<P>The Nerazzurri barely had time to settle down when De Vezze controlled a long ball into the area in the opening minute, cutting out two defenders before knocking it past Julio Cesar.</P>
<P>Livorno, coached by Mancini's former assistant Nando Orsi, sat on their lead as Inter gradually took control.</P>
<P>Adriano had a couple of efforts blocked, saw a header go over and then hit the upright during an incredible episode of pinball before Ibrahimovic grabbed an equaliser ten minutes before the interval. Latching on to Maicon's short pass in the area the Swedish forward lashed his third of the season past Amelia.</P>
Inter survived a scare in added time, Loviso's long-range swerveshot forcing Julio Cesar into a tipped save.
<P>Livorno made the better start to the second half but the ever alert Julio Cesar thwarted the danger with saves from Bogdani and Diamanti.</P>
<P>Mancini made a tactical switch ten minutes in, replacing Maxwell with attacking midfielder Luis Jimenez. The Chilean's first contribution was to shove Pulzetti off the ball and leave Trefoloni with no option but to point to the spot. Loviso stepped up and sent Julio Cesar the wrong way to put Inter on the back foot.</P>
<P>The Nerazzurri were back on level terms on 72 minutes. Livorno substitute Rezaei emulated Jimenez with a penalty foul on Ibrahimovic, and the Swede fired into the bottom left corner for his fourth goal against Tuscan opposition this term.</P>
<P>Inter were forced to play the final ten minutes with ten men when Maicon - sent off here last season - was shown a straight red card for kicking out at Bogdani.</P><P>In a dramatic finale Ibrahimovic tucked home Cesar's floated cross only to see his effort ruled out for offside. At the other end Julio Cesar, possibly Inter's most in-form player at the moment, pulled off another miraculous save to deny Bogdani a late winner.</P>
<P>Livorno 2-2 Inter (HT: 1-1)</P><P>Scorers: De Vezze 1, Ibrahimovic 35, (pen) 72, Loviso (pen) 62.</P><P>Livorno: 1 Amelia; 32 Pavan (18 Rezaei 71), 6 Galante, 15 Knezevic, 69 Balleri (77 Grandoni 68), 7 Pulzetti, 21 Loviso, 11 De Vezze (4 E.Filippini 54), 26 Pasquale; 23 Diamanti, 81 Bogdani.
Subs not used: 14 De Lucia, 10 Tavano, 17 Alvarez, 22 Tristan.
Coach: Fernando Orsi.</P><P>Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 2 Cordoba, 16 Burdisso, 6 Maxwell (11 Jimenez 55); 5 Stankovic, 19 Cambiasso, 4 Zanetti, 31 Cesar; 8 Ibrahimovic, 10 Adriano (9 Cruz )68).
Subs not used: 1 Toldo, 7 Figo, 15 Dacourt, 18 Crespo, 25 Samuel.
Coach: Roberto Mancini.</P><P>Referee: Matteo Trefoloni (Siena).</P><P>Booked: Pavan 14, Maxwell 17, Knezevic 36, Cambiasso 62, Galante 74, Bogdani 86.
Sent off: Maicon 81.</P>
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