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| 47' | It's 0-0 at the San Siro after the first half. |
| 47' | El Chino's curling free kick comes back off the left post. Stankovic blasts his follow-up shot wide. |
| 46' | Recoba is brought down ten yards outside the Chievo box. Free kick. |
| 45' | Semioli is booked for foul play. |
| 45' | 2 minutes of added time to play. |
| 44' | Mandelli and Vieri fail to make headed contact with Materazzi's long ball forward. Marchegiani collects. |
| 42' | In the Chievo box Vieri heads to Martins at the far post but Marchegiani gets there first. The Chievo keeper hasn't put a foot wrong so far tonight. |
| 41' | From the other wing J.Zanetti crosses. His Chievo coutnterpart D'Anna heads clear. |
| 40' | Giuseppe Favalli crosses in from the left. Marchegiani beats Stankovic to the ball. |
| 37' | Paparesta gives Chievo a free kick after Oba appears to have kept the ball in play after a clash with Gialloblu keeper Marchegiani. |
| 36' | Brighi is yellow-carded for a foul from behind on Stankovic. The free kick is well over 40 yards out. |
| 35' | But the Nerazzurri remain in attack and Stankovic tests Marchegiani with a long-range shot. |
| 34' | Vieri tries to chest a pass through to Martins, but Chievo captain D'Anna reads the move and cleans up in defence. |
| 32' | Tiribocchi's cross-shot from a very tight angle on the left wing goes out of play. Goal kick. |
| 30' | Malago' is booked for not keeping the distance before a free kick. |
| 30' | Recoba floats a cross over the Chievo defence and into the six-yard box... Vieri outstretches his leg but the pass is a tad too long and Marchegiani collects. |
| 28' | Cristiano Zanetti boots the ball out of play as Chievo right-back Fabio Moro requires medical attention. |
| 27' | Recoba's grasscutter is a yard wide of Marchegiani's left-hand post. |
| 26' | Ref Paparesta tells Baronio to calm down after a foul on Cambiasso. Free kick to us in a central position 40 yards out. |
| 25' | El Chino's right-wing cross goes out of play at the left-wing corner flag! |
| 25' | The Nerazzurri win a free kick 35 yards out on the left wing for a Mandelli foul on Javier Zanetti. |
| 23' | Inter counter attack after a dangerous Chievo move involving Baronio, Pellissier and Tiribocchi. Recoba bursts forward then plays wide to Cambiasso, who wins a corner. |
| 23' | Recoba's corner has to be taken twice. His second cross finds Cristiano Zanetti on the far side of the Chievo box. The Hammer shoots wide. |
| 21' | Giuseppe Favalli's pass over the Chievo defence is collected by Marchegiani, with both Martins and Vieri lurking. |
| 20' | Back in the Gialloblu half Recoba plays the ball through the Chievo defence but the pass is too long for Martins. |
| 19' | Chievo come forward... Malago' plays wide to Semioli, whose right-wing cross goes out of play and it's a goal kick to Inter. |
| 19' | Recoba glides across the face of the Chievo area then sees his left-foot shot blocked. |
| 17' | Oba gets into a shooting position just outside the Chievo box then fires wide of the right post. |
| 16' | C.Zanetti brings down Semioli ten yards inside the Inter half. Baronio plays his free kick into the area... Mandelli heads wide of the right post. |
| 14' | Oba Martins bursts down the right then plays a one-two with Recoba (ten out of ten for the return pass) but can't keep the ball in play. |
| 13' | The Uruguayan crosses into the box... Chievo head clear, and the flag goes up for offside. |
| 13' | Free kick to Inter on the left flank after Recoba is fouled. |
| 12' | Recoba floats a cross to the left post. At full stretch Marchegiani tips the ball round for a corner. |
| 11' | El Chino takes on two on the left then crosses over to the far side. It's too long for Vieri. |
| 10' | Chievo work the ball to the right-wing by-line. Pellissier crosses.... Cordoba intercepts, with Tiribocchi ready to pounce. |
| 8' | After a good Nerazzurri passing move in midfield Stankovic feeds the ball through to Vieri, whose left-foot shot takes a slight deflection before rolling into the hands of Marchegiani. |
| 6' | Free kick to us in a central position over 40 yards out. Cristiano Zanetti plays it short to Stankovic, who runs several yards before shooting on target. Marchegiani saves. |
| 5' | Good goalkeeping by Marchegiani, who comes to the edge of his box to deny Vieri a shot from a long ball forward. |
| 5' | Bobo makes a headed clearance from Baronio's cross. |
| 4' | The Gialloblu win another free kick as Pellissier is fouled. |
| 3' | Inter come forward. Vieri attacks down the left then crosses for Vieri, but his pass is weak and the Veronese defence tidies up. |
| 3' | Tiribocchi's shot from Baronio's free kick hits the crossbar. |
| 2' | Chievo win a free kick 25 yards out after Favalli obstructs Tiribocchi. |
| 1' | It's three strikers from the first minute, with Recoba just behind Vieri and Martins for tonight's Serie A Week 20 match at the San Siro. And it's our first league match of the season without Adriano as the visitors kick off. |
| 1' | From a central position 20 yards out Christian Vieri shoots on target. Chievo keeper Marchegiani saves. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Full time. Inter 1 Chievo 1. |
| 49' | Van der Meyde crosses. The ball falls to Oba at the far post but the Nigerian's diagonal shot is wide. |
| 48' | Javier Zanetti wins a corner for Inter. FORZA RAGAZZI!!!! |
| 47' | Luciano wins a corner for Chievo after dancing past three Nerazzurri. |
| 45' | Four minutes of added time. |
| 45' | With his back to goal, Oba receives a headed pass then tries to turn two defenders but is unsuccessful. |
| 45' | Vieri is flagged offside as he controls Veron's long ball forward. |
| 44' | From 25 yards out Amauri fires wide of the left post. |
| 43' | Luciano fails to make aerial contact with Baronio's left-wing cross and it's an Inter goal kick. |
| 41' | Chievo win a free kick 20 yards out. Baronio's effort is straight at Toldo. |
| 40' | And the former Nerazzurri winger creates danger almost immediately, his fierce shot from the right side of the area coming off the crossbar. |
| 39' | Chievo bring on Mensah for Malago'. |
| 39' | Chievo bring on Luciano for Tiribocchi. |
| 38' | OBAGOL!!!!!!!! Martins latches on to Recoba's cross-shot then slots into an open goal. |
| 37' | Andy wins a corner as his cross spins off an opponent. |
| 36' | Mancini replaces Cambiasso with van der Meyde, which means a highly attacking Inter for the last ten minutes. |
| 35' | Oba Martins falls down in the Chievo box after a return pass from Vieri. |
| 34' | Tiribocchi runs on to a long ball forward. Zanetti gets there first and heads back to Toldo. |
| 33' | Amauri intercepts a Materazzi back pass. Full marks to Cambiasso for getting back and winning the ball. |
| 32' | Lanna does the same again, this time with his chest, as Dejan gets ready to control a Favalli cross. |
| 30' | Salvatore Lanna heads back to Marchegiani to deny Stankovic a scoring chance. |
| 28' | Mandelli gives Chievo the lead with a first-time shot from Baronio's corner. |
| 27' | Baronio crosses... Vieri's defensive header at the near post forces Toldo into a save and it's another Chievo corner. |
| 27' | Materazzi gets back well to tackle Amauri and concede a corner kick. |
| 25' | Recoba receives from Favalli and plays short to Oba, who turns one opponent but tries the return pass instead of a shot and Chievo win the ball. |
| 24' | But there's power in this one as Vieri outjumps Moro to Zanetti's cross. Marchegiani catches again. |
| 23' | From the left channel Stankovic crosses to the edge of the Chievo area. Vieri's header has no power in it and Marchegiani makes an easy catch. |
| 21' | It's 5 against 4 as Chievo storm forward on the break. Malago' crosses from the right and Cordoba makes a headed clearance. |
| 19' | Veron to Recoba, Recoba to Javier Zanetti. The Inter captain crosses in from the right, Chievo head clear. |
| 18' | Veron picks out Recoba on the right with an inch-perfect long-range pass. The Uruguayan is immediately surrounded by two Gialloblu shirts and the visitors win possession. |
| 16' | ChievoVerona bring on Amauri for Pellissier. |
| 15' | From inside the Nerazzurri half Recoba plays a long ball forward. It's way too long for Vieri and Martins, and Marchegiani collects. |
| 14' | Juan Veron makes his return to Serie A action. Cristiano Zanetti comes off. |
| 13' | Vieri has a goal disallowed for offside. |
| 11' | Pellissier requires medical attention after a clash in the Inter box. |
| 10' | Alvaro Recoba becomes the fourth player of the evening to be cautioned, after fouling Brighi. |
| 9' | C.Zanetti and Cambiasso combine in the Chievo half then the ball is played wide to Favalli on the left. The full-back crosses into the six-yard box. Marchegiani catches. |
| 8' | Baronio crosses to the near post... Favalli heads out of defence. |
| 7' | Tiribocchi races down the left wing after Recoba loses the ball in midfield and the Chievo striker wins his side a corner kick. |
| 4' | Guess what? It's another Inter corner. |
| 3' | Inter win their fourth corner of the second half. Recoba's cross goes out of play and Chievo win a goal kick. |
| 2' | Excellent work by our captain on the right wing. Javier takes on Semioli then crosses. Marchegiani parries and it's another corner. |
| 1' | Attacking the Curva Nord, the Nerazzurri kick off the second half. |
| 1' | The Nerazzurri win another corner after Stankovic's backheel from a Recoba cross is blocked. |
| 1' | The ball is immediately played forward to Recoba, who wins a throw-in then a corner. |