Internazionale missed the chance to go top of Serie A by drawing 1-1 at Palermo on Saturday while Bologna came from behind to defeat 10-man Carpi 2-1 and Empoli sank Genoa 2-0.
Roberto Mancini’s Inter extended their streak without a victory to four matches and spurned the opportunity to usurp Fiorentina as leaders after Alberto Gilardino cancelled out Ivan Perisic’s opener.
The draw left Inter second on 18 points, the same as Fiorentina who have a game in hand. Palermo are 11th on 11 points.
The visitors struck after 60 minutes when a magnificent chip from Stevan Jovetic found Jonathan Biabiany advancing into the box. The substitute brought the ball down before crossing to Perisic who finished calmly at the far post.
Gilardino equalised six minutes later after reacting quickest in a goalmouth melee to tap the ball past Samir Handanovic from close range.
Mancini made four changes following the 0-0 draw with Juventus last weekend and his side lacked cohesion early on.
Handanovic made two saves from Franco Vázquez while the Palermo forward also sent a header just over the bar after outmuscling Joao Miranda.
Inter’s Jeison Murillo was shown a second yellow card in the 79th minute for bringing down Vázquez with a poorly-timed challenge.
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