Inter win as Mourinho is sent off

Milan: A two-goal burst from striker Diego Milito gave Serie A champions Inter Milan an unconvincing 2-1 win at Cagliari on Sunday when AC Milan also struggled to beat Bologna 1-0. Inter fell behind to Jeda’s first-half penalty after Maicon had been adjudged to push over Alessandro Matri in the box.

Coach Jose Mourinho, later sent to the stands for arguing with officials, brought on forward Mario Balotelli  to change shape and the move paid dividends just as it had in the previous weekend’s 2-0 win over Parma.

Good pressure by Samuel Eto’o forced the home defence to give the ball away and Argentina’s Milito ran through to score on 51 minutes before dinking in a second five minutes later following a long ball over the top.  Inter, who drew 0-0 with Barcelona in the Champions League on Wednesday and host Napoli in midweek, are third on 10 points.

Leaders Juventus made it four wins from four in Saturday’s 2-0 victory over Livorno and Sampdoria joined them at the top after securing maximum points from first four games.