Palermo v Inter Milan

1. Roberto Mancini's Inter miss out on going top
2. Inter second in Serie A
3. Ivan Perisic taps home to give Inter the lead
4. Alberto Gilardino equalises for Palermo
5. Inter finish with 10 men after Jeison Murillo is sent off

Goodbye

So, Inter Milan miss out on the chance to go top of Serie A after a fourth league game without a win. We're back on Sunday to see if Barcelona can go level on points with Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Thansk for your company. Until next time...

Fiorentina's season?

Fiorentina, who have not won the Serie A title since 1968-69, will open up a three point gap at the top of the table if they defeat title rivals Roma on Sunday.

Inter second in Serie A

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What does this result do to the top of Serie A? Inter move above Roma into second spot, level on points with Fiorentina, who have a better goal difference and a game in hand.

Slow start but what drama in the end. Ten man Inter miss out on a chance to go top of Serie A as Palermo come from behind to force a draw.

FULL-TIME

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That was so close. Deep into three minutes of added time.

Great chance for Jonathan Biabiany as the Palermo back four is sliced open by a defence-splitting pass but the Inter substitute is denied by Stefano Sorrentino as he tries to lift the ball over the keeper.

Great drama.

Here come 10-man Inter...big chance coming up.

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Two mnutes of normal time remaining. The hosts, so dominant earlier, are hanging on. The home fans want the referee to blow for full time.

You can't take your eyes off this. 

Inter are playing better with 10 men than they did with 11. Yuto Nagatomo gets behind the Palermo defence and wins a corner for his troubles. 

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Do 10 man Inter shut up shop and look to secure a point or do they go for all three points? There's no sign of Roberto Mancini's men going all defensive. This has been a rip-roaring second half and it's still end to end in the closing stages.

Jeison Murillo can count himself unfortunate to see red. Replays show there was little contact with Franco Vazquez.

RED CARD - Jeison Murillo

Drama. Inter will play the final 10 minutes or so with 10 men after Jeison Murillo is sent off for a second yellow card following a foul on Franco Vazquez.

GREAT SAVE!

Inter Milan have to win to go top of the table. And they go oh so close as Fredy Guarin's 25-yard effort deflects off Enzo Maresca and flies towards the top corner of the net before Stefano Sorrentino produces the save of the night to tip it over. What a cracking match.

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This is nicely poised for a grandstand finish. Palermo have been excellent since conceding. They are not settling for a draw. Two huge blocks in the Inter area as the men in pink press for a second goal. 

Why couldn't the first half be like this? Both teams are going for it. End to end. This could go either way. 

GOAL - Palermo 1-1 Inter Milan

This game has come alive - and Palermo are right back in it. Franco Vazquez, who has been excellent for the hosts, pings the ball across Inter's penalty area. It takes not one but two deflections before Alberto Gilardino guides it home from close range. Scruffy? Yes. Scrappy? Yes. Deserved? Absolutely.

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This will be the ultimate smash and grab if Inter pull this off.

GOAL - Palermo 0-1 Inter Milan

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Out of nowhere, out of nothing...Inter have the lead.

Substitute Jonathan Biabiany makes an instant impact as he provides a low cross which allows Ivan Perisic to tap home from close range.

Biabiany has already done more in two minutes than Geoffrey Kondogbia managed in nearly an hour.

SUBSTITUTION

How much did Geoffrey Kondogbia cost Inter? He's not done an awful lot and now he's being replaced by Jonathan Biabiany. 

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That was the closest Inter have come to scoring. It's got Roberto Mancini out of his seat. He is about to make his first change.

CLOSE!

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Enzo Maresca brings down Stevan Jovetic just outside the Palermo area which results in a yellow card. It almost results in a goal for Inter too. Jovetic picks himself up to bend the free-kick round the wall which forces a fine save from Stefano Sorrentino.

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I'll be honest. Roberto Mancini's side don't look like potential champions. What has the former Manchester City boss said to his players at half-time? Inter have upped the tempo a notch or two.

KICK-OFF

John Newman's big in Italy. Who knew? 'Love Me Again' being played over the speakers as the teams emerge for the start of the second half. We're back under way.

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Here's hoping Rizpey...

Elsewhere in Europe

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Arjen Robben scored on his return from injury as Bayern Munich beat Cologne to become the first team to win their opening 10 Bundesliga games.

Pep Guardiola's side increased their lead to 10 points in their bid for a fourth successive German title.

Robben, 31, scored with an individual effort after 35 minutes and Arturo Vidal added a second before half-time.

Robert Lewandowski's 16th goal in nine games and a Thomas Muller penalty sealed a 1000th Bundesliga victory.

Elsewhere in Europe

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Cristiano Ronaldo scored his 12th goal of the season as La Liga leaders Real Madrid stretched their unbeaten start to 12 games with a win at Celta Vigo.

Real went three points clear as their all-time leading scorer found the net in the eighth minute with a low shot.

Brazilian defender Danilo made it two, before Celta's Gustavo Cabral was sent off after 57 minutes for picking up a second yellow card.

Nolito pulled one back before Marcelo scored a stoppage-time third.

HALF-TIME

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A pretty uncomfortable night so far for Inter in Sicily. Palermo have been impressive but they haven't turned chances into goal and that could yet prove costly.

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Inter need to re-think their plans. They are not creating enough chances. Only once this season have they scored more than one goal in a Serie A game.

YELLOW CARD

Huge drama. Inter midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, who has already been booked, challenges Franco Vazquez inside the visitors half. Palermo's players scream for a free-kick and Kondogbia looks in trouble. But the referee infuriates the home fans by showing Vazquez a yellow card for diving. Replays show the referee is spot on.

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Inter are enjoying a sustained spell of possession deep inside the Palermo half but the home defence is standing up well to everything that is thrown at them.. It's hard to see how Roberto Mancini's side are going to find the net. 

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One point will see Inter climb from third to second in Serie A. Right now, Roberto Mancini's side will do well to leave Sicily unscathed. Palermo are bossing the game. 

CLOSE!

Palermo are inching closer and closer to the breakthrough. Franco Vazquez forces a full-stretch save from Samir Handanovic after Inter fail to clear an attack.The visitors are under serious pressure.

Stevan Jovetic is by far Inter's most threatening player. His clever touches and lay-offs are beginning to cause the hosts problems. 

First real sign of danger from Inter. A cross by Yuto Nagatomo panics Palermo's keeper who concedes a needless corner.

Moments later Stevan Jovetic has Inter's first shot. It's high and wide.

Enzo Maresca might be 35 but the former West Brom midfielder is still full of energy. He is spraying the ball around with intelligence and is at the heart of Palermo's best moves.

Inter have yet to settle. Roberto Mancini's side are having an uncomfortable time with Palermo have making the brighter start.

There's a moment of alarm in the visitors defence as Franco Vazquez goes close before Samir Handanovic snuffs out the danger.

'Palermo not easy place to go'

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Roberto Mancini forecast a difficult evening in Sicily at his pre-match news conference...

Palermo have 10 points and they've played better on the road than at home but I know it's never an easy place to go. Gilardino has a lot of experience and Vazquez is a talent. They have a very young side with lots of energy and they can cause you problems. I think Iachini's an excellent coach and knows how to get them playing.

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Inter have hardly threatened. 

There's a lovely passage of exchanges by the hosts but they are struggling to turn possession into chances. 

The home fans have turned up in force. A huge roar erupts whenever a pink shirt ventures into Inter's half.

Palermo's danger man?

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Sweden midfielder Oscar Hiljemark, 23, is a summer signing from PSV

First chance...and it falls to Palermo.

Alberto Gilardino, eight yards out, gets on the end of a fine cross but his header is high and wide.

Early warning for Inter.

The team in pink are getting stuck in. Palermo have conceded a couple of early free-kicks. It's tight and scrappy start.

Roberto Mancini, who is suited and booted, flashes a smile to the cameras. No European distractions for Inter this season. Can they win their first league title since 2010? Inter fans are beginning to believe. 

KICK-OFF

Will Inter fans be singing in the rain? It's a damp night in Sicily but Palermo fans are generating a terrific atmosphere in the Stadio Renzo Barbera.

We're up and running.

Slow start

Inter signed France midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia, 22, from Monaco in the summer for a reported £25m, but he has had a slow start to life in Serie A.

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Palermo team news

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Memo to West Brom fans: Remember Enzo Maresca? The Italian rocked up at The Hawthorns at the age of 18 in 1998 and impressed during his two years in the Black Country before returning to Italy to join Juventus.

The midfielder is still going. Now aged 35, Maresca is turning out for Palermo and starts against Inter.

Palermo XI: Sorrentino, Struna, Gonzalez, Andelkovic, Rispoli, Rigoni, Maresca, Hiljemark, Lazaar; Vazquez, Gilardino.

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Inter team news

Stevan Jovetic, on loan from Manchester City, is named in Inter's starting line-up. Jovetic has scored three times in six league games for Inter this season.

Pretty in pink

Looking to block Inter Milan's route to the top of the table is Sicily-based Palmero, who play in pink and are 12th in the table. 

Team news coming up.

Title charge

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Four years ago this weekend Roberto Mancini masterminded Manchester City's 6-1 derby demolition of Manchester United at Old Trafford on the way to the Premier League title.

As Manchester gears up for another derby dust-up, Mancini is on the title charge again...this time in Italy's capital of style. 

Inter Milan are beginning to stir after years in the doldrums. Another win tonight and the eighteen-time Serie A champions will be back on top of the table.