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| 47' | Half time. Inter 3-0 Messina. |
| 46' | Mihajlovic beats Muslimovic to a Di Napoli back pass. |
| 46' | David is okay to continue and returns to the pitch. |
| 45' | 2 minutes of added time to play. |
| 44' | Pizarro takes on two then plays back to Solari but remains on the ground after contact with Parisi. |
| 43' | Zoro beats Martins to a Cruz pass on the right side of the Messina area then boots to safety. |
| 43' | Pizarro creates space for a shot from 20 yards. Zanchi blocks. |
| 42' | Play is interrupted as Muslimovic receives medical attention following a duel with Materazzi. |
| 40' | Mihajlovic combines with Pizarro and C.Zanetti on the left but the veteran defender's cross into the box is cleared. |
| 40' | Mihajlovic's inswinging cross is blocked by Sculli and it's another Inter corner. |
| 39' | Free kick to Inter on the right wing for a Donati foul on Burdisso. |
| 38' | At the other end Zoro tackles Martins in the Messina area and concedes a corner kick. |
| 38' | Messina attack back. Di Napoli fires not far wide of Julio Cesar's left-hand post. |
| 37' | Cruz has a header parried by Storari. |
| 36' | At the near post Martins connects with Kily's low cross from the left but his effort is wide. |
| 35' | Parisi makes a headed clearance from a Pierre Wome cross. |
| 34' | Mihajlovic's free kick is cleared by Muslimovic as far as Cristiano Zanetti, who volleys wide. |
| 33' | Free kick to Inter on the left flank for a Zoro foul on Kily Gonzalez. |
| 32' | Inter captain for the evening Marco Materazzi tackles Muslimovic to snuff out a Messina attack. |
| 30' | El Jardinero is flagged offside again as he controls another Mihajlovic pass. |
| 28' | Cruz is flagged offside as he runs to meet a long ball forward by Mihajlovic. |
| 28' | Another chance for Inter. Martins skips past an opponent then sends a dangerous cross in from the left. Parisi boots out for a corner. |
| 26' | GOOOAAAALLLL!!!! Materazzi's header from Mihajlovic's cross is parried by Storari and Santiago Solari steals in to fire in at the far post. Inter 3-0 Messina. |
| 26' | Kily Gonzalez receives from Cristiano Zanetti on the left. Zoro tackles the Argentine and Inter win a left-wing corner. |
| 22' | From 20 metres Kily Gonzalez fires just wide of the left post. |
| 22' | Mihajlovic crosses, Zanchi beats Martins to the ball and heads clear at the near post. |
| 22' | Burdisso delivers a cross from the right. Zanchi heads out for a right-wing corner. |
| 19' | That was Oba's second goal in as many games for Inter. The Nigerian scored the winner against Villarreal in midweek. |
| 19' | GOOOOOAAAAALLLLLL!!!!! Unmarked in the Messina area, Obafemi Martins puts Inter 2-0 in front with a close-range header from Kily Gonzalez's cross. |
| 18' | Mihajlovic's curling free kick goes out of play at the back post. |
| 17' | Free kick to Inter 35 yards out on the right channel. |
| 15' | That was Santiago's second goal for Inter after his back-heeled effort against Udinese in the Tim Cup semi-final first leg. |
| 15' | GOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!!!! Santiago Solari gives Inter the lead! Cruz heads to Martins who heads to Solari and from the edge of the Messina area the Argentine winger lobs Storari. Inter 1-0 Messina. |
| 14' | Free kick to Inter 20 yards out on the right. Mihajlovic's inswinging cross goes behind at the back post. |
| 13' | Pizarro finds Kily Gonzalez at the back post with a delightful outswinging cross. The Argentine winger's attempt is blocked by Storari. |
| 12' | Wome's through ball for Martins is misguided. Messina win a goal kick. |
| 11' | Kily Gonzalez receives from Pizarro and sends a long-range drive way over Storari's crossbar. |
| 9' | Burdisso's near-post header from Mihajlovic's corner is off target. Pizarro receives on the far side and crosses back in. Messina clear with some difficulty. |
| 8' | Zoro smashes out for a corner to deny Martins. |
| 8' | Messina win a free kick 20 yards inside our half. D'Agostino's long cross is caught by Julio Cesar. |
| 6' | Burdisso receives on the right from Mihajlovic but the Argentine defender's cross is weak and Aronica sweeps clear. |
| 5' | Good chance for Inter. Solari whips in a cross from the right, Cruz heads on target and Storari makes a difficult one-handed save. |
| 5' | Parisi cuts out Mihajlovic's ball for Solari on the right channel. |
| 4' | Good attacking play by the Nerazzurri. The move comes to an end as Aronica makes contact with Cruz in the Sicilian area. |
| 3' | Parisi's low shot from the distance is well wide of Julio Cesar's left-hand post. |
| 2' | Di Napoli receives in space from Donati then crosses in from the left. Wome heads out for a Messina corner kick. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for tonight's Serie A Week 32 clash between Inter and Messina. A win tonight will put the Nerazzurri within two points of their cross-town rivals AC Milan, who lost 1-0 at Lecce. |
| 1' | Martins controls a headed pass by Wome on the left then has his pass for Cruz intercepted by Nocerino. |
| 1' | Messina kick off against Inter, who are wearing the pirellifilm.com logo on their black and blue shirts tonight. FORZA NERAZZURRI!!!!!!!! |
| 1' | Messina line-up (3-5-2): 1 Storari; 8 Zoro, 27 Zanchi, 6 Aronica; 14 Sculli, 25 Nocerino, 7 D'Agostino, 5 Donati, 19 Parisi; 20 Muslimovic, 11 Di Napoli |
| 1' | Inter line-up (4-4-2): 12 Julio Cesar; 3 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi, 11 Mihajlovic, 33 Wome; 21 Solari, 8 Pizarro, 6 C.Zanetti, 18 Kily González; 9 Cruz, 30 Martins |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Full time. Inter 3-0 Messina. |
| 47' | Oooooohhhhh. Recoba's cracking left-foot shot smacks the left post. |
| 46' | D'Agostino's curling free kick goes behind at the back post. |
| 45' | Two minutes of overtime. |
| 45' | Messina win a free kick on the right-wing by-line. |
| 45' | Cesar tackles Antonelli on the right-wing by-line. Corner to Messina. |
| 44' | Recoba plays a one-two with Kily then plays wide to Solari. The Argentine fails to read the move but wins the ball back, takes on two then loses possession in the area. |
| 42' | Martins races on to a Kily through ball and crosses at the by-line. Storari gathers at the near post. |
| 42' | Sullo's high header from Donati's cross is caught by Julio Cesar. |
| 40' | Antonelli's cross from the right is blocked and cleared by Mihajlovic. |
| 38' | Inter replace Pizarro with Cambiasso. |
| 38' | From inside the Inter area Donati volleys wide of the left post. |
| 34' | Mihajlovic's free kick is saved by Storari. Corner to Inter. |
| 33' | Solari is caught by Aronica just outside the Messina area. Free kick. |
| 33' | Cesar's low cross from the left is cleared by Zanchi. |
| 31' | Inter bring on El Chino Recoba for Marco Materazzi. |
| 29' | Martins receives on the right, takes on two in a blistering diagonal run then has his shot blocked by Zanchi. |
| 28' | Messina bring on Antonelli for Sculli. |
| 28' | Martins runs to meet a through ball then shoots wide as Storari narrows the angle. |
| 26' | Storari collects a diagonal shot from Kily Gonzalez. |
| 24' | Sculli's shot from Di Napoli's pass is wide of the right post. |
| 23' | Inter bring on Cesar for Julio Cruz. |
| 23' | Cruz's header from Mihajlovic's cross is wide of the left post. |
| 22' | Free kick to Inter 15 yards inside the Messina half for a foul on Solari. |
| 19' | Solari's left-foot shot from 20 yards is just wide of the left post. |
| 18' | Materazzi concedes a throw-in to deny an onrushing Floccari. |
| 15' | Pizarro dribbles three opponents and wins Inter an attacking throw-in on the left. |
| 14' | From inside the Inter area Floccari fires wide. |
| 14' | Materazzi cuts out a Messina attack involving Di Napoli and Floccari. |
| 12' | Aronica fails to intercept Wome's throw-in for Cruz. El Jardinero races forward then crosses. Zanchi blocks and Cruz handles the rebound. Free kick to the visitors. |
| 9' | Donati is booked for a foul on Cristiano Zanetti. |
| 8' | Mihajlovic's free kick is punched clear by Storari. |
| 8' | Messina bring on Floccari and Sullo for Nocerino and Muslimovic. |
| 8' | Free kick to Inter 35 metres out on the right for a foul on Martins. |
| 7' | Parisi's effort is involuntarily blocked by Sculli. Materazzi heads clear. |
| 7' | Free kick to Messina in a central position 25 yards out for a Kily foul. |
| 6' | Donati receives from Muslimovic and has a low shot blocked by Pizarro. |
| 2' | Free kick to Inter on the left for a Zoro foul on Kily. |
| 2' | Mihajlovic's cross is cleared as far as Pizarro. The Chilean's follow-up on the turn is saved by Storari. |
| 1' | Zoro smashes out for a throw-in to deny Kily Gonzalez a 20-yard shot from a central position. |
| 1' | Inter get the second half under way. |