1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
46' | Half time. Inter 0-0 Siena. |
45' | 1 minute of added time. |
45' | Julio Cruz is booked by referee De Marco. Play resumes as Mirante is okay to continue. |
43' | Mirante remains on the ground after colliding with Cruz. |
43' | Inter close again. Mirante parries Maa Boumsong's low shot from the edge of the Siena box then smothers the ball to deny Cruz a tap-in. |
41' | Back in our half Siena go close again. With a nice bit of skill Chiesa directs Falsini's cross into the path of Paro, whose first-time shot is wide. |
39' | Another good chance for the Nerazzurri. Kily combines with Cesar on the left then has his diagonal shot blocked by Mirante. |
36' | Cruz's headed pass from Wome's long throw-in is headed clear at the far side by Molinaro. |
35' | Good chance for Inter at the other end. Cesar's diagonal shot is cleared by the Siena defence. |
34' | Another good chance for Siena. At the far post Chiesa connects with a Paro cross but can't direct his shot on target. |
34' | Martins is unlucky not to keep the ball in play on the right-wing by-line after sprinting on to a rebound. |
32' | On his Serie A debut Maa Boumsong plays into the Siena area but Martins has misread the move. |
31' | Back in the Siena half Cruz nods down a cross into the path of Martins but it's too long for the Nigerian forward. Mirante collects. |
30' | Negro's cross-shot from Tudor's ball down the right is caught by Julio Cesar. |
29' | At the other end Kily runs on to an intelligent ball wide by Cesar and crosses. Falsini beats Martins to the ball and makes a clearance. |
28' | Vergassola's floated ball into the Nerazzurri box is gathered by Julio Cesar. |
28' | Martins is onside this time as he sprints on to a long ball by Wome, but Mirante is quick off his line and the Siena keeper gathers. |
26' | Siena defender Gastaldello cuts out a Martins through ball for Cesar. |
25' | Martins is in an offside position as he receives on the right wing from Maa Boumsong. |
22' | Cruz meets Cambiasso's through ball but handles before seeing his shot tipped round by Mirante. Free kick to Siena. |
20' | Good chance for Siena. Enrico Chiesa runs on to a ball over the Inter defence then fires wide of the left post with just Julio Cesar to beat. |
18' | Inter captain Ivan Cordoba wins the ball off Molinaro, protects it from the Siena winger and plays calmly back to Julio Cesar. |
17' | Wome's shot from the free kick is low and on target, but Mirante makes a comfortable save. |
16' | Free kick to Inter 30 yards out for another foul by Gastaldello on Cruz. |
14' | Cruz combines with Cambiasso and fires over from the midfielder's cut-back. |
13' | Martins is clear through on goal but the linesman flags for a foul by the Nigerian on Molinaro. |
13' | Kily's deep cross into the box is caught by Siena keeper Mirante. |
12' | Free kick to Inter in a central position 40 yards out for a Gastaldello foul from behind on Cruz. |
11' | Cesar receives in space on the left then sends a looping cross over the heads of Martins and Cruz. |
11' | At the other end Julio Cesar rises to collect a Vergassola cross. |
10' | Negro cuts out Kily's ball for Cesar on the left as the Nerazzurri continue to attack down the wings in these opening minutes. |
10' | Siena clear after Martins fails to exploit a loose ball in the Tuscan area. |
9' | Falsini beats Cruz to a long ball wide and hooks out for a throw-in. |
8' | Burdisso misguides his low ball down the right for Martins. Falsini intercepts. |
7' | Alberto intercepts Andreolli's headed pass to Wome, but the young Italian defender wins the ball back and concedes a corner. |
6' | Portanova boots clear to deny the onrushing Wome a diagonal shot on goal. |
5' | Falsini intercepts Burdisso's ball down the right for Martins and heads out for a throw-in. |
4' | Wome combines with Cruz on the left but the Argentine overhits his return pass. |
3' | Falsini attacks down the left after Siena clear the corner. Pierre Wome ends the move with a good tackle on the Bianconeri full-back. |
2' | Good chance for Inter. Cruz combines with Kily then has his shot tipped round by Mirante. Corner. |
1' | Welcome to a sunny San Siro in Milan for Inter v Siena, our last home league match of the season. |
1' | Martins bursts past two then sweeps wide to Cesar who slips, and Siena gain possession. |
1' | Inter kick off. FORZA NERAZZURRI!!!!! |
1' | Before kick-off a minute's silence will be observed in honour of the Italian troops killed in Afghanistan several days ago. |
1' | Siena line-up (4-5-1): 83 Mirante; 2 Negro, 7 Tudor, 46 Gastaldello, 3 Falsini; 75 Alberto, 19 Paro, 6 Vergassola, 30 Molinaro; 10 Chiesa, 90 Portanova. |
1' | Adriano is ruled out of this afternoon's match with a muscle problem. |
1' | Seventeen-year-old Swedish striker Goran Slavkovski, who plays for the academy's Allievi Nazionali team, is on the Inter bench. If he comes on during the match Slavkovski will become the youngest player to make his Inter debut since Giuseppe Bergomi. |
1' | Roberto Mancini has named Nerazzurri youngsters Andreolli and Maa Boumsong in his 4-3-3 line-up: 12 Julio Cesar; 3 Burdisso, 2 Cordoba, 49 Andreolli, 33 Wome; 19 Cambiasso, 55 Maa Boumsong, 18 Kily González; 30 Martins, 9 Cruz, 31 Cesar. |
Minute | Text commentary |
49' | Full time. Siena hold Inter to a 1-1 draw. See you on Thursday for the Coppa Italia final return against Roma (kick-off 20:45). |
49' | Mirante pulls off a terrific save to keep out Kily Gonzalez's blistering shot from the distance. |
48' | Gastaldello heads home from the corner to bring the sides level. |
48' | Guzman's right-foot shot from inside the Inter area is parried by Julio Cesar. |
45' | 4 minutes of added time. |
45' | Nicolas Burdisso is shown a straight red card for slapping Falsini in the face. Nerazzurri down to ten men. |
44' | Vergassola is booked for a foul on Stankovic. |
41' | Siena bring on Packer for Alberto. |
39' | Seventeen-year-old Swedish striker Goran Slavkovski, who plays for the academy's Allievi Nazionali team, replaces Martins and become the youngest player to make his Inter debut since Giuseppe Bergomi. |
39' | Goran Slavkovski profile: http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=22884&L=en |
38' | Martins' cross for Stankovic is cut out by the Siena defence. |
37' | The Serb's cross is caught by Mirante. |
36' | Dejan Stankovic wins Inter a right-wing corner. |
36' | Paro is booked for a late challenge on Pizarro. |
34' | Siena replace Chiesa with Guzman. |
33' | Portanova closes down Stankovic to deny the Serb-Montenegrin midfielder a clear shot on goal. |
29' | Cesar's cross-shot from the left spins off Negro and finishes in the hands of Mirante. |
28' | Inter bring on David Pizarro for Julio Cruz. |
24' | Inter counter-attack. Cruz sweeps wide to Cesar, who crosses for Martins to fire just wide of the right post. |
24' | Another good chance for Inter. Cesar fires a low diagonal shot inches wide of the far post. |
24' | Siena bring on Iadaresta for Tudor. |
23' | Paro's cross from Alberto's pass is headed clear by Andreolli. |
22' | Cesar is flagged offside as he receives on the left wing from Stankovic. |
19' | At the near post Tudor sends wide a flicked header from Paro's corner kick. |
18' | Inter replace Maa Boumsong, who has had an impressive Serie A debut, with Dejan Stankovic, who comes on for his 100th competitive appearance in an Inter shirt. |
15' | That was Julio's 14th goal in the Serie A this season. |
15' | GOOOAAAALLLL!!!! Julio Cruz runs on to Maa Boumsong's through ball, picks his spot and fires first-time past Mirante. |
15' | Chiesa runs on to another forward pass, sidesteps Andreolli then curls his shot wide of the far post. |
14' | Enrico Chiesa runs on to a forward pass and tries to lob Julio Cesar from 35 yards, but the Brazilian keeper gets back to save. |
13' | Cesar's cross from the left is blocked by Paolo Negro. |
9' | Cruz is tackled by Gastaldello as the Nerazzurri try to mount an attack. |
8' | Cesar floats a ball from the left wing to the back post, where Cambiasso's shot from a tight angle shaves the post. The ref awards Siena a goal kick as the ball had already gone behind. |
7' | At the other end Mirante is forced to come to the edge of his area and boot clear to deny the onrushing Julio Cruz. |
7' | Siena keep up the pressure as Julio Cesar fails to hold a cross before Andreolli makes a half-clearance. |
6' | Vergassola wins a duel with Wome on the right and crosses into the Inter box. Cordoba makes a headed clearance. |
6' | Nicolas Burdisso delivers a cross from the right wing. Mirante catches. |
4' | Chiesa goes close with a first-time shot from a cross in from the right. Julio Cesar parries, Siena win a corner. |
4' | Good aerial clearance by Andreolli to deny Chiesa. |
3' | Siena come straight back at Inter but nothing comes of the move as Julio Cesar plucks a Chiesa cross out of the air. |
3' | Good attacking move by Inter. Cruz runs on to Kily's throw-in down the left then crosses. Cesar plays short to Maa Boumsong whose low shot is saved by Mirante. |
1' | Siena get the second half under way. |