on for Abel Hernandez.
    • 71' Ricky Alvarez is on for Cambiasso as Inter shuffle their pack.
    • 70' Really impressed with the way Palermo have bounced back from the disappointment of going behind a second time.
    • 69' Nicolas Bertolo is thrown on for Ilicic, who missed that gilt-edged chance.
    • 68' Hernandez has the ball in the net from a Miccoli pass but he's offside.
    • 67' Tzorvas easily keeps out an ambitious attempt from Sneijder, who is emerging as a danger to the home defence.
    • 67' Ilicic really should score after a lightning break sparked by Hernandez has Inter's defence stretched. Julio Cesar makes the save but it should've been 3-2.
    • 66' Sneijder's cute pass releases Forlan but a poor cross from the Uruguayan only wins a corner.
    • 65' Forlan cuts inside onto his left foot menacingly but his strike is choked and it bounces wide.
    • 64' Obi's cross is too close to Tzorvas as the match flows from end to end.
    • 64' Forlan pings a fine ball to Sneijder but it's misjudged by the Dutchman.
    • 62' Joel Obi is on to play wing-back in place of Nagatomo.
    • 61' Acquah is rightly booked for a shocking tackle on Forlan.
    • 60' Miccoli forces a save out of Julio Cesar from a free-kick. He's been outstanding.
    • 60' It appears Matias Silvestre may have been the man to concede the penalty and not Barreto. It was an easy decision for the referee to make but so much has already happened since then!
    • 59' Zanetti is booked for a rash tackle on Ilicic. It was a rough challenge and deserves the card.
    • 57' Migliacco hacks away after a neat move from Inter almost gets Sneijder in behind the defence. Sneijder then does get in a shot but it's fielded by Greek keeper Alexandros Tzorvas.
    • 56' Milito, looking for a hat-trick, drills off target from an angle. It's a fabulous match now.
    • 54' How wrong I was as Palermo constructed a beautiful move and Miccoli unselfishly tees up Hernandez for a simple finish. Fantastic move that carved Inter wide open at the back.
    • 53' Breathless stuff at the start of the second half but a great response from Inter to being pegged back. It's knocked some wind out of the sails of the hosts.
    • 51' Edgar Barreto kindly gifts Inter a penalty anyway from the corner by needlessly hauling down Samuel. Milito keeps his cool to regain the lead from the spot.
    • 50' Sneijder and Forlan set up Milito but his shot cannons off a defender and wide with the goal gaping. The striker is incensed there's no penalty for handball by Migliacco.
    • 48' Julio Cesar is booked for dissent - presumably thinking Miccoli was offside.
    • 48' Miccoli races through and finishes calmly to level the scores. There's a passionate celebration from the influential forward who is played onside by Lucio and strokes home after a superb first touch.
    • 48' Miccoli is spoken to by the referee but no card is shown despite some dissent.
    • 46' Acquah is quickly involved as the young Ghanaian's cross ends up winning a corner.
    • 46' Afriyie Acquah is on at the break for debutant Della Rocca.
    • 46' Underway in the second half as Inter look to get off to a winning start.
    • 45+1' HALF TIME: Palermo 0 Inter 1. Milito scored the only goal as the visitors improved during the half.
    • 45' Forlan is picked out by Nagatomo but good defensive work by Migliacco halts a promising build-up.
    • 44' Forlan is back helping out his defence, which will please coach Gasperini.
    • 43' One of the best moves of the half ends when Milito's cross can't pick out Forlan. The visitors have grown into the game.
    • 42' Miccoli has a shot charged down by Samuel to allow Julio Cesar to make a comfortable save.
    • 40' A sloppy pass from Sneijder gifts the ball to Edgar Alvarez but he's unable to profit as his cross is headed to safety.
    • 39' Miccoli is furious to be flagged offside but he was past Zanetti and it's the right call after Forlan lost possession.
    • 38' Lucio fells Miccoli and the influential striker's free-kick is headed well wide by Francesco Della Rocca.
    • 36' Sneijder tries a terribly ambitious drive from out on the left that flies well high and wide of goal.
    • 34' Sneijder has come on already for the hugely disappointing Zarate.
    • 34' Stankovic's shot was off target but Milito expertly deflected it home from close range and replays prove the goal deserved to stand because he was level with the last defender.
    • 33' Dejan Stankovic shoots goalwards from the corner and Milito touches it home. There's no offside and the goal stands. 1-0 to Inter.
    • 33' Lucio charges forward with purpose and wins a corner for Inter.
    • 32' Giulio Migliacco makes an impressive headed clearance after Forlan crossed from the left.
    • 30' Cambiasso overhits a pass to the largely anonymous Diego Milito.
    • 29' Ilicic's cross lacks direction and it drifts behind harmlessly. Still goalless.
    • 27' Walter Samuel is shown the first yellow card of the game for a hack at Miccoli. Clumsy and crude.
    • 27' Forlan slices a hopeless shot well off target to whistles from the home crowd.
    • 26' Better from Forlan as he feeds the ball through to Esteban Cambiasso but there's not really a shot of note as it runs away from the midfielder.
    • 25' Forlan's just had a rare touch. He's hardly been involved at all yet.
    • 24' Julio Cesar allows the ball to go out for a goal-kick as Miccoli spins to run through again, springing the offside trap.
    • 21' A free-kick from out wide on the left, conceded by Lucio, comes to nothing.
    • 20' Javier Zanetti makes a vital tackle to frustrate Hernandez after a wonderful touch by Miccoli almost put the striker through. The captain still oozes class.
    • 19' Josip Ilicic fires through Lucio's legs and straight to Julio Cesar. No real danger.
    • 17' It would have been harsh on Palermo after their spirited start but it was foolish of Balzaretti to make the pull inside the box.
    • 16' Jonathan feels a tug on his shirt from Federico Balzaretti but there's no penalty. It could easily have been given - even though he made the most of it.
    • 15' Miccoli is a man on a mission but his free-kick, although on target, skips up comfortably into Julio Cesar's arms.
    • 14' Miccoli flies down the left after a neat move puts him in the clear but he ends up going backwards, away from goal before tumbling over Esteban Cambiasso's tackle to win a free-kick.
    • 12' Julio Cesar claims a long cross at the second attempt. Inter need to start imposing themselves on this game.
    • 11' Caretaker boss Devis Mangia can be well pleased with his team's fast and furious start.
    • 9' Zarate is pulled up for handball but Miccoli's free-kick only hits the Inter new boy when he joins the wall.
    • 8' Diego Milito is stopped in his tracks by debutant Matias Silvestre, with a well-timed tackle.
    • 6' Inter have their breath back and knock the ball around but Miccoli summed up the industry being shown by Palermo with that tackle on Zarate which led to the chance.
    • 5' Miccoli robs Zarate and his cross is headed goalwards by Abel Hernandez, only for Julio Cesar to dive to pull off a fine stop.
    • 4' The Sicilians have made an aggressive start and are fired up in front of their home fans.
    • 3' Miccoli's deflected free-kick is easily scooped up by Julio Cesar.
    • 2' Fabrizio Miccoli tries an audacious flicked pass that drifts out of play but shows he's up for the occasion.
    • 1' Boos great the Neroazzurri keeping possession in the first minutes and there's chaos when an extra ball is thrown onto the pitch to bring a halt to proceedings.
    • 1' Christian Brighi is the referee who looks at his watch and belatedly gets the action off and running.
    • 19:47 We're underway - how will Gian Piero Gasperini's 3-4-3 formation shape up against much-changed opponents?
    • 19:43 We're rapidly approaching kick-off in what promises to be an intriguing season opener.
    • 19:40 Inter are unbeaten in their last 11 games against Palermo in the top-flight; Palermo have managed only one win in their last 22 meetings with Inter in the league.
    • 19:24 Palermo have failed to score in half of their Serie A opening games so far (12 out of 24). Inter have drawn their opening game in each of the last four Serie A campaigns, twice at home and twice away.
    • 19:17 It's interesting to see Wesley Sneijder is only the bench for the visitors while new signings Diego Forlan and Mauro Zarate are both handed starts.
    • 19:15 TEAMS: PALERMO: Tzorvas, Pisano, Silvestre, Miglaccio, Balzaretti, Alvarez, Barreto, Della Rocca, Ilicic, Hernandez, Miccoli. Subs: Benussi, Mantovani, Cetto, Bertolo, Zahavi, Acquah, Pinilla. /// INTER: Julio Cesar, Lucio, Samuel, Zanetti, Cicero Moreira, Stankovic, Cambiasso, Nagatomo, Zarate, Milito, Forlan. Subs: Orlandoni, Pazzini, Sneijder, Alvarez, Obi, Ranocchia, Castaignos.

  • Summary

    • 92' Sneijder plays a wonderful pass through to Forlan, who is onside and finishes clinically with his left foot for 4-3. A debut goal for the Uruguayan.
    • 88' Pinilla has added a fourth and Inter are in disarray. The Chilean whips off his shirt and will be booked but he doesn't care as he cuts in and blasts a right-footed drive past Julio Cesar who is virtually motionless.
    • 86' WHAT A GOAL! Miccoli has had his sighters and this time flights a terrific shot past Julio Cesar, who maybe could have done better. Incredible scenes and it's 3-2.
    • 68' Hernandez has the ball in the net from a Miccoli pass but he's offside.
    • 54' How wrong I was as Palermo constructed a beautiful move and Miccoli unselfishly tees up Hernandez for a simple finish. Fantastic move that carved Inter wide open at the back.
    • 51' Edgar Barreto kindly gifts Inter a penalty anyway from the corner by needlessly hauling down Samuel. Milito keeps his cool to regain the lead from the spot.
    • 48' Miccoli races through and finishes calmly to level the scores. There's a passionate celebration from the influential forward who is played onside by Lucio and strokes home after a superb first touch.
    • 33' Dejan Stankovic shoots goalwards from the corner and Milito touches it home. There's no offside and the goal stands. 1-0 to Inter.
    • 5' Miccoli robs Zarate and his cross is headed goalwards by Abel Hernandez, only for Julio Cesar to dive to pull off a fine stop.
    • 19:15 TEAMS: PALERMO: Tzorvas, Pisano, Silvestre, Miglaccio, Balzaretti, Alvarez, Barreto, Della Rocca, Ilicic, Hernandez, Miccoli. Subs: Benussi, Mantovani, Cetto, Bertolo, Zahavi, Acquah, Pinilla. /// INTER: Julio Cesar, Lucio, Samuel, Zanetti, Cicero Moreira, Stankovic, Cambiasso, Nagatomo, Zarate, Milito, Forlan. Subs: Orlandoni, Pazzini, Sneijder, Alvarez, Obi, Ranocchia, Castaignos.

Team Line-up & Ratings

  • Palermo

    Manager: Devis Mangia

  • Internazionale

    Manager: Gian Piero Gasperini

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