With one game remaining, Inter are assured of finishing fourth in Serie A this season.
Inter manager Roberto Mancini says fourth place is "what we deserve" after a disappointing second half to the season.
The Nerazzurri, who spent time atop Serie A earlier this campaign, will miss out on qualification for the Champions League next season, though they secured their Europa League place on Saturday with a 2-1 win over Empoli.
Mancini chose to look on the bright side while acknowledging that Inter only have themselves to blame for letting the top spots slip away.

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Ivan Perisic scored his seventh Serie A goal of the season as Inter ensured they will finish fourth.
On a warm day in Milan, the Piazza Duomo had a sluggish yet content feel to it. Few Empoli fans made the trip and whether it was the weather, or the apathy towards the season, the San Siro filled up slowly.
The melancholy atmosphere was soon enlivened as the Curva Sud — not the raucous Curva Nord — unveiled banners that mocked both Juventus and Milan and a more spritely affair continued when the teams came onto the pitch.
The stadium was, it seemed, awoken from its lethargy and the atmosphere…
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Inter Milan secured fourth place in the Serie A table by beating Empoli 2-1 at San Siro on Saturday.All three goals arrived before half-time, with Mauro Icardi reaching 16 for the season before Croatian forward Ivan Perisic responded to Manuel Pucciarelli's equaliser.Roberto Mancini's men can no longer be caught by fellow Europa League chasers Fiorentina after building a seven-point gap over the Tuscans, who have two games left to play.Inter wasted no time setting about mid-table Empoli, who went…
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ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti reacts to the Inter-Udinese game which made history by becoming the first Serie A game to start with all foreign players.

Both AC Milan and Inter Milan will be left to reflect on happier times in the Champions League, with neither side likely to qualify for next season's competition.

ESPN FC's Mark Donaldson and Alejandro Moreno delve into the latest transfer rumours.
Geoffrey Kondogbia says he is "definitely staying at Inter" after slowly settling in at the Serie A club this season.
Kondogbia, 23, was one of Inter Milan's highest profile signings last summer, yet he did not initially deliver on the expectations and subsequently spent much of the central part of the season on the bench.
However, his form has picked up in recent weeks, and the the former Monaco midfielder says it was just a case of needing time to get used to a new style of football, new surroundings…
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ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti reacts to the Inter-Udinese game which made history by becoming the first Serie A game to start with all foreign players.

The final home game of season sees Inter Milan welcome Empoli in a game that offers little in respect to the table but will mean much to the fans. After a shambolic performance in the 2-0 defeat against Lazio last week, Inter boss Roberto Mancini lambasted his players for showing little of the character that he knows they have.

Now under the lights of the San Siro, the squad have an opportunity to redeem themselves and show how this team can perform. The only question is whether they should…
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Inter Milan and Roberto Mancini will be left wondering what if after another loss in a disappointing season.
With Europa League qualification secure the Nerazzurri travelled to Rome to face Lazio while hoping to keep their slender Champions League dreams alive. With Roma not in action until Monday, it was a chance to put pressure on the Giallorossi even if it did seem like a lost cause. More importantly Roberto Mancini wanted to finish the season in a strong position, in turn showing the steps forward his team have taken this term.
The 2-0 defeat was disappointing as it brought to the surface all the problems…
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Defender Jeison Murillo saw red as Inter Milan passed up the chance to clinch a top-four Serie A finish at Lazio.Miroslav Klose's fifth goal in as many league games and Antonio Candreva's late penalty saw the home side clinch a 2-0 victory at the Stadio Olimpico on a night when Murillo received his marching orders for two bookable offences.Lazio, who saw coach Simone Inzaghi sent to the stands by referee Luca Banti, went ahead with just eight minutes on the clock when Germany international Klose…
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ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti reacts to the Inter-Udinese game which made history by becoming the first Serie A game to start with all foreign players. Inter Milan are moving closer to formalising a partnership with China's Suning Commerce Group.
Representatives of the group, which owns Chinese Super League leaders Jiangsu Suning, attended Inter's win over Udinese at the San Siro last weekend.
"Both parties are exploring, in depth, the possibility of an ample partnership in a broad footballing sense and in terms of the development of football in China, and the possibility of reciprocal investment cannot be ruled out," a spokesperson for the Suning…
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ESPN FC's Gab Marcotti reacts to the Inter-Udinese game which made history by becoming the first Serie A game to start with all foreign players.

For Inter Milan, a spot in next season's Europa League is guaranteed, there has been a vast improvement on last season's finish and the structure and future of the club looks bright. The club is undeniably going in the right direction, but there is still work to do. The team has not been able to achieve their preseason goal of reaching the Champions League and the squad is still not in the coaches' mould just yet, hence the style of play has been widely questioned. As the Nerazzurri prepare to…
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The FC crew assess whether any of the top European clubs would invest in Diego Simeone or if he's too toxic to succeed.

The ESPN FC crew discuss Diego Simeone's antics in Atletico's game against Malaga, which led to his being sent to the stands.
Atletico Madrid coach Diego Simeone has vowed to return to Inter Milan to coach the Serie A club at some stage.
Former Argentina international Simeone, 45, spent two seasons playing for Inter, winning the UEFA Cup in 1998.
He told Mediaset that he has spoken about a return to his former Inter and Argentina teammate Javier Zanetti, who is currently the Italian club's vice-president.
"We've exchanged a few words on the phone and as I've always said, and I have no fear of saying it again now,…
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