| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | Half time. Inter 1 Bologna 1. |
| 45' | 1 minute of added time to play. |
| 44' | GOOOAAAALL!!!! From the middle of the Bologna box Christian Vieri heads home Sinisa Mihajlovic's corner. |
| 43' | Ze Maria's long-range shot is over Ferron's crossbar. |
| 38' | The Rossoblu win a free kick on the left wing. Loviso's effort is nothing to write home about. |
| 37' | Bologna substitution: Binotto comes on for the injured Tare. |
| 36' | Karagounis puts Cruz through on goal but the Argentine is flagged offside. |
| 34' | Julio Cruz fails to latch on to Christian Vieri's ball into the Bologna box. |
| 33' | Bellucci tackles Karagounis in the Bologna box to deny the Greek a chance to equalise. |
| 30' | Inter keeper Fontana has no problems saving Colucci's shot from the distance. |
| 28' | Ferron comes off his line to collect Cristiano Zanetti's cross-shot from the right. |
| 26' | Vieri is offside as he races on to Cristiano Zanetti's through ball. |
| 25' | Bologna keeper Ferron clears Mihajlovic's right-wing free kick with his fists. |
| 22' | Bellucci controls a long ball forward, enters the area from the right side then shoots past Fontana. 1-0 to the Rossoblu. |
| 19' | Inter back on the attack. Vieri's volley from van der Meyde's cross is blocked by Petruzzi. |
| 17' | At the other end Bologna win a corner, then Inter win a free kick after referee Cassarà spots a Tare foul on Mihajlovic in the area. |
| 16' | The Nerazzurri stay in attack and van der Meyde's right-wing cross is headed on target by Burdisso. Ferron saves. |
| 15' | Inter win a corner after Coco and Karagounis combine on the left wing. Ferron punches clear. |
| 12' | A crisp shot from Andy van der Meyde forces Ferron into a good save. |
| 11' | Christian Vieri's headed goal from Cruz' assist is ruled out for offside. |
| 9' | A chance for the visitors. Meghni's shot from the distance goes wide of the right post. |
| 8' | Andy van der Meyde gets up well at the far post to meet Mihajlovic's corner but misses the target. |
| 7' | Giorgos Karagounis' long-range shot comes off the post. |
| 6' | Igli Tare races on goal, but Mihajlovic wins the ball back and sets up a Nerazzurri move. |
| 4' | Ze Maria crosses from the right wing. Rossoblu keeper Ferron catches. |
| 2' | Nerazzurri on the attack. Van der Meyde crosses from the right, Cruz plays a one-two with Vieri then the ball falls to Karagounis, whose right-foot shot is deflected. Corner. |
| 1' | Inter kick off tonight's domestic cup match. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat Bologna 3-1. |
| 48' | Bologna win a free kick just outside our area. Fontana pulls off a great save from Loviso. |
| 45' | 3 minutes of overtime. |
| 44' | Dino Marino replaces Christian Vieri to make his Inter debut. |
| 42' | 3-1!!!!!! Julio Cruz heads home Karagounis' cross at the far post to give Inter a two-goal lead. |
| 38' | Loviso's pass is wayward and the Nerazzurri regain possession. |
| 34' | GOOOAAALLLL!!!! Recoba nudges home Burdisso's header from Ze Maria's corner. 2-1! |
| 33' | Ferron saves a Vieri shot with his feet. |
| 32' | Coco enters the area from the left and crosses into middle. The Rossoblu defence anticipates Cruz and Vieri. |
| 29' | Bologna replace Meghni and Bellucci with Paonessa and Cortesi. |
| 27' | Inter bring on Alvaro Recoba for Andy van der Meyde. |
| 26' | Ferron blocks a Sinisa Mihajlovic free kick. |
| 22' | Bobo Vieri's header from Ze Maria's right-wing cross is over the crossbar. |
| 19' | Cristiano Zanetti's shot from the distance goes high over the bar. |
| 17' | Edgar Davids receives from van der Meyde then shoots wide. |
| 16' | Cristiano Zanetti is booked for a foul on Colucci. |
| 14' | Inter hit Bologna on the break. A sweeping first-time passing move ends with Karagounis anticpated by Ferron in the Rossoblu box. |
| 12' | Bologna win a free kick just outside our area after Burdisso brings down Meghni. Bellucci's effort comes off the Nerazzurri wall. |
| 10' | Good move by the Nerazzurri. Cruz' header from van der Meyde's right-wing cross is just over Ferron's crossbar. |
| 8' | Alberto Fontana jumps to catch a Bologna left-wing corner. |
| 7' | Giorgos Karagounis's right-foot shot is a few metres wide of the post. |
| 5' | Edgar Davids' long-range shot comes off Vieri and Bologna win a goal kick. |
| 2' | Cruz controls on the edge of the Bologna box then serves Vieri, whose diagonal shot is well-saved by Ferron. |
| 1' | The Rossoblu get the second period underway. |