on 29 august 2011, it was confirmed that diego forlán had joined inter milan as a replacement for the departing samuel eto'o. no financial details were announced but it is believed the 32-year-old signed an initial two-year deal. he made his debut on 11 september 2011, scoring with a high left foot shot in a 4–3 defeat at sicilian club palermo. on 4 march 2012, forlán scored his second goal for inter against catania in a 2–2 draw. in april, forlán declared his loyalty to inter and his intention to stay when he told sky sports that "i want to stay at inter. you haven't seen the real forlán yet... i wouldn't want to leave inter like this. i like challenges and i wouldn't want to leave when the team are not in a good position." in june, his father confirmed the belief that the striker would see out his contract with the "nerazzurri". on 5 july, however, after only scoring twice in 22 appearances, the italian club confirmed that he had been released, terminating the final year of his contract.