Palermo battle back in Serie A to deny Inter Milan top spot
Saturday 24 October 2015 22:29, UK
Inter Milan missed the chance to go top of Serie A after being held to a 1-1 draw at Palermo on Saturday.
Ivan Perisic opened the scoring for Roberto Mancini's side on the hour mark, but former AC Milan striker Alberto Gilardino equalised shortly after as Inter were frustrated for a third week running.
Having failed to beat Juventus last week, Inter went into the game on the back of three games without a win and were ultimately frustrated by an impressive Palermo side, with Jeison Murillo sent off late on for the visitors.
The point moves Inter above Roma in the table and level with Fiorentina, who could claim a three-point lead if they beat Rudi Garcia's side on Sunday.
Elsewhere, Bologna stayed in the relegation zone despite coming from behind to beat bottom club Carpi 2-1.
Gaetano Letizia gave the home side the lead on 24 minutes, but they went down to 10 men thanks to Lorenzo Lollo's second yellow card before half-time.
Daniele Gastaldello then struck just after the break for Bologna and Adam Masina completed the comeback with the 90th-minute winner.
Empoli leapt above Genoa after beating them 2-0 thanks to goals either side of half-time from Rade Krunic and Piotr Zielinski.
