| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Half time. Inter lead ten-man Werder Bremen by a goal to nil. |
| 47' | Werder almost score on the stroke of half time. Borowski smashes his long-range shot just wide of the right post. |
| 46' | Favalli is booked for a foul on Borowski. |
| 45' | Two minutes of added time to play. |
| 45' | Van der Meyde, who has switched to the left wing, crosses in for Vieri, who on the turn shoots in spectacular style. Reinke pulls off an equally spectacular save. |
| 45' | The free kick goes under the Inter wall, Toldo smothers the ball. |
| 44' | The Turk midfielder makes a late tackle on Ernst and it's a free kick to Werder eight yards outside our area. |
| 43' | Slovakian ref Michel shows Micoud a yellow card for a foul on Materazzi. |
| 41' | Superb skill by Andy van der Meyde. The Dutchman is applauded for dribbling Ernst (now captain after Baumann's substitution) on the right wing. |
| 36' | Werder bring on Magnin for Baumann. |
| 35' | Ten-man Werder attack back but some staunch defending by the Nerazzurri means there's no way through for the Germans. |
| 34' | Adriano steps up to take the penalty. He sends Reinke the wrong way and it's 1-0 to Inter. |
| 33' | The Werder captain is booked for protesting. |
| 32' | Inter win another penalty after Baumann brings down Adriano. |
| 32' | Croatian striker Vlasnic sends a left-footed shot wide of the right post. |
| 32' | Micoud's free kick comes off the Nerazzurri wall. |
| 30' | Cordoba is booked for a sliding tackle on goal-bound Valdez. Free kick to the Germans 25 yards out. |
| 30' | From a tight angle Valdez fires a shot wide of Toldo's right-hand post. |
| 28' | Andy van der Meyde whips in a cross from the right. Baumann heads clear. |
| 25' | Micoud's central shot from 20 yards takes a slight deflection off Materazzi. Toldo collects. |
| 24' | Baumann intercepts Adriano twice in twenty seconds, beating the Brazilian to passes from Vieri and Emre. |
| 23' | The S&M midfielder is back on the pitch. |
| 22' | It's ten against ten as Dejan walks to the touchline for some treatment. |
| 21' | Stankovic remains on the ground after a challenge by Borowski in midfield. |
| 20' | Adriano lobs Reinke and the ball hits the crossbar but the flag had already gone up for offside. |
| 20' | The Meazza applauds Veron for elegantly dispossessing Valdez in the Nerazzurri half. |
| 19' | Left-wing free kick to Inter after Micoud fouls Emre. The crowd goes ooooooh after Stankovic's flicked header from Veron's cross is wide of the right post. |
| 18' | Inter win their third corner in the space of a minute after Emre's near-post backheel is blocked. |
| 17' | Andy wins Inter's first corner with a beautiful piece of trickery on the right wing. Fahrenhorst outjumps Materazzi and it's another corner for the Nerazzurri. |
| 14' | Inter continue to press forward. Andy van der Meyde receives from Vieri then plays to Adriano, who is intercepted. |
| 14' | The Germans win a corner. French playmaker Micoud takes, Materazzi heads as far as Ernst, The Werder winger's shot from the distance is well off target. |
| 13' | Dejan Stankovic tries to put Javier Zanetti through but his pass is too long and Reinke collects. |
| 12' | Emre sends a great ball into the Werder box. Vieri just fails to make contact. |
| 11' | Stankovic blasts clear after an attacking Werder Bremen move involving four players. |
| 9' | Nerazzurri on the attack again. Emre plays short to Stankovic. The Serbia& Montenegro midfielder passes wide to van der Meyde who is in space. Andy makes a diagonal run then shoots straight at Reinke. |
| 8' | Inter exploit the numerical advantage with a good move down the right. Juan Veron plays to captain Zanetti who is intercepted by Ernst. |
| 6' | Vieri's spot kick is saved by Reinke. |
| 5' | Isamel is sent off. |
| 5' | Penalty to Inter! Adriano is brought down by Isamael after he takes an Emre through ball into the area. |
| 4' | It's all Inter in the opening minutes. Adriano threads the ball through to Vieri, who is caught an inch offside. |
| 2' | Adriano receives in the German half and tries to turn Werder captain Baumann, who tackles the Brazilian. |
| 1' | Welcome to a wet San Siro for tonight's Uefa Champions League Group G match against Werder Bremen. Inter, playing in their hooped shirts, kick off. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat Werder Bremen 2-0. |
| 48' | Charisteas remains on the ground after an aerial duel with Materazzi. |
| 45' | Three minutes of added time to play. |
| 45' | Materazzi hobbles off the pitch with a left leg problem. |
| 44' | GOOOOAALLLLL!!!!! The Emperor Adriano scores with a powerful left-footed shot from the edge of the box which screams into the bottom left-hand corner. |
| 43' | Toldo saves from Klose at the left post and Werder win a corner. The Nerazzurri keeper catches Charisteas' header from Micoud's corner kick. |
| 41' | Werder Bremen win a free kick 40 yards out after Cambiasso fouls Ernst. Borowski's low shot is collected by Toldo. |
| 38' | Recoba plays wide to Emre, who crosses in for Adriano. From just outside the six-yard box the Brazilian shoots wide. |
| 37' | Inter substitution: Cambiasso comes on for Stankovic, who is still receiving treatment behind the Werder goal. |
| 36' | Werder Bremen bring on Klose for Valdez. |
| 35' | Mancini is set to bring on Cambiasso for the Serbia&Montenegro midfielder. |
| 35' | Stankovic is stretchered off with what looks like a left ankle injury. |
| 34' | Adriano puts Stankovic through on goal. The midfielder blasts at Reinke, who saves with his right arm. |
| 32' | Mancini brings on Recoba for Vieri. |
| 31' | Micoud curls it over the Inter wall, Toldo tips it over the Inter bar. Corner. |
| 30' | Free kick to them just outside our box after Cordoba fouls Charisteas. |
| 27' | At full stretch Fahrenhorst blocks a Ze Maria shot and it's a right-wing corner to Inter. Reinke punches clear the Brazilian's corner kick. |
| 25' | Michel has a quiet word with van der Meyde and Magnin after a midfield scuffle between the two players. |
| 24' | Reinke pulls off a spectacular one-handed save from Andy van der Meyde. |
| 23' | Adriano lines up one of those left-footed specials from 20 yards. It comes off Fahrenhorst and it must have hurt. |
| 21' | Van der Meyde pulls off the impossible. The Dutchman, who is in inspirational form tonight, nutmegs an opponent on the right-wing by-line and wins a corner. |
| 19' | Good chance for the visitors. Greek striker Unmarked in the six-yard box Charisteas just fails to make contact with a left-wing corner. |
| 18' | Van der Meyde tries a one-two with Ze Maria but the return pass is too long and Reinke collects. |
| 16' | At the far post the Brazilian striker heads Emre's right-wing corner wide. |
| 16' | Werder Bremen bring on European champion Charisteas for Klasnic. |
| 15' | Adriano receives on the right wing then crosses to Vieri, whose close-range shot is parried by Reinke. |
| 11' | Adriano looses the ball after some good one-touch football by the Nerazzurri. The Germans break and win a free kick on the left wing after Cordoba brings down Valdez. Toldo punches clear Micoud's cross. |
| 9' | Cordoba shows all his pace with a twenty-metre run back to deny Valdez a shot on goal. |
| 7' | Inter substitution: Ze Maria replaces Javier Zanetti. Vieri takes the captain's armband. |
| 7' | The San Siro roars as van der Meyde evades a challenge from Ernst then storms down the right wing. |
| 6' | Veron picks out Stankovic with a long pass to the left wing. Dejan plays a one-two with Adriano which is helped by a deflection then shoots wide of the far post. |
| 2' | Vieri's cross for Adriano is cut out by Fahrenhorst. Bobo pounces on the loose ball then sees his shot come off the defender. |
| 2' | Emre is fouled by Stalteri just inside the German half and the Werder defender is lucky not to get a yellow card. |
| 1' | Werder Bremen kick off the second half. |