| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | The islanders lead by two goals to one after the first half. |
| 46' | Stankovic takes the ball to the left-wing by-line then sees his cross blocked. |
| 45' | There will be one minute of added time. |
| 45' | Emre and Martins are flagged offside as the Turk tries to slide the ball past Katergiannakis. |
| 43' | Cagliari custodian Katergiannakis catches Martins' looping header to beat Stankovic to the ball. |
| 42' | Adriano is fouled 35 yards out. The Brazilian takes the free kick himself and sends it over the bar. |
| 40' | Emre shoots from a central position 25 yards out. Katergiannakis collects. |
| 39' | Katergiannakis palms clear Emre's right-wing corner to keep the Nerazzurri at bay as Inter push for an equaliser. |
| 35' | 2-1. Javier Zanetti takes the ball to the right-wing by-line then cuts back for Dejan Stankovic to slam into the roof of the net. |
| 33' | Cagliari go 2-0 up. Langella takes on Burdisso on the left wing then beats Toldo with a diagonal shot. The Inter keeper gets a hand to the ball but can't stop it from going over the line. |
| 32' | Ivan Cordoba crosses from the right channel, Zola heads out of defence and Langella brings the ball forward before losing control and giving away a throw-in. |
| 32' | Gobbi anticipates Zanetti to a ball played across the face of the Cagliari box, denying the Inter captain a diagonal shot. |
| 31' | Inter win a right-wing corner. Emre curls into the box, Materazzi glances his header wide of the far post. |
| 29' | Marco Materazzi is yellow-carded for a foul on his opposite number Langella. |
| 29' | Inter put together a string of first-time passes but Esposito anticipates Adriano to end the attack and he brings the ball out of defence. |
| 27' | Another Dejan Stankovic shot from the distance. It's closer, but still off-target. |
| 26' | Langella takes on Cordoba then crosses from the left. It goes out of play and we win a goal kick. |
| 24' | Dejan Stankovic shoots from the distance. It's well wide of the left post. |
| 21' | Burdisso makes a sliding tackle on Langella to end a Cagliari counter down the left flank. |
| 20' | Emre's third corner in the space of a minute is headed over the bar by Oba Martins. |
| 20' | The Nerazzurri win a second corner and Gobbi heads out for a third. |
| 19' | Javier Zanetti receives on the right side of the Cagliari box then from just inside shoots. The Inter captain's shot is deflected out for a corner. |
| 18' | Zola crosses, Burdisso heads out of defence. |
| 17' | It's another Cagliari free kick on the right after C.Zanetti trips an opponent. |
| 17' | From the right wing Zola takes on Emre then crosses into the Inter box. Materazzi clears. |
| 16' | Cagliari win a free kick deep on the right wing after Materazzi fouls Esposito. |
| 14' | With his left foot Emre volleys just wide of the right post from the left side of the Cagliari goal. |
| 14' | Oba Martins's shot from the edge of the Sardinian box is blocked by the defence. |
| 11' | Adriano storms past two then has a weak shot easily collected by Cagliari keeper Katergiannakis. |
| 10' | Martins receives on the edge of the Cagliari box. With his back to goal, he turns then sends a fierce shot just wide of the left post. |
| 6' | Cagliari veteran Gianfranco Zola sends his low spot kick in at the left-hand corner. 1-0. |
| 5' | Pieri awards Cagliari a penalty for a Materazzi foul on Langella in the Inter box. |
| 4' | Emre dribbles two opponents then plays forward to Martins in the Cagliari box. The Nigerian beats two defenders to the ball then plays short back to Adriano, whose shot is blocked. |
| 3' | Katergiannakis collects a Stankovic shot from the distance. |
| 1' | Inter get this afternoon's match underway. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 50' | Full time. Cagliari 3 Inter 3. |
| 48' | Adriano crosses from the left but no player is on hand to direct it into the net. |
| 45' | 5 minutes of added time. |
| 44' | GOOOAALLL!!!! Obafemi Martins equalises for Inter. He controls Ze Maria's right-wing corner then sends a right-foot shot from nine yards in at the top right-hand corner. |
| 44' | Cagliari replace Bega with Loria. |
| 43' | Inter close to an equaliser. Adriano rises above the Cagliari defence, heads Ze Maria's right-wing cross on target and Katergiannakis tips it over the bar. |
| 43' | Bega is stretchered off with what looks to be like a right-leg injury. |
| 42' | Mancini brings on Primavera striker Meggiorini for Favalli. |
| 39' | Marco Materazzi's shot from 25 yards flashes wide of the right post. |
| 37' | Lopez is booked for a sliding tackle on Cordoba. |
| 36' | Cagliari substitution: Zola off, Bianchi on. |
| 34' | Inter win a free kick in a central position just over 35 yards out. Stankovic curls his shot well over. |
| 33' | Ze Maria comes on for Cristiano Zanetti. |
| 31' | GOOOAALLL!!! Oba Martins receives from Stankovic on the edge of the box, turns then fires a left-foot shot into the left-hand corner. |
| 29' | Giorgos Karagounis forces compatriot Katergiannakis into a great save with a blistering shot from the edge of the Sardinian box. |
| 28' | Cagliari replace an impressive Langella with Albino. |
| 24' | A good chance for Inter. Martins plays back to Cristiano Zanetti, whose powerful, low shot from 20 yards is saved by Katergiannakis. |
| 22' | Adriano's cross-shot from the left is deflected out for a corner by Agostini. Materazzi's header from the corner is over the bar. |
| 19' | Adriano's looping header from Favalli's left-wing cross goes just over the bar. |
| 17' | Giorgos Karagounis replaces Nicolas Burdisso. |
| 16' | Esposito is booked for taking his shirt off while celebrating his goal. |
| 16' | Cagliari go 3-1 up. Langella takes on Materazzi on the right wing then crosses into the box for Esposito to head home. |
| 15' | Cordoba intercepts Zola then runs forward with the ball. The Colombia cpatain passes to Martins, who is anticipated by Bega. |
| 11' | Unmarked at the far post Abeijon floats his header from Zola's free kick over Toldo's crossbar. |
| 10' | Favalli is yellow-carded for a foul from behind on Esposito. Free kick to the home side 20 yards out on the right. |
| 8' | Maltagliati beats Adriano to Cristiano Zanetti's ball into the Cagliari six-yard box. |
| 7' | Adriano tries a one-two with Stankovic but fumbles his return pass. |
| 6' | Emre's thunderous left-footed shot from the distance is tipped over the Cagliari bar by Katergiannakis. |
| 5' | At the other end Oba Martins just fails to make headed contact with Dejan Stankovic's inswinger from the left. |
| 5' | Zola serves Langella on the left. The Cagliari forwards races on goal and is stopped by Burdisso just outside Toldo's area. |
| 3' | Pieri shows a yellow card to Abeijon for a foul on Adriano 45 yards out. |
| 3' | Cordoba beats Zola to Esposito's right-wing cross into the Nerazzurri box. |
| 1' | The home side get the second half going. |