Inter were held to a 0-0 draw by AEK Athens in their final pre-season friendly, with Mateo Kovacic benched. 

The Croatia international midfielder appears set to complete a move to Real Madrid tomorrow and was left on the bench by Roberto Mancini.

The result concludes a disappointing pre-season for the Nerazzurri, in which they've lost to Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Milan as well as finishing last in the Trofeo TIM.

Inter were held to a 0-0 draw by AEK Athens in their final pre-season friendly, with Mateo Kovacic benched. 

The Croatia international midfielder appears set to complete a move to Real Madrid tomorrow and was left on the bench by Roberto Mancini.

The result concludes a disappointing pre-season for the Nerazzurri, in which they've lost to Bayern Munich, Real Madrid and Milan as well as finishing last in the Trofeo TIM.

After a dull first half, the visitors’ substitute goalkeeper Giannis Anestis was on hand to deny Geoffrey Kondogbia and Rey Manaj.

The visitors came close to snatching a win in stoppage time, when Macauley Chrisantus’ effort flew just wide of the post.

The Nerazzurri’s Serie A campaign kicks off next Sunday, when they welcome Atalanta to San Siro.

INTER: Handanovic; D'Ambrosio (76' Nagatomo), Murillo, Miranda, Juan Jesus; Kondogbia, Gnoukouri, Medel (76' Manaj); Brozovic; Jovetic, Icardi (55' Palacio)

AEK ATHENS: Baroja (64' Anestis);Rogrigo Galo, Lampropoulos, Tzanetopoulos (56' Arzo), Didac Vila (46' Soiledis); Simoes, Anakoglou, Johansson, Vargas (46' Platellas), Helder Barbosa (69' Vasilantonopoulos) Aravidis (56' Djebbour). (56' Chrisantus) (76' Zoric) (76' Grontis) (83' Svarnas).

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