31 Jan 2011

Inter come from behind to beat Palermo

3:03 pm on 31 January 2011

Substitute Giampaolo Pazzini scored twice and won a penalty on a dream debut as Serie A Italian football champions Inter Milan roared back from 2-nil down to beat visiting Palermo 3-2.

Second-placed Napoli also put on a show, thrashing Pazzini's now toothless former club Sampdoria 4-nil with rampant Uruguay striker Edinson Cavani netting another hat-trick as they cut the gap with leaders AC Milan back to four points.

Faltering Juventus lost again, 2-1 at home to in-form Udinese, as the gulf in class between the fallen Turin giants and the other top teams continues to be apparent.

Inter coach Leonardo, whose side lost their first match under his month-long stewardship last weekend at Udinese, took a big gamble at 2-0 down at halftime by sending on Pazzini and fellow new signing Houssine Kharja.