| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Bertini sends the teams back to the dressing rooms, where there will be plenty of wounds to lick after a tempestuous opening forty-five minutes. |
| 46' | Edgar Davids is yellow-carded for fouling Barone. |
| 45' | There will be two minutes of added time. |
| 45' | Lamberto Zauli is deservedly booked for tripping Davids. |
| 44' | Davids storms down the middle then lays off to Adriano, who creates space for himself then sends one of those fearsome left-footed shots just wide of the right post. |
| 41' | Good chance for Inter. Veron receives to the left of the Palermo goal, has his pass blocked then blazes his follow-up shot wide of the far post. |
| 38' | Stankovic loses the ball in midfield then races back and fouls Corini from behind. Yellow card. |
| 36' | The Meazza applauds Stankovic, who receives from Pasquale then elegantly turns his marker before shooting on target from 20 yards. Guardalben saves. |
| 34' | Palermo win a free kick just inside our half after a cruching tackle by Davids on Zauli. |
| 31' | Van der Meyde receives from Veron then is poleaxed by Grosso as he enters the area. No decision given by Bertini. |
| 31' | Materazzi is back on the pitch. |
| 30' | The Argentine midfielder's free kick comes off the Rosanero wall. |
| 29' | Veron is booked by Bertini for counting the distance between ball and wall before the free kick is taken. |
| 28' | Edgar Davids plays short to Cruz, who is tripped by Barzagli. Free kick to Inter 25 yards out. |
| 27' | Toni elbows Materazzi in the face during an aerial challenge. Things get heated in the middle of the park. Nerazzurri momentarily down to ten men as Materazzi receives treatment to a cut. |
| 26' | Stankovic heads wide of the left post to finish off a move he started. The Serbia& Montenegro midfielder picked up the ball on the left wing then played a crossfield ball to Cruz. The Argentine returned the compliment with another crossfield ball for Stan |
| 24' | Van der Meyde crosses to Cruz, who chests the ball then heads to Adriano. Biava hooks clear. |
| 21' | Good attacking play by the Nerazzurri. Veron combines with Ze Maria then plays wide to Adriano. Palermo win possession on the by-line. |
| 17' | Toni finds the bottom left-hand corner with a low shot from the edge of the Inter box. But Palermo have a second goal disallowed, this time for offside. |
| 17' | Inter win a free kick on the right wing after Stankovic is fouled. Ze Maria plays to van der Meyde, who sees a low shot blocked. |
| 15' | Superb play by Andy van der Meyde. The Dutchman makes a central run on goal, takes on an opponent then sees his shot blocked by Zaccardo. Cruz then curls a follow-up shot wide of the left post. |
| 13' | Inter win a free kick over 35 yards out. Adriano's shot comes off the Palermo wall. |
| 9' | Palermo win a corner kick as Ze Maria blocks Gasbarroni's cross. |
| 9' | Palermo have a goal disallowed. Toni slots home Barzagli's headed cut-back from the right-wing by-line, but the left-wing corner had already gone out of play at the far post. |
| 7' | Corini shoots over the Inter bar after pouncing on a deflected ball on the edge of our penalty box. |
| 5' | At the other end Cruz takes on Biava then plays wide the van der Meyde. Adriano is anticipated as two Palermo defenders jump to clear van der Meyde's cross. |
| 4' | Palermo win a free kick 40 yards out. Captain Corini's cross goes out of play at the left-wing by-line. |
| 3' | Andy van der Meyde finds space on the right wing to get a cross in. Guardalben catches. |
| 2' | Guardalben comes off his line to beat Adriano to a Veron long ball. |
| 1' | There's an electric atmosphere at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium for tonight's Serie A Week 2 clash between Inter and Palermo. The visitors kick off. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 50' | Full time. Inter 1-1 Palermo. |
| 49' | Inter remain in attack and Stankovic's right-wing cross goes out of play. |
| 49' | Inter win a corner in the dying seconds after Bobo's poked shot is blocked. |
| 48' | Grosso needs medical attention after injuring his right leg in a challenge with Adriano. |
| 45' | Three minutes of added time to play. |
| 45' | Toldo saves Toni's diagonal, close-range shot. |
| 43' | Emre replaces Davids. |
| 41' | From close range Bobo Vieri heads Stankovic's right-wing cross wide of the left post. |
| 40' | Oooohhh!!! An incredible Adriano strike from the distances comes straight back off the crossbar. |
| 39' | Guidolin responds by bringing Conteh on for Santana. |
| 39' | Mancini brings on Vieri for van der Meyde. |
| 38' | Adriano's missile goes through the wall and Guardalben gets down well to make the save. |
| 37' | Biava is sent straight off for bringing down Obafemi Martins, superbly put through on goal by Andy van der Meyde as the Nerazzurri counter-attack. Free kick to Inter in a central position 20 yards out. |
| 33' | Great play from Adriano, who intercepts the ball, takes it to the by-line then beats Barzagli before seeing his cross blocked by Zaccardo. |
| 32' | Another chance for Oba Martins. Adriano crosses from the left-wing by-line, Stankovic heads at the far post then the Nigerian turns his marker and fires wide. |
| 31' | At the other end Adriano goes down in the Palermo box after he is challenged by two opponents. Keeper Guardalben smothers the ball. |
| 30' | Luca Toni is offside as he meets Barone's cross to the edge of the Inter box. |
| 29' | Oba wriggles free of an opponent then sees his 20-yard shot deflected. |
| 27' | It's Obafemi Martins time. The Nigerian comes on for Cruz. |
| 27' | Palermo bring on Morrone for Zauli. |
| 26' | Inter attack back and Stankovic curls a shot over the right post. |
| 25' | Inter survive a scare as Francesco Toldo pushes Santana's left-wing cross-shot onto the left post. |
| 24' | Cordoba blocks Santana's left-wing cross and it's a corner for Palermo. In the meantime, Oba Martins is set to come on. |
| 22' | Palermo equalise. Zauli dribbles Pasquale then plays into the six-yard box for Toni, who with an outstretched leg prods home. |
| 19' | Incredible miss by substitute Brienza, who receives in space then blasts over. |
| 17' | Guidolin brings on Brienza for Gasbarroni. |
| 15' | Another Stankovic header, this time over his own bar to deny Toni a chance from a left-wing cross. |
| 14' | Adriano and Davids woo the crowd with some silky skills in the Palermo box, the Brazilian also having two shots blocked. The Nerazzurri win a corner, Stankovic glances his header across the six-yard box and Palermo clear. |
| 12' | Free kick to Inter 40 yards out after van der Meyde is tripped. Guardalben saves the free kick at the right post. |
| 11' | Biava heads back to Guardalben to deny Cruz a shot from Veron's weighted pass into the Palermo box. |
| 9' | Ooooohhhh. From the edge of the Palermo box van der Meyde's shot goes inches wide of the left post. |
| 4' | Pasquale plays across the face of the Sicilian six-yard box. Cruz is held back as he tries to make contact. |
| 2' | Guardalben comes off his line to beat Adriano to a long ball forward. |
| 1' | GOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Ze Maria crosses from the right and Adriano outjumps two Palermo defenders to power a header past Guardalben. It's the Brazilian's seventh of the season and twentieth for Inter. |
| 1' | Inter get the second half going. |