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68% Ball Possession INTER and 32% Ball Possession CESENA
Inter 1 – 1 Cesena 
48′ Rodrigo Palacio 30′ Gregoire Defrel
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 9th position with 36 points and a positive goal difference of +7
Cesena, 19th position with 20 points and a negative goal difference of -23
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | Inter | 26 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 41:34 | 7 | 36 |
| 19 | Cesena | 26 | 4 | 8 | 14 | 24:47 | -23 | 20 |
Inter succumbing to the pressure to win the home game to keep up the race towards a spot in Europa League next season only to ended up with a 1-1 draw. Cesena in desperate need to defeat Inter to climb towards salvation. Bottom line, Inter needed to get back to the winning path after losing the Europa League Round of 16 against Wolfsburg in Germany. Now, Inter will prepare to face Wolfsburg this Thursday at the Meazza for the second leg of the Europa League. Surely, this draw is not a high motivation.
Surprise, surprise, it is Cesena to open the score freezing the Giuseppe Meazza! In the 30th minute Cesena forward Gregoire Defrel defeating Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a left footed shot in the center. The assist is by midfielder Carlos Carbonero.
Inter equalizing the score in the 48th minute. There it is forward Rodrigo Palacio defeating Cesena goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by forward Mauro Icardi. It’s the 5th goal this season by Palacio.
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Roberto Mancini:
INTER (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Ranocchia, Andreolli, Dodò; Guarin, Medel, Kuzmanovic; Shaqiri; Palacio, Icardi.
Here is CESENA official starting lineup by coach Domenico Di Carlo:
CESENA (4-3-1-2): Leali; Perico, Capelli, Krajnc, Magnusson; Giorgi, Mudingayi, De Feudis; Carbonero; Defrel, Djuric.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for INTER: Forward Mauro Icardi with 15 goals
Top scorer for CESENA: Forward Gregoire Defrel with 6 goals
| Inter | Goals | Goals | Cesena |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icardi, Mauro | 15 | 6 | Defrel, Gregoire |
| Kovacic, Mateo | 5 | 5 | Brienza, Franco |
| Osvaldo, Pablo Daniel | 5 | 4 | Rodriguez, Alejandro |
| Guarin, Fredy | 5 | 2 | Duric, Milan |
| Palacio, Rodrigo Sebastian | 5 | 1 | Succi, Davide |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 1 draw, 2 lost
| 12/03/15 | UELK | Wolfsburg – Inter | 3:1 | Round 1/8 | |||
| 08/03/15 | SA | Napoli – Inter | 2:2 | Round 26 | |||
| 01/03/15 | SA | Inter – Fiorentina | 0:1 | Round 25 |
Here are the last 3 games of CESENA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 08/03/15 | SA | Cesena – Palermo | 0:0 | Round 26 | |||
| 01/03/15 | SA | Cesena – Udinese | 1:0 | Round 25 | |||
| 22/02/15 | SA | Milan – Cesena | 2:0 | Round 24 |
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 27
Inter 1 – 1 Cesena
Sunday 15 March 2015
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: GERVASONI
Assistants: DOBOSZ – IORI
Fourth Official: DI FIORE
ADD1: TAGLIAVENTO
ADD2: MANGANIELLO
Goals: 30′ Gregoire Defrel (C), 48′ Rodrigo Palacio (I)
Official formations – lineups:
INTER (4-3-1-2): Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Ranocchia, Andreolli, Dodò; Guarin, Medel, Kuzmanovic; Shaqiri; Palacio, Icardi.
Subs.: Carrizo, Berni, Kovacic, Podolski, Campagnaro, Obi, Santon, Felipe, Puscas, Brozovic, Hernanes.
Coach: Roberto Mancini.
CESENA (4-3-1-2): Leali; Perico, Capelli, Krajnc, Magnusson; Giorgi, Mudingayi, De Feudis; Carbonero; Defrel, Djuric.
Subs: Agliardi, Bressan, Nica, Rodriguez, Brienza, Volta, Succi, Gaiola, Moncini, Cascione, Pulzetti.
Coach: Domenico Di Carlo.
| Inter | Match Stats | Cesena |
| 1 | Goals | 1 |
| 20 (4) | Shots (on goal) | 9(1) |
| 15 | Fouls | 18 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 2 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 68% | Ball Possession | 32% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Saves | 3 |