| Minute | Text commentary |
| 45' | Inter lead Palermo 1-0 at half time. |
| 45' | Lupatelli clears a Veron cross as far as Adriano, whose follow-up shot is blocked by Terlizzi. |
| 43' | Terlizzi blocks and clears a dangerous cross by Cruz. |
| 43' | Di Michele is a yard offside as he begins his run on to a Santana ball down the right. |
| 40' | Barone's shot from the edge of the Inter box takes a deflection off Cruz, but Julio Cesar is well positioned and makes the save. |
| 38' | Another corner to Palermo as Zanetti blocks another Bonanni cross. |
| 38' | Bonanni's cross is blocked by Javier Zanetti and it's another Palermo corner. |
| 37' | Figo blocks a Grosso cross from the left and Palermo win a corner. |
| 35' | Adriano fails to control Veron's cross into the Palermo area. |
| 34' | Free kick to Inter in a central position 35 yards out for a foul on Julio Cruz. |
| 33' | That was El Cuchu Cambiasso's fifth Serie A goal this season. |
| 33' | Barzagli concedes a right-wing corner kick. |
| 33' | GOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!!! Figo crosses to Cordoba, whose flicked header across the area is headed in off the crossbar by Esteban Cambiasso. |
| 32' | Nothing comes of the Palermo free kick and the Nerazzurri hit their opponents on the break. Cruz is tackled on the edge of Lupatelli's area and the ball falls to Figo who tries to lob the Palermo keeper but Barzagli controls with his chest and clears. |
| 30' | Caracciolo is fouled by Favalli on the edge of the Nerazzurri box. Free kick to Palermo. |
| 28' | Cambiasso has a shot blocked then Adriano mis-kicks as the Nerazzurri put pressure on Del Neri's men. From the left-wing by-line Kily crosses into the area, but Palermo clear to deny Cambiasso a second attempt. |
| 27' | Free kick to Inter and yellow card for Zaccardo for a foul on Kily. |
| 26' | At the other end Cordoba and Julio Cesar beat Di Michele to the ball and concede a corner. |
| 25' | Figo combines with J.Zanetti on the right then crosses into the Palermo area. Luaptelli palms clear but Adriano fails to coordinate a shot and the Palermo defence sweep clear. |
| 24' | The Nerazzurri come back at their Sicilian oppnents. Figo receives from Veron then crosses for Cambiasso to poke wide with his knee. |
| 22' | Julio Cesar collects after a fast Palermo counter attack involving five Rosaneri players. |
| 20' | Inter attack back. Kily Gonzalez has a low shot from 20 yards saved by Lupatelli but Pieri blows for a Cambiasso foul on Terlizzi. |
| 20' | Grosso wins the ball off Figo in midfield, makes a diagonal run to the left edge of the Inter area then crosses, but there's no team-mate at the far post and the Nerazzurri win a throw-in. |
| 18' | Cordoba beats Caracciolo to a long ball forward, shields from the Palermo striker and wins Inter a defending throw-in. |
| 17' | Esteban Cambiasso's low shot from 25 yards is too central. Lupatelli makes an easy save. |
| 17' | Grosso's free kick comes off the Nerazzurri wall and Adriano counter-attacks down the right wing. |
| 15' | Free kick to Palermo in a central position 30 yards out for a Veron foul on Caracciolo. |
| 15' | Figo's high, outswinging cross is headed wide by Samuel. |
| 14' | Kily Gonzalez's cross-shot from the left-wing by-line is tipped over by Lupatelli. Corner to Inter from the right-wing corner flag. |
| 12' | Figo beats three with some fancy footwork then plays forward to Adriano. The Brazilian serves Cruz, who is intercepted by Barzagli. |
| 11' | Javier Zanetti is flagged offside as he runs on to a Figo pass. |
| 9' | Palermo win a long-range free kick. Samuel beats Caracciolo to the cross and clears. |
| 9' | Figo meets a Veron pass then takes the ball past Grosso but the Azzurri defender wins the ball back and Palermo push forward. |
| 7' | From 20 yards out Bonanni pulls his low, left-foot shot wide of the right post. |
| 5' | Zaccardo's outswinging cross from the right is cleared by Walter Samuel. |
| 4' | Palermo keeper Lupatelli smothers a Figo cross afer an Adriano attack down the right. |
| 2' | Julio Cesar comes off his line to collect a Santana cross from the right wing. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan's San Siro district for Inter v Palermo. |
| 1' | Adriano is flagged offside as he runs on to a Cruz through ball. |
| 1' | Palermo kick off. FORZA INTER!!! |
| 1' | Inter line-up (4-4-2): 12 Julio Cesar; 4 J.Zanetti, 2 Cordoba, 25 Samuel, 16 Favalli; 7 Figo, 19 Cambiasso, 14 Veron, 18 Kily Gonzalez; 10 Adriano, 9 Cruz |
| 1' | Mancini makes one change from Wednesday's starting line-up against Treviso, as Giuseppe Favalli returns from suspension to replace Nicolas Burdisso at left-back. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Full time. Inter beat Palermo 3-0 and move to within five points of Juventus, who play Empoli tomorrow. |
| 45' | 2 minutes of added time to play. |
| 45' | Santiago Solari replaces Luis Figo. |
| 43' | Five Palermo players surround Adriano as the Brazilian receives in the area from Favalli. |
| 39' | Mancini brings on David Pizarro for Julio Cruz. |
| 36' | Inter bring on Nicolas Burdisso for Cristian Kily Gonzalez. |
| 35' | GOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!!!!! Figo's inswinging cross from the free kick goes in at the far post. |
| 34' | Free kick to Inter out on the left wing. |
| 32' | GOOOOAAAAALLLLL!!!!! Figo's inswinging cross from the left-wing corner flag is headed in by Ivan Ramiro Cordoba via a deflection off Terlizzi. |
| 30' | Incredible chance for Inter. Adriano surges past Accardi on the right then cuts back for Figo, who is intercepted. Adriano pounces on the loose ball and sees his diagonal shot saved by Lupatelli from close range. |
| 30' | Another chance for Adriano. At the far post the Brazilian heads wide from a Figo cross. |
| 29' | Adriano makes a headed clearance from Palermo's free kick. |
| 29' | Free kick to Palermo in a central position 35 yards out for a Veron foul on Godeas. |
| 28' | Adriano is flagged offside as he meets a Veron through ball in the Palermo area. |
| 27' | Lupatelli parries Adriano's left-foot free kick. |
| 27' | Free kick to Inter 25 yards out for a Barzagli foul on Adriano. |
| 26' | J.Zanetti blocks a Grosso cross from the left and concedes a corner. Veron clears Mutarelli's header off the line and Palermo win another corner. |
| 24' | Figo's low cross is cleared as far as Veron, who smashes hit shot over the Palermo crossbar. |
| 24' | Palermo sub Accardi handles a Veron cross from the right. Free kick to Inter. |
| 21' | Lupatelli clears an Inter corner then makes an incredible save from Kily's insidious left-foot shot from the edge of the box. |
| 20' | Palermo replace Bonanni with Accardi. |
| 20' | Adriano powers forward and unleashes a terrific left-foot shot from 25 yards that finishes over the bar. |
| 19' | Cruz's flicked header from Veron's cross is cleared by Terlizzi. |
| 18' | Barone is booked for bringing down Javier Zanetti from behind to interrupt a run down the middle by the Inter captain. |
| 17' | Lupatelli parries a Kily Gonzalez shot and concedes a left-wing corner. |
| 16' | Palermo bring on Godeas for Caracciolo. |
| 15' | Favalli is booked for dissent. |
| 15' | Inter attack back. Veron races down the middle then plays to Cruz. El Jardinero plays into the area, Adriano lets it roll on to Veron but the flag goes up for offside. |
| 14' | Caracciolo's right-footed effort from the free kick goes the Inter wall and wide of the left post. |
| 13' | Free kick to Palermo in a dangerous position on the edge of the Nerazzurri box for a Figo foul from behind on Di Michele. |
| 12' | Palermo win another corner as Del Neri's side continue their good start to the second half. |
| 11' | Grosso's free kick is headed clear by the Nerazzurri defence but Palermo play the ball back into the box and Figo smashes out for a corner. |
| 10' | Cordoba is yellow-carded for a foul on Di Michele. The free kick is about 25 yards out. |
| 9' | At the near post Terlizzi beats Figo to Adriano's ball in from the left and clears. |
| 8' | Barone's low, right-foot shot from 20 yards rattles Julio Cesar's right-hand post. |
| 7' | Another free kick to Palermo, this time for a Figo foul on Caracciolo. |
| 7' | Inter attack back. Adriano crosses in the box but Palermo clear. |
| 6' | Julio Cesar parries Grosso's well taken free kick by Palermo and concedes a corner. |
| 5' | Samuel is booked for dissent. |
| 5' | The corner is punched clear by Julio Cesar. Palermo remain in attack and win a free kick for a Samuel foul on Caracciolo during an aerial duel. |
| 4' | J.Zanetti beats Caracciolo to a Zaccardo cross and boots over the bar for a Palermo corner. |
| 3' | Grosso's cross from the free kick is headed clear by Cambiasso. |
| 3' | Free kick to Palermo 25 yards out for a Cordoba foul on Caracciolo. |
| 2' | Terlizzi beats Figo to a Veron cut-back as the two Nerazzurri players attack the right channel. |
| 1' | Inter kick off the second half. |
| 1' | Julio Ceasr comes out of his area to beat Caracciolo to a long ball forward and clears with his feet. |