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Pandev spurs Intrer rally against Bari 2-2 |
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Saturday, 16 January 2010 |
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Diego Milito converted a penalty in the 74th as Inter Milan rallied from a two-goal, second-half deficit for a 2-2 tie against Bari on Saturday at San Nicola.
Barreto converted consecutive penalties in a three-minute span earlier in the second half for Bari, but Goran Pandev answered with his first goal for Inter in the 69th and Milito followed as all four goals came in a 14-minute stretch.
Inter still extended its lead in Serie A to nine points over AC Milan, which plays Sunday.
Bari took the lead 15 minutes after half when Riccardo Meggiorini's cross went into the arm of Inter Milan central defender Walter Samuel, who was sliding in to try and deflect the ball.
Barreto drove the penalty to the left as Inter goalie Julio Cesar dove to the other side, and was just as good from the spot minutes later.
Inter central defender Lucio took down Alessandro Parisi on the left side of the area, and referee Roberto Rosetti wasted no time pointing to the spot once again.
Barreto drove the second penalty to the right as Cesar went toward the area he drove his earlier attempt, and Bari was in control in the 63rd minute.
Bari's hopes of upsetting the Italian champions vanished within 10 minutes, as Pandev showed his quality with his first goal for Inter.
Pandev got control of the ball in the box and drove to the left before sending the ball in from a tight angle in the 69th past Bari goalkeeper Jean Francois Gillet. This was the first goal for the Macedonian for Inter.Four minutes later, Rosetti was pointing to the spot on the other end after Pandev was taken down in the area by Leonardo Bonucci. Milito converted the PK to the left with Gillet going the other direction for his 12th goal, which is tied for the Serie A lead.
Also Saturday, Joaquin Larrivey scored twice as Cagliari beat Livorno 3-0.
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