1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
45' | Half time. Roma lead Inter 2-0. |
45' | Recoba's cross-shot from a tight angle on the left wing goes over. |
44' | Perrotta beats Figo to Recoba's pass and sweeps clear. |
43' | Luis Figo takes on two then shoots from the edge of the box. It's blocked and Inter win a corner. |
42' | Taddei and Montella try the acrobatics in the Inter box, but there's no problem for Julio Cesar. |
40' | Samuel is cautioned for a foul on Mancini in midfield. |
40' | Nothing comes of the resulting Roma corner and Inter move forward on the break. Recoba and Figo combine but the Portugal winger's ball back to El Chino in the box is intercepted. |
39' | Superb defending by Walter Samuel, who blocks a Montella shot from inside the box. |
36' | Recoba is flagged offside as he runs on to a Veron pass. |
35' | Totti packs more power into his free kick this time but it goes high and wide. |
34' | Materazzi is booked for protesting. |
34' | Cambiasso brings down Mancini and it's another free kick to Roma in a dangerous position. |
32' | Totti's curling effort is over at the left post. |
32' | Free kick to Roma in a central position 25 yards out for a Veron foul on Mancini. |
30' | Francesco Totti scores an amazing goal to put Roma 2-0 up. The Giallorossi captain makes a surging run from the halfway line then chips Julio Cesar from 20 yards. |
29' | Another chance for Inter as Cruz controls a high ball into the box then turns and shoots. Doni saves. |
29' | Inter win a free kick 40 yards out for a foul on El Chino. The Uruguayan's long-range effort flies over the bar. |
28' | Incredible! Cruz heads a Recoba cross on to the crossbar. |
27' | Nothing comes of the corner and Roma hit Inter on the break. Mancini's fierce, low effort from the right side of the Inter area hits the post and is deflected out for a corner. |
26' | Another good chance for the Nerazzurri. Figo receives from Cambiasso then plays to Favalli, who returns the ball to Cambiasso. The Argentine's shot is pushed round for a corner by Doni. |
24' | Cruz's header from Veron's cross is wide. It's all Inter at the moment. |
21' | Cambiasso heads home Veron's deflected shot but has his effort ruled out for offside. |
21' | Inter win a left-wing corner. Recoba plays short to Figo, who skips past Totti then has his shot blocked by Mancini. |
20' | Recoba's left-foot shot from the left edge of the Roma box spins off Kuffour. |
19' | Great play by Luis Figo. The Inter number seven takes on two in the box then crosses, but there's no team-mate on hand to poke home. |
19' | Materazzi makes an aerial intervention to deny Montella, then Samuel sweeps clear. |
17' | Veron plays over the Roma wall and to the feet of Luis Figo, who appears to be knocked over in the area. |
16' | Cristian Chivu is yellow-carded on his 25th birthday for a foul on El Chino. The free kick is in a central position 25 yards out. |
16' | Totti goes close with a cross-shot from a tight angle. But Julio Cesar is well-positioned and collects. |
15' | Favalli intercepts a Panucci pass to Mancini then plays short to Cruz, who is fouled on the halfway line. |
12' | 1-0 to Roma. Montella meets Taddei's ball in from the left and slides it past Julio Cesar from close range. |
11' | The Giallorossi attack back and win a free kick over 35 yards out. |
11' | Totti's drive soars over the Inter bar. |
10' | Inter have an excellent chance as the flag stays down when Cruz runs on to a Recoba through ball, but Doni is quick off his line for Roma. |
7' | Recoba's cross is blocked and Inter win an attacking throw-in. |
6' | Free kick to Inter 40 yards out for a Perrotta foul on Cruz. It's taken quickly and Inter work a move on the right before Chivu fouls captain Recoba. Another free kick. |
5' | Ex-Inter defender Panucci spots Taddei in space on the left but mis-cues his cross and the Nerazzurri win a throw-in. |
3' | Samuel beats Mancini to a Totti pass and sets up a Nerazzurri counter-attack, which ends as Recoba is flagged offside. |
2' | Inter push forward but the move ends abruptly as Ze Maria crosses out of play. |
1' | Good evening and welcome to the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium for Inter v Roma. |
1' | Veron makes a headed clearance from a Chivu free kick awarded for a foul by Ze Maria, but Roma stay in attack. Montella crosses from the right-wing by-line, Cambiasso clears. |
1' | And we're under way as the Giallorossi kick off. |
1' | Recoba and Totti lead the teams out on to the pitch. |
1' | Roberto Mancini continues with a 4-4-2 formation after Sunday's win at the Stadio Friuli. There are just two changes to the team that beat Udinese: Favalli comes in for Wome at left-back, and Cruz starts in place of Adriano, who is on the bench tonight. |
Minute | Text commentary |
50' | Full time. Roma beat Inter 3-2. |
50' | Santiago Solari's deep cross from the left is caught by Doni. |
48' | Veron and Totti are sent off for headbutting each other. |
45' | 4 minutes of overtime. |
45' | Favalli is replaced by Solari. |
45' | Chivu concedes a right-wing corner. Figo crosses, Materazzi rises above the Giallorossi defence and heads on target. Doni saves. |
43' | Cruz wins Inter a left-wing corner. Figo takes, Doni punches clear. Veron passes to Oba, who fires wide from the edge of the box. Rosetti fails to spot a deflection and awards Roma a goal kick. |
41' | Adriano rises above Chivu and heads a cross wide of the right post. |
39' | Roma bring on Mexes for Taddei. |
37' | Figo sends a dangerous cross into the six-yard box. Kuffour makes a headed clearance. |
36' | Samuel controls Figo's corner at the back post but can't get a shot in from what was a very tight angle. |
36' | Another corner to Inter as Favalli has a shot deflected. |
35' | Veron's shot is deflected out for a corner by Kuffour. |
34' | The French midfielder shoots sends a low, long-range shot wide of the left post. |
33' | Roma bring on Dacourt for Mancini. |
32' | GOOOAAAALLLL!!! Doni drops a catch in the area. Adriano pounces and slots into an open goal. |
32' | That was Inter's 4000th Serie A goal since the championship became a one-division tournament in 1929. |
31' | Inter bring on Obafemi Martins for Alvaro Recoba. |
30' | Nothing comes of the corner as Materazzi wastes a good chance in the box. |
29' | Panucci blocks another Recoba cross and Inter win a left-wing corner. |
29' | Cristian Chivu makes two headed clearances from Recoba crosses. |
24' | Inter have a penalty claim turned down as Cruz has his shirt pulled by Chivu in the Giallorossi box. |
23' | That was The Emperor's fourth league goal this season. |
22' | GOOOAAAALLL!!!!!! Adriano finds the top right corner of the net with a brilliant curling free kick from 30 yards. |
21' | Adriano tries from the distance but his effort is well over. |
20' | Doni makes an acrobatic save from Figo's cross in from the right. |
19' | El Chino sends another ball into the Roma box. Doni rises above Figo and collects. |
18' | Adriano's header from Recoba's cross loops over the Roma. |
18' | Free kick to Inter 30 yards out for a Kuffour foul on Cruz. |
17' | Chivu makes a headed clearance from Figo's cross then intercepts an Adriano pass to the Portuguese winger. |
15' | Spalletti brings on Nonda for Montella. |
14' | Recoba's cross from the left bounces off Kuffour and into the arms of Doni. |
12' | Rosetti interrupts a scuffle between Perrotta and Cambiasso after a foul by the Roma midfielder on the Argentine. Recoba sends his free kick into the six-yard box, where Doni collects. |
10' | Roma keeper Doni is booked for time-wasting. |
10' | At the far post Recoba heads Figo's corner into the path of Cruz, who has his header is cleared off the line. |
9' | Recoba's curling effort is tipped over by Doni. Corner. |
9' | Recoba storms past Mancini on the left then crosses, but it's too long for Adriano. At the far side Figo is fouled and Inter win a free kick. |
8' | Chivu intercepts Cambiasso's through ball for Cruz. |
8' | El Chino blasts his free kick high and wide. |
7' | Cambiasso is brought down by Mancini on the left edge of the Giallorossi area. The Brazilian winger is booked. |
5' | Cruz's effort hits the Roma wall, then Recoba's follow-up shot is blocked. |
4' | Kuffour fouls Figo on the edge of the Roma box. Free kick. |
2' | Totti sends Julio Cesar the wrong way and it's 3-0 to Roma. |
1' | Inter kick off the second half. FORZA NERAZZURRI!!! |
1' | Roma win a penalty as Montella is brought down by Samuel in the box. |
1' | Mancini has brought on Adriano for Ze Maria at the start of the seocnd half. |