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Inter strike late to beat Real Madrid

Real Madrid slumped to a 2-1 defeat at home to Inter Milan on Tuesday, a last-minute freekick from Adriano accounting for the Spanish champions in a hard-fought pre-season game.

Real Madrid slumped to a 2-1 defeat at home to Inter Milan on Tuesday, a last-minute freekick from Adriano accounting for the Spanish champions in a hard-fought pre-season game.

Real, who were without world record signing Zinedine Zidane and Portuguese forward Luis Figo, struggled to create chances throughout the match.

Inter, also missing key players, took the lead on five minutes as ex-Atletico Madrid striker Christian Vieri slotted in a pass from former Real Madrid midfielder Clarence Seedorf.

Real equalised with a Fernando Hierro penalty with 10 minutes to go but a stinging free-kick from Adriano earned the Italians a win with just seconds remaining.