| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | Half time. Inter lead Cagliari 2-1 thanks to goals from Martins and Adriano. |
| 46' | Julio Cesar saves Conti's long-range free kick. |
| 45' | 1 minute of added time. |
| 44' | Stankovic plays a long ball forward for Adriano but Canini gets there first and concedes an attacking throw-in. |
| 42' | Figo's outswinger is blocked by Chimenti but Inter remain in the Cagliari third. C.Zanetti serves Adriano who tries an overhead kick but the Sardinians are awarded a free kick for offside. |
| 41' | Inter win a free kick on the right for a foul on captain Zanetti. |
| 39' | Figo's inswinger is cleared by Chimenti and Gobbi. |
| 38' | Free kick to Inter on the left wing for a foul on Adriano. |
| 37' | Abeijon is yellow-carded. |
| 36' | Tempers flare on the pitch after an exhcange of 'pleasantries' between Stankovic and Abeijon. |
| 34' | Chimenti palms clear a Figo corner then saves Stankovic's cross-shot from the loose ball. |
| 33' | Stankovic's cross from the left spins off an opponent and it's another Inter corner. |
| 32' | Martins latches on to a Figo through ball then shoots from a tight angle. Chimenti pushes round for a corner. Samuel heads wide from Figo's corner. |
| 30' | In the Cagliari box Oba nods a Favalli pass down for Stankovic but Chimenti gets there first to deny the Serb. |
| 27' | Martins tries to direct a Cambiasso through ball into the path of Adriano but Cagliari intercept. |
| 23' | Figo is fine and is back on the pitch. |
| 22' | Luis Figo remains on the ground after a tackle by Bizera. |
| 20' | Cagliari pull one back through Esposito, who slots first-time through Julio Cesar's legs after meeting a Suazo pass. |
| 17' | Conti bends his free kick over the right post. |
| 16' | Giuseppe Favalli is booked for a foul on Suazo and will miss Wednesday's trip to Treviso. Free kick to Cagliari just outside the Inter box. |
| 15' | GOOOAAALLL!!!! Javier Zanetti goes on one of his trademark runs, beating three opponents in the process, then crosses from the right-wing by-line for Adriano to tap in his 57th Inter goal at the far post. 2-0! |
| 11' | That was Oba' 44rd goal for Inter, and between them Martins and Adriano have now scored 100 for the Nerazzurri (44 Martins, 56 Adriano). |
| 10' | GOOOAAALLL!!! Oba Martins races on to an Adriano pass shrugs off a challenge from Bizera then slots past Chimenti for his sixth goal against Cagliari. |
| 9' | Gobbi's shot from inside the Inter box is blocked. |
| 7' | Another good chance for Inter. Adriano dribbles an opponent in the box, takes the ball to the by-line then cuts back for Cambiasso, who fails to reach the ball. |
| 6' | Conti's ball over the Nerazzurri defence is too long for Capone. Julio Cesar gathers. |
| 5' | Figo tries a one-two with Adriano but the Brazilian's return ball is wayward and the Cagliari defence intercepts. |
| 3' | Dejan Stankovic wastes a golden opportunity to give Inter the lead. Put through on goal by Martins, the Serb midfielder is well-tackled by Agostini before he can shoot. |
| 2' | Stankovic's low cross from the left wing is saved at the near post by Chimenti. |
| 1' | Welcome to a freezing cold Giuseppe Meazza stadium for this afternoon's Serie A Week 19 match between Inter and Cagliari. |
| 1' | The Nerazzurri kick off. FORZA INTER!!! |
| 1' | Roberto Mancini has made just one change to the starting eleven that drew 0-0 with Siena last weekend. In midfield Cristiano Zanetti comes in for the disqualified Juan Sebastian Veron. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat Cagliari 3-2. |
| 45' | 3 minutes of added time. |
| 42' | Bega and Martins are booked by referee Dattilo. |
| 41' | Samuel makes a headed clearance to snuff outa Cagliari attack. |
| 38' | Bega fires high and wide as Cagliari push for an equalising goal. |
| 36' | Suazo's free kick takes a deflection off Samuel and goes in. 3-2. |
| 35' | Free kick to Cagliari on the edge of the Inter box for a Samuel foul on Esposito. |
| 34' | Inter replace Luis Figo with Pizarro. |
| 33' | Cagliari bring on Cocco for Abeijon. |
| 30' | Canini is booked for a foul on Cruz. |
| 29' | Luis Figo dummies Cossu (the crowd roars), enters the Cagliari box then passes to Cambiasso, whose shot is blocked. |
| 27' | At the back post Samuel fails to connect with a Figo corner for what could have been Inter's fourth. |
| 26' | Abiejon's shot from Esposito's cut-back is saved by Julio Cesar. |
| 23' | Figo's cross is cleared as far as Stankovic, whose low, right-foot shot from 25 yards swerves wide of the right post. |
| 22' | Cruz is brought down by Canini on the left wing. Free kick to Inter. |
| 20' | The corner is cleared as far as Budel, whose deflected shot falls to Suazo. The Cagliari captain shoots over from close range. |
| 19' | Suazo's shot from inside the box is blocked by Samuel. Corner to Cagliari. |
| 17' | Nedo Sonetti brings on Budel for Conti, and Cossu for Capone. |
| 15' | An inspired Adriano takes on three on the left then plays to Stankovic, whose shot is blocked. |
| 13' | GOOAAALLL!!!! Adriano restores Inter's two-goal lead with an unstoppable penalty shot. |
| 12' | Penalty to Inter after Adriano is fouled by Capone in the Cagliari area. |
| 11' | Gobbi is booked for fouling Martins. |
| 11' | Conti's cross from the corner flag is headed clear by Adriano. |
| 10' | At the other end J.Zanetti heads a Suazo cross out for a Cagliari corner. |
| 9' | Corner to Inter after a promising counter-attack involving Cambiasso, Adriano and Martins. |
| 7' | Adriano's effort hits the Cagliari wall. |
| 6' | Back in the other half Inter win a free kick 35 yards out for a Bizera foul on Martins. |
| 5' | 'Abe' sends a low shot on target from 30 yards but there's no power in it and Julio Cesar makes an easy save. |
| 5' | Martins combines with Adriano on the edge of the Sardinian area but is beaten to the return ball by Abeijon. |
| 4' | Good chance for Inter. On the right wing Figo receives a long pass from Samuel then crosses in for Adriano to head wide. |
| 2' | At the other end Esteban Cambiasso fires over from 30 yards. |
| 1' | Cagliari kick off the second half. |
| 1' | Gobbi's through ball is too fast for Esposito and Julio Cesar collects as Cagliari spend the first minute of the second half in the Inter third. |