1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
47' | Half time. Livorno 1-1 Inter. |
47' | Inter survive a scare deep in injury time as Julio Cesar expertly tips behind Loviso's long-range swerveshot. |
46' | Maicon slaloms three opponents but can't get past a fourth, who happens to be Giovanni Pasquale. The Italian upends the Brazilian but there will be no free kick for Inter. |
45' | 1 minute of added time. |
45' | Ibra's flicked header from Stankovic's corner is over the bar. |
44' | Applause for Cesar who manages to keep in play Ibrahimovic's looping cross and then wins a corner. |
41' | Stankovic fires high over the bar from 25 yards after Ibra is beaten to a Maxwell cross by Pulzetti. |
40' | Livorno dangerous again. Julio Cesar makes a tipped save from Balleri's right-wing cross. De Vezze steals in at the far post but can't get enough power into his header. |
36' | A third yellow at the Armando Picchi. Knezevic is booked for a two-footed challenge on Adriano. |
35' | That's three goals for the Swedish forward against Tuscan opposition this term. He scored twice in the Week 2 trip to Empoli. |
35' | GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!!! Zlatan Ibrahimovic collects Maicon's short pass into the Amaranto box and smashes past Amelia. Livorno 1-1 Inter. |
33' | Maicon heads back to Julio Cesar with Livorno scorer De Vezze lurking on the edge of the area. |
32' | Adri dribbles Amelia in the box and shoots from a tight angle. Galante blocks at the near post and it's a corner for Inter. |
30' | Adriano's effort from distance is high and wide. |
26' | Pinball in the Livorno box. Inter go close five times in 20 seconds but the ball just won't go in. Adri hits the post, Cambiasso has a shot blocked, so does Adriano, so does Zanetti, and so does Cesar! |
25' | Bogdani's header from the resultant corner is high and wide. |
25' | Loviso has a go from a central position 30 yards out, forcing Julio Cesar into a diving save. |
24' | Inter put together a string of first-time passes. The move comes to an end with Adriano heading over Cesar's left-wing cross. |
23' | Inter attack back. Adri enters the area from the right wing but is dispossessed. |
22' | Former Inter defender Pasquale tries to lift the ball over Cordoba but the Colombian is alert to the threat and nods behind for a Livorno corner. |
20' | Cordoba outjumps De Vezze and makes a headed clearance from Balleri's right-wing cross. |
17' | Maxwell is yellow-carded for diving over Diamanti after a run into the area from the left. |
15' | Stankovic's floated free kick sails over the heads of all and sundry and goes behind for a goal kick. Adriano appears to be held back by Galante in the area. |
14' | Pavan is booked for stopping Adriano in full flight. |
13' | Knezevic intercepts Ibrahimovic's deft through ball for Cesar who would have had a clear route through on goal. |
11' | Inter close to an equaliser. Adriano backheels on target from inside the six-yard box. The Brazilian's effort is blocked by Pavan, and Galante smashes to safety. |
10' | Ex-Inter defender Fabio Galante's header from the corner is straight at Julio Cesar. |
9' | Diamanti goes down in the box after contact with Burdisso. The Livorno striker has his penalty claim turned down but wins a corner for the Amaranto. |
7' | Adriano combines with Ibrahimovic but is dispossessed as he enters the box. The Nerazzurri keep up the pressure and Amelia blocks a Maicon shot from the edge of the area. |
7' | Ibrahimovic threads through for Stankovic but the Swede's ball is too long for the Serbian. |
5' | Inter have yet to settle down and Alessandro Diamanti makes a 30-yard dash towards the Inter area, firing wide from distance. |
1' | Good afternoon and welcome to the Stadio Armando Picchi in Livorno, where the Nerazzurri will be looking to put Wednesday's Champions League defeat behind them. |
1' | Livorno take a shock early lead through Daniele De Vezze who controls a long ball into the Inter area and knocks it past Julio Cesar. |
1' | The action starts at the Stadio Picchi as Livorno kick off against the Nerazzurri, who are wearing their 'crusader' away strip this afternoon. FORZA INTER!!! |
1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 2 Cordoba, 16 Burdisso, 6 Maxwell; 5 Stankovic, 19 Cambiasso, 4 Zanetti, 31 Cesar; 8 Ibrahimovic, 10 Adriano. |
1' | Livorno: 1 Amelia; 32 Pavan, 6 Galante, 15 Knezevic, 69 Balleri; 7 Pulzetti, 21 Loviso, 11 De Vezze, 26 Pasquale; 23 Diamanti, 81 Bogdani. |
Minute | Text commentary |
49' | Full time. Livorno 2-2 Inter. |
46' | Cordoba blocks Pulzetti's angled shot and concedes a corner. Nothing comes of it. |
45' | Four minutes of added time. |
45' | Amelia is quick out to smother the ball and deny Jimenez. |
43' | Another miraculous save from Julio Cesar. The Brazilian makes an incredible reflex save from Bogdani's close-range header from a left-wing free kick. |
41' | Bogdani booked for protesting. |
40' | Ibra's deflected shot from 25 yards is saved by Amelia. |
38' | Inter have a goal disallowed. Stankovic frees Cesar on the left. The Brazilian wing-back floats a ball over to Zlatan Ibrahimovic who tucks past Amelia. The flag goes for offside. |
36' | The Brazilian right-back is no newcomer to red cards in this stadium. He was sent off here last year. |
36' | Drama at the Picchi. Maicon is shown a straight red for kicking Bogdani. |
35' | Julio Cruz' right-foot effort is blocked by the Amaranto wall. |
34' | Jimenez goes down under a challenge from Grandoni on the edge ofthe box. Free kick to the Nerazzurri. |
33' | Fabio Galante blocks a Zanetti 25-yarder. It's end to end as both sides are looking for a winner. Should be an entertaining final period here in Livorno. |
32' | Our Brazilian keeper makes a smothering save from Rezaei's looping header from a right-wing free kick. |
29' | Galante is booked for foul play. |
28' | Julio Cesar blocks a Diamanti shot as Livorno come looking for a third. |
27' | Ibrahimovic finds the bottom left corner and we're back on level terms at the Armando Picchi. |
26' | Ibrahimovic is fouled by Rezaei in the Livorno box. Penalty to Inter! |
26' | Fernando Orsi brings on Rezaei for Pavan. |
23' | Livorno replace the injured Balleri with Grandoni. |
23' | Inter make their second switch. Julio 'El Jardinero' Cruz replaces Adriano. |
20' | Adriano has a go from a tight angle on the left wing but the Brazilian's effort is wide. |
17' | Loviso sends Julio Cesar the wrong way. Livorno 2-1 Inter. |
17' | Esteban Cambiasso is booked for protesting. |
16' | Penalty to Livorno. Diamanti muscles his way past Maicon on the left and crosses to the far post. Jimenez shoves Pulzetti off the ball and Trefoloni points to the spot. |
15' | Ibrahimovic's effort spins off the Livorno wall and into the arms of Marco Amelia. |
14' | Inter win a free kick in a dangerous position after a Balleri foul on Stankovic. |
10' | Roberto Mancini makes his first change. Luis Jimenez comes on for Maxwell. |
9' | Livorno substitution: Emanuele Filippini replaces Daniele De Vezze. |
8' | Amelia grasps a Stankovic right-wing cross after the Livorno defence thwart Ibrahimovic. |
8' | Inter appear to be gaining the upper hand again after five minutes of Livorno pressure. Ibrahimovic's far-post header from Cesar's cross is caught by Italy keeper Amelia. |
6' | Cesar dribbles Balleri with an elegant touch of the ball and sends a floated cross into the box. Knezevic makes a headed interception to deny Adriano. |
5' | Another save by Julio Cesar, this time from Diamanti whose low effort from 20 yards is on target. |
3' | Julio Cesar rises to catch a left-wing cross and deny Bogdani. |
3' | Bogdani's weak shot from Diamanti's ball into the box is easily saved by Julio Cesar. |
1' | Inter kick off the second half. |