MILAN – The
Nerazzurri's last match of 2012 ended with the spoils shared as
Genoa earned a 1-1 draw at the Stadio Meazza.
After a fairly
bland first period finished goalless, Inter came into the game more after the
interval and carved out a number of chances, Palacio in
particular going close. Yet it was Genoa who eventually broke the deadlock in the
77th
minute: Inter were caught out by a counter-attack as Antonelli
found Immobile and the Italy youngster weaved his way through
the Nerazzurri back line before poking past Handanovic. Stramaccioni's
men responded immediately and equalised with five minutes of
normal time remaining. Cambasso timed his run into the box to connect
with Cassano's high ball and beat Frey with a well-placed header. The
final minutes were frantic as Inter piled forward desperately looking
for a winner. Livaja had the chance to snatch the points in the 90th
minute but hit the post - much to the dismay of the San Siro faithful. The
Nerazzurri end the year on 35 points.
Inter
1-1 Genoa (HT: 0-0)
Scorers: Immobile
77, Cambiasso 85.
Inter: 1 Handanovic; 23
Ranocchia, 25 Samuel, 40 Juan Jesus (Chivu 46); 4 Zanetti, 21 Gargano
(Livaja 78), 19 Cambiasso, 11 Alvarez (Pereira 31); 99 Cassano, 8
Palacio, 22 Milito.
Unused subs: 27 Belec, 77 Di
Gennaro, 6 Silvestre, 17 Mariga, 24 Benassi, 42 Jonathan, 82
Bessa.
Coach: Andrea Stramaccioni.
Genoa:
1 Frey; 31 Sampirisi, 21 Canini, 5 Granqvist, 13 Antonelli;
28 Tozser; 7 Rossi (Piscitella 72), 33 Kucka, 91 Bertolacci (Anselmo
69, Krajnc 90+1), 8 Vargas; 17 Immobile.
Unused subs:
30 Tzorvas, 9 Melazzi, 16 Hallenius, 20 Marchiori, 23 Said, 25 Al
Hassan, 32 Donnarumma.
Coach: Luigi Delneri.
Referee: Andrea Gervasoni (Mantova).
Booked: Ranocchia 26, Bertolacci 56, Anselmo 70, Chivu 90+3.
Added time: 3+5 minutes.
Attendance: 40,695.
