1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
46' | Half time. Inter lead Roma by a goal to nil. |
45' | There will be 1 minute of added time to play. |
45' | Cassano's cross into the box from the left is headed wide by Panucci. |
44' | Kily Gonzalez' cross from the left is deflected off a Roma defender and almost falls to Martins, but the Giallorossi clear and set up a counter attack. |
41' | Superrrrrbbbb tackle by Cordoba on Montella to deny the Roma striker a close-range tap-in from a Totti pass. |
41' | Montella can't find a way past Mihajlovic on the right channel. The Serie A top scorer plays back to Perrotta, whose cross into the box is headed clear by Cordoba. |
40' | Totti's free kick is a yard over. |
38' | Cassano needs medical attention after a foul from behind by Cordoba. The free kick is in a central position 25 yards out. |
37' | Sinisa Mihajlovic's long clearance almost falls into the path of Adriano but Pelizzoli comes to the edge of his area and collects. |
35' | Inter attack back. Adriano plays a quick one-two with Kily then sees his shot from the edge of the box deflected out for a corner. The Brazilian's header from the left-wing corner is wide. |
34' | De Rossi plays square to Matteo Ferrari, who from 25 yards blasts wide of the right post. |
32' | Cassano plays his corner kick to De Rossi, whose header off target is hooked clear by Inter captain Zanetti. |
32' | Giuseppe Favalli blocks Panucci's right-wing cross and it's a Roma corner. |
29' | Mexes climbs on Adriano in midfield and incredibly the free kick goes Roma's way. |
28' | At the far post Adriano outjumps Mexes and heads Favalli's left-wing cross wide. |
27' | Mexes commits another foul on Adriano and is lucky not to get booked. |
27' | Totti's free kick comes off the wall. His follow-up shot is on target and Toldo pulls off an incredible save. |
26' | Free kick to Roma in a central position 20 yards out after C.Zanetti fouls Totti. |
24' | That was Sinisa's fourth goal for Inter. |
23' | GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!!! Sinisa Mihajlovic curls his left-foot free kick over the Roma wall and in at the near post. |
22' | Free kick to Inter on the right side of the Roma box for a foul by Mexes on Adriano. |
21' | Tempers flare in midfield as Kily has a few words with Panucci after a bad tackle by the Roma defender. |
20' | Adriano dances between three Giallorossi shirts inside the Roma box then crosses, but no Nerazzurri player is on hand. |
19' | Roma on the attack. Cassano combines with Montella, Cambiasso cuts out the return ball and Inter break. |
17' | Perrotta is cautioned for a foul on Adriano just inside the Roma half. |
17' | Francesco Totti's long-range effort is blocked by Cambiassso. |
16' | Free kick to Roma 25 yards out for a Cordoba foul on Perrotta. |
14' | Cassano plays wide to Panucci on the right wing. The Roma striker sprints forward to meet the return pass, which is promptly intercepted by Esteban Cambiasso. |
14' | Montella is flagged offside as he latches on to Totti's through ball. |
13' | Excellent tackle by Cristiano Zanetti on Antonio Cassano. |
12' | Kily, who has made a promising start to the match, plays through to Oba but the Nigerian is intercepted by Greek defender Dellas. |
9' | Daniele De Rossi's long pass from inside his own half is wayward and we win a goal kick. |
9' | Oooohhhh. Kily Gonzalez receives on the left side of the Roma box then crosses to the far post, where Adriano heads wide. |
8' | Roma custodian Pelizzoli catches Veron's 20-yard shot. |
7' | Great play by the Nerazzurri. Adriano fools De Rossi and Mexes by playing the ball through to Veron. The Argentine's dangerous cross is headed out for a corner by Panucci. |
6' | Argentine winger Cufre's long-range shot whizzes over Toldo's bar. |
5' | Excellent defending by Kily, who at full stretch anticipates Panucci to a pass and concedes a corner. |
4' | Pelizzoli stops the ball from going out for a corner after Adriano's 25-yard shot is deflected. |
3' | On the right wing C.Zanetti wins the ball off Totti and crosses into the Giallorossi box. Dellas anticipates Martins and hooks clear. |
2' | The first chance of the match goes Roma's way. Cassano dribbles two Nerazzurri players then feeds the ball through to Montella, whose shot is saved by Toldo. |
1' | Welcome to the Giuseppe Meazza for Inter v Roma. Lazio beat Atalanta in tonight’s other Nerazzurri v capital side clash at the Olimpico. Let’s hope it’s the other way round here in Milan. |
1' | Veron's long ball for Martins is too long, and Pelizzoli collects. |
1' | Trefoloni blows his whistle, and Cambiasso and Veron (both scorers away to Roma earlier in the season), kick off. |
1' | Team news: Roberto Mancini has opted to start with Kily Gonzalez on the left wing, with Stankovic on the bench. Martins and Adriano start the match up front. |
1' | They say the best form of defence is attack, and that’s certainly the motto of Inter and Roma, who have scored 44 and 42 goals respectively in the Serie A so far this season. |
Minute | Text commentary |
48' | Full time. Inter beat Roma 2-0 thanks goals by Sinisa Mihajlovic. |
47' | GOOOOAALLL!!!!! Sinisa Mihajlovic scores his and Inter's second with another speciality free kick. |
46' | Mexes is booked and therefore sent off for a last-man foul on Oba Martins. The free kick is in a central position 20 yards out. |
45' | Three minutes of overtime. |
45' | Totti twists and turns and finds an inch of space for a shot but Mihajlovic is right on him and blocks the Roma captain's effort. |
43' | Mihajlovic's free kick comes off the wall and finishes in the hands of Pelizzoli. |
42' | Mexes commits yet another foul on Adriano. The free kick is 20 yards out. |
41' | Stankovic's near-post header from Mihajlovic's corner kick is wide. |
40' | Del Neri brings on Cerci for Cassano. |
40' | Cassano is yellow-carded. |
40' | Stankovic runs on to an Adriano pass then shoots at the near post. Pelizzoli saves and it's an Inter corner. |
39' | Mancini brings on Burdisso for Favalli. And Vieri has stopped warming up. |
36' | Mexes is booked (at last) for a foul on Adriano just inside the Roma half. |
35' | Mihajlovic's corner kick is caught by Pelizzoli. |
34' | Dejan Stankovic's long-range shot takes a deflection and Inter win a right-wing corner. |
34' | Martins squeezes between Ferrari and Mexes then sends a low shot just wide of the right post. |
33' | Just in case you were wondering, Vieri is still warming up on the touchline. |
32' | Roma win a free kick in a central position 25 yards out for a Ze Maria foul on Aquilani. Totti shoots into the Curva Sud. |
31' | Pelizzoli fails to make a clean catch from Mihajlovic's long-range effort and smothers the ball to deny Cambiasso a tap-in. |
30' | Cassano fouls the Brazilian striker and Inter win a free kick 35 yards out. |
30' | Adriaono controls Stankovic's headed pass but is intercepted by Cufre. |
28' | The Roma sub is straight into the action. His first-time shot from 20 yards is wide of the right post. |
27' | Roma replace De Rossi with Aquilani. |
26' | C.Zanetti is booked for a foul on Totti. |
26' | Javier Zanetti goes on one of his trademark runs down the right. He takes on two players and wins a corner. |
26' | Mihajlovic's inswinger is caught by Pelizzoli. |
26' | Mancini brings on Ze Maria for Veron. |
24' | Play is momentarily interrupted as a firefighter removes a flare from Toldo's six-yard box. |
23' | Sinisa makes another clearance, this time from Totti's cross. |
22' | Back at the other end Panucci's right-wing cross into the six-yard box is headed clear by Mihajlovic. |
22' | Inter break and a good piece of defending by Cufre denies Oba Martins. |
21' | Totti's free kick is blocked by the Nerazzurri wall. |
20' | Cordoba is yellow-carded for two-footed tackle on Totti. The free kick is 20 yards out. |
20' | Oba receives from Veron on the left then sees his cross blocked. |
19' | Inter break after a Roma attack and Martins is dispossessed by De Rossi as he tries to feed through to Adriano. |
17' | It's Kily's last touch of the ball as he is replaced by Dejan Stankovic. |
17' | Cambiasso sets up Kily. The Argentine winger's low drive from the edge of the box is wide of the right post. |
16' | Cordoba makes another timely clearance to deny Montella a shot from Mihajlovic's backward header. |
14' | Montella dribbles Favalli and Mihajlovic but there's no way past Ivan Cordoba, who is having an excellent match in defence tonight. |
14' | Del Neri replaces Dellas with A.Mancini to give Roma an extra attacking option. |
13' | Roma attack back. Toldo beats Montella to Panucci's near-post cross from the right wing. |
12' | Sinisa's second corner is cleared as far as Veron, whose first-time shot is blocked by the Roma defence. |
12' | Mihajlovic plays his corner to the far post... De Rossi anticipates Cambiasso and concedes another corner. |
11' | At the left-wing by-line Favalli crosses... At the far post Cufre chests the ball out for a corner. |
9' | Adriano's effort comes off the Giallorossi wall. |
8' | Dellas brings down Martins in a central position just outside the Roma box and we win a free kick. |
8' | Christian Vieri has started warming up on the touchline. |
7' | On the edge of the Roma box Adriano creates space for a shot but it finishes in the Curva Nord. |
7' | Martins receives from Adriano then tries to take on Perrotta but is tackled by the former Chievo midfielder. |
5' | Instead of shooting Totti plays to Montella, who slips and Favalli makes the clearance. |
4' | Cambiasso is booked for tripping Totti and it's a Giallorossi free kick 25 yards out. |
3' | Ex-Nerazzurri defender Ferrari beats Adriano to a cross then plays clear. |
3' | Martins dribbles De Rossi but the Italy midfielder falls over and Roma win a free kick deep inside their own half. |
1' | Roma get the second half under way and Totti boots the ball out of play for an Inter goal kick. Apparently it was an attempt on goal... |