1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
47' | Inter lead Chievo 1-0 at half time. |
47' | Adriano is surrounded by three players in the Chievo area and forced to play to Kily. The Argentine's cross is caught by Fontana. |
45' | 2 minutes of added time. |
45' | Stankovic's spectacular volley from Adriano's pass is saved by Fontana. |
44' | At the other end Chievo win a right-wing corner. Adriano clears from Giunti's cross. |
43' | Zanetti and Figo combine well on the right. The latter delivers a cross which both Adriano and Fontana fail to reach. Goal kick to Chievo. |
41' | Adriano's free kick rebounds off the wall. The Brazilian controls then fires a low shot wide of Fontana's left-hand post. |
40' | Free kick to Inter 25 yards out for a foul on Figo. |
39' | Jimmy Fontana makes a point-blank save from Adriano, whose header from Figo's cross is on target. |
38' | Adriano beats two on the left then threads through to Kily who crosses for Figo. The Portguguese winger is bundled to the ground by Franceschini but ref Racalbuto doesn't give a penalty. |
36' | Chievo attack down the left. Amauri's ball into the box is headed clear by Samuel. |
35' | Amauri fouls Cordoba as both players jump to meet the corner kick. Free kick to Inter. |
34' | Nothing comes of the free kick but the Gialloblu remain in attack and Burdisso concedes a corner. |
33' | Free kick to Chievo in a central position 30 metres out for a Cordoba foul on Pellissier. |
33' | Sammarco tries to put Franceschini through but Javier Zanetti has read the move and intercepts. |
32' | Figo's cross is cleared. |
31' | Foul by Moro on Kily on the left wing. Free kick. |
30' | Adriano's powerful effort is over the crossbar. |
30' | Free kick to Inter in a central position 30 metres out. |
29' | Stankovic receives from Adriano and plays wide to Figo but Chievo intercept. |
29' | Moro makes a headed clearance at the other end to deny Stankovic. |
28' | Franceschini fails to control a long ball forward. Goal kick to Inter. |
24' | Luis Figo's shot takes a deflection then Javier Zanetti wins Inter a second corner. Adriano's header from Figo's corner is wide. |
23' | Kily's cross from the left is blocked by Moro and Inter win their first corner of the match. |
23' | From just outside the Chievo area Dejan Stankovic rifles a shot over Fontana's bar. |
22' | Kily Gonzalez is applauded for some fancy footwork in the centre circle. |
22' | Mandelli is back on the pitch. |
20' | The Brazilian is back on his feet, but Mandelli is stretchered off. Scurto is warming up on the touchline. |
18' | Adriano and Mandelli remain on the ground after an aerial duel in the Chievo half. |
15' | Adriano is flagged offside as he brings down Stankovic's chipped pass into the Chievo area. |
12' | Lanna's strike from Giunti's short pass is blocked and cleared by the Nerazzurri wall. |
10' | Ivan Cordoba is booked for a foul on Pellissier. Free kick to the visitors on the edge of our box. |
10' | Dejan Stankovic has a low shot from 20 metres saved by Fontana as Inter come looking for a second goal. |
8' | That was El Jardinero's eighth Serie A goal this season. |
7' | GOOOOOAAAAAALLLLL!!!!! Luis Figo's curling free kick hits the left post and Julio Cruz steals in to slot home from close range and give the Nerazzurri an early lead. |
6' | D'Anna is booked for a foul from behind on Cruz as the Argentine receives from Figo. The free kick is in a central position 25 metres out. |
5' | Inter break after a Chievo free kick is cleared. Figo plays a beautiful ball over the Veronese defence into the path of Adriano. The Brazilian serves Kily Gonzalez, whose shot from the edge of the area is over the bar. |
4' | Figo's dangerous inswinging cross is blocked by Fontana then swept clear by Moro. |
3' | Free kick to Inter on the left wing for a Moro foul from behind on Burdisso. |
2' | In the Chievo area Cruz heads a Samuel long pass back to Adriano, who looks for Figo on the right but the Gialloblu intercept. |
1' | Welcome to the Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milan's San Siro district for Inter v Chievo. |
1' | Chievo kick off and will attack the Curva Sud end in the first half. FORZA INTER!!!!!!!! |
1' | Inter line-up (4-4-2): 12 Julio Cesar; 4 J.Zanetti, 2 Cordoba, 25 Samuel, 3 Burdisso; 7 Figo, 14 Veron, 5 Stankovic, 18 Kily Gonzalez; 10 Adriano, 9 Cruz |
Minute | Text commentary |
48' | Full time. Inter beat Chievo 1-0. Ten out of ten for entertainment. |
48' | Free kick to Chievo 40 metres out. Julio Cesar punches clear Zanchetta's cross into the box. |
47' | Veron juggles the ball on the edge of the Chievo area and is applauded by the crowd for his sublime ball skills. |
46' | Incredible miss by Adriano. The Emperor meets a Cambiasso through ball then shoots wide of the left post. |
45' | 3 minutes of added time. |
44' | Esteban Cambiasso has a tap-in ruled out for offside after Fontana fails to hold Stankovic's long-range shot. |
42' | Gemiti's cross from the left spins off Zanetti but Julio Cesar is quick to gather and prevent the ball going out for a Chievo corner. |
40' | Adriano is okay and returns to the pitch. |
40' | Chievo bring on Gemiti for Franceschini. |
39' | Adriano remains on the ground clutching his right thigh after an aerial collision with Fontana. |
38' | Fontana saves a long-range shot from Stankovic. Inter win a corner. Veron's cross from the left-wing corner flag is punched clear by the Chievo keeper. |
36' | Adriano scuffles his shot from inside the Chievo area after some good approach play involving Veron and Stankovic. |
34' | Nothing comes of the coner as D'Anna hooks clear at the far side. |
33' | Pellissier heads a Veron cross behind for a left-wing corner. |
32' | Fontana catches a Figo cross from the right-wing by-line. |
31' | Inter substitution: Cambiasso replaces Kily Gonzalez, who has had an impressive match this afternoon. |
31' | Another great chance for Inter. Adriano backheels into the path of Julio Cruz, who sends a low shot just wide. |
29' | Chievo bring on Tiribocchi for Malagò. |
28' | Fontana comes off his line to beat Samuel to Veron's floated cross into the Chievo box. |
27' | Oooooooohhhhhhhh!!!!!!!! What a strike by Adriano! The Brazilian's missile from 20 yards hits the underside of the crossbar and bounces back into open play. But it seemed to have crossed the line. |
26' | Inter win a free kick in a central position 20 yards out for a foul by D'Anna on Adriano. |
25' | Samuel's far-post header from Figo's cross is caught by Fontana. |
24' | Free kick to Inter on the right wing for a Lanna foul on Stankovic. |
24' | Amauri is lucky not to get booked for a nasty foul on Stankovic. |
22' | Figo makes a central run on goal then plays wide to Adriano who is flagged offside. |
21' | Veron intercepts a Chievo pass then fires a low shot wide from 20 yards. |
20' | With his back to goal Cruz controls a Figo pass into the box then turns and plays to the far post but it's far too long for Adriano. |
18' | Chievo substitution: Giunti off, Zanchetta on. |
16' | Nicolas Burdisso is booked for a foul on Malagò. |
15' | Pellissier is flagged offside as he runs on to a free kick taken quickly by Giunti. |
14' | Stankovic's back-post header from Figo's inswinging cross goes out for a Chievo goal kick. |
13' | Kily wins Inter a left-wing corner kick after another promising attack. |
12' | Fontana parries Adriano's fierce shot from 25 yards after a good Nerazzurri build-up involving Figo and Cruz. |
11' | Another good tackle by Burdisso on Malagò. This time it's a Chievo corner. Giunti's cross is headed clear by Cruz. |
10' | Burdisso blocks a Malagò cross from the right. Attacking throw-in to Chievo. |
10' | Julio returns to the pitch. |
8' | Inter are momentarily down to ten men as Julio Cruz receives medical attention on the touchline. |
7' | Malagò fails to connect with Franceschini's cross to the far side from the left channel then has a chance to make amends with a central shot from the edge of the area but it is blocked. |
6' | Giunti crosses, Julio Cesar punches clear. Moros's follow-up shot is blocked by Cruz. |
5' | Chievo win a right-wing corner. Nothing comes of it but the Gialloblu win a free kick for a foul on Moro. |
3' | Figo's curling shot from Cruz's through ball is wide of the left post. |
2' | Adriano is dispossessed as he tries to dribble four opponents in the Chievo box. |
1' | Inter kick off the second half. |