| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Half time. Udinese 0-0. |
| 48' | De Sanctis jumps and beats Vieira to a loose ball in the box as Inter go close again. |
| 47' | Another good chance for Inter in stoppage time. Stankovic receives from Crespo and sends a low angled shot on target. De Sanctis saves. |
| 46' | Stankovic's low drive from Ibra's short pass is a yard wide of the left post. |
| 45' | Three minutes of added time to play. |
| 45' | Grosso gets the better of Zenoni on the left and whips in a cross. Stankovic rises and heads over the bar. |
| 44' | Vieira plays into the Udinese area for Ibrahimovic. Natali clears. |
| 43' | Inter counter attack. Vieira serves Ibrahimovic who makes a diagonal run then lets loose a 20-yard shot. It's too central, easy save for De Sanctis. |
| 41' | Another clearance by Zapata, this time at the near post to deny Crespo a chance from Figo's cross. |
| 41' | At the other end, Grosso's low cross from the left is cleared by Zapata. |
| 39' | Bianconeri close again from the resulting corner which is eventually cleared as far as Zenoni, whose 20-yard strike is over Julio Cesar's bar. |
| 39' | Udinese close to an opener from a counter attack. In the Inter area Iaquinta plays short to Barreto whose shot is blocked. |
| 38' | Fabio Grosso's left-foot effort from the free kick hits Natali in the face. Play interrupted as the Udinese defender receives medical attention. |
| 37' | Ibra pounces on a back pass and plays to Vieira who serves Stankovic. The Serbian midfielder looks for space to shoot then passes to Figo before being caught by an opponent. Free kick to Inter in a central position 25 yards out. |
| 35' | Barreto flagged offside as he races to meet Di Natale's ball down the right. |
| 34' | Patrick Vieira commits a foul as he rises to meet Figo's corner at the back post. |
| 34' | Zapata boots out for a corner after a Figo-Vieira attack down the middle. Corner to Inter. |
| 32' | Another Udine counter attack. This time Iaquinta is flagged offside as he runs to meet Di Natale's through ball. |
| 31' | Inter build a good passing move in the Udinese half. Stankovic's cross is headed clear and the Bianconeri hit us on the break. Zanetti gets back to dispossess Iaquinta. |
| 29' | Materazzi blocks a Di Natale shot from the edge of the box as Udinese maintain their attacking initiative. |
| 27' | Cordoba beats Iaquinta to Di Natale's high ball into the box and plays to safety. |
| 27' | Materazzi warned by ref Pieri for a foul on Pinzi. Free kick to the home side 30 yards out on the right. Di Natale's cross is caught by Julio Cesar. |
| 25' | Fabio Grosso's cross from the right is headed clear by Obodo. |
| 25' | Numerical parity restored as Dacourt returns to the pitch. |
| 24' | Iaquinta's free kick is blocked by Luis Figo in the Inter wall. |
| 23' | Olivier Dacourt receives treatment to what looks like an elbow injury. |
| 21' | Another cross from the right by Di Natale. Headed clearance by Marco Materazzi. |
| 20' | At the near post Obodo makes a headed clearance from Figo's corner. |
| 19' | Figo's low right-foot shot from Ibrahimovic's cutback takes a deflection and finishes wide of the left post. Corner to Inter. |
| 18' | Iaquinta drifts in from the left and sends his cross-shot well off-target. |
| 17' | Crucial intervention by Cordoba, who at full stretch pokes clear to deny Iaquinta a near-range shot from Di Natale's excellent cross from the right wing. |
| 16' | Dejan Stankovic gets into a shooting position but drags his right-foot shot wide of the left post. |
| 15' | Obodo's low effort from Inter's corner clearance is blocked. |
| 15' | Zenoni outpaces Fabio Grosso to a ball down the right and wins his team a corner kick. |
| 14' | Play resumes after the Udinese keeper is given the all-clear by the team doctor. |
| 12' | Morgan De Sanctis remains on the ground after colliding with Crespo in the six-yard box. |
| 12' | Dossena dispossesses Figo on the right wing and concedes an attacking throw-in. Inter take it quickly, Figo crosses into the box, Ibrahimovic and Zanetti have efforts blocked, and Udinese clear with some difficulty. |
| 10' | Pinzi volleys over the bar after latching on to Figo's headed clearance from the corner. |
| 9' | Iaquinta's fierce strike rebounds off Stankovic and goes behind for a corner. |
| 9' | Ivan Cordoba is booked for a foul on Vincenzo Iaquinta The Colombian, who was already on a caution, will miss Inter's next match. |
| 8' | Cordoba intercepts a Di Natale through ball for Iaquinta. Grosso sweeps clear. |
| 7' | Di Natale receives from Zenoni and plays first time for Barreto on the right wing, but the Udinese number ten overhits his pass. |
| 6' | Luis Figo floats a pass into the Udinese area. Morgan De Sanctis is quick off his line to deny Hernan Crespo. |
| 4' | Udinese back in attack. Di Natale unleashes a right-foot shot from 25 yards. It's high and wide. |
| 3' | At the other end Stankovic passes to Hernan Crespo who volleys high and wide from the left edge of the Bianconeri box. |
| 2' | Udine on the attack again. Iaquinta is flagged offside as he meets a through ball. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Stadio Friuli in Udine for Udinese v Inter. |
| 1' | Montiel plays down the left for Iaquinta who crosses from the by-line. Grosso makes a headed clearance. Seconds later Julio Cesar collects a Zenoni cross from the right as the home side make an attacking start to the match. |
| 1' | We're under way at the Friuli as Udinese kick off. |
| 1' | Giovanni Galeone, who is without regulars Muntari, Felipe and Asamoah, has opted for this starting lineup: 1 De Sanctis; 3 Zenoni, 14 Natali, 2 Zapata, 20 Dossena; 5 Obodo, 8 Pinzi; 7 Barreto, 10 Di Natale, 27 Montiel; 9 Iaquinta. |
| 1' | Roberto Mancini's starting eleven to face the Bianconeri: 12 Julio Cesar; 4 Zanetti, 2 Cordoba, 23 Materazzi, 11 Grosso; 7 Figo, 14 Vieira, 15 Dacourt, 5 Stankovic; 8 Ibrahimovic, 18 Crespo. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 50' | Full time. Udinese 0-0 Inter. |
| 50' | Recoba's curling free kick hits the wall. |
| 49' | Figo booked for arguing about the distance of the Udinese wall from the ball. |
| 48' | Recoba brought down by Pinzi in a central position 25 yards out. The Udinese captain is booked. |
| 45' | 4 minutes of overtime. |
| 45' | Recoba combines with Cruz and enters the box from the left but fails to reach the return ball. |
| 45' | Cruz combines with Maicon in the Udinese area but nothing comes of the move and the Bianconeri mount a counter attack. |
| 42' | Natali beats Recoba to Maicon's cross from the right. |
| 40' | Grosso's through ball for Cruz is intercepted by Natali. |
| 39' | Good work in defence by Maicon who beats Iaquinta to the ball and plays to safety. |
| 39' | De Martino's cross-shot from Di Natali's through ball is blocked by Materazzi. Udinese win a corner. |
| 37' | Roberto Mancini makes his third and final switch. Alvaro Recoba comes on for Zlatan Ibrahimovic. |
| 34' | Ibra flicks the ball up in the area and plays short to Cruz who is offside as he crashes his shot wide of the left post. |
| 32' | Maicon wins a corner for Inter after combining with Cruz on the right channel. |
| 32' | Udinese bring on De Martino for Barreto. |
| 31' | Iaquinta gets a foot to Di Natali's ball into the Nerazzurri box. Julio Cesar collects. |
| 29' | Obodo yellow-carded for elbowing Grosso in the face. It should have been a red. |
| 29' | Grosso's cross from Stankovic's ball wide goes out of play. Goal kick to Udinese. |
| 27' | De Sanctis is quick off his line to beat Ibrahimovic to a through ball. |
| 26' | Ibra controls a Figo pass in the area, turns and rifles a low shot on target. De Sanctis saves. |
| 24' | Zapata intercepts Stankovic's pass for Ibrahimovic on the edge of the Udinese area. |
| 23' | Inter substitution. Maicon replaces Olivier Dacourt. |
| 22' | Udinese hit back again. Materazzi makes a clearance from Iaquinta in the area. |
| 22' | Back in the Udinese half Ibra crosses from the right for Cruz, who is beaten to the ball. |
| 21' | It's end to end at the Friuli as Udinese hit back at Inter. Excellent defending by Cordoba who moves quickly to beat Barreto to a ball on the left wing. |
| 20' | Inter back in attack. Ibrahimovic's acrobatic pass for Cruz is cut out by Dossena. |
| 19' | Udinese counter immediately and go close through Di Natale, who fires wide from an inviting position. |
| 19' | Inter close through Ibra, who controls a pass with his chest and sends a low shot on target. De Sanctis saves. |
| 18' | Vieira is adjudged to have handled the ball in the area after Figo's corner. Free kick to Udinese. |
| 17' | Inter remain in attack. Figo receives from Cruz and has a diagonal shot blocked by Zapata. Corner. |
| 16' | Superb crossfield pass by Stankovic for Cruz who is intercepted as he enters the Udine box. |
| 16' | Di Natale attacks down the right, cuts inside Grosso and fires a left-foot shot well wide of the far post. |
| 15' | Nothing comes of the free kick and Udinese come forward. Di Natale's cross from the right is caught by Julio Cesar. |
| 14' | Udinese captain Pinzi fouls Cruz from behind. Free kick to Inter in a central position over 30 yards out. |
| 13' | Dejan Stankovic booked for a foul on Di Natale. |
| 13' | Inter hit Udinese on the break. Cruz combines on the right with Figo then plays central to the Portuguese winger whose low shot from 20 yards is cleared. |
| 12' | Zenoni heads out a right-wing cross to deny Stankovic a chance at the far post. Corner to Inter. |
| 11' | Natali heads way over the bar from Di Natale's cross. |
| 10' | Julio Cruz replaces Hernan Crespo. |
| 8' | Obodo goes down in his own area after colliding with Crespo as the two players battle to meet Figo's cross from the corner flag. |
| 8' | Fabio Grosso's outswinging cross is headed over by Zapata. Inter win a left-wing corner. |
| 4' | The Bianconeri hit Inter on the break. Di Natale's shot is saved by Julio Cesar. |
| 4' | Figo dances past three opponents in a central run but has his shot blocked in the box. |
| 2' | 4 minutes of overtime. |
| 2' | Iaquinta flagged offside as he runs to meet Pinzi's through ball. |
| 1' | Inter kick off the second half. FORZA RAGAZZI!!! |
| 1' | Cordoba beats Iaquinta to a forward pass and boots out for an Udinese throw-in on the right. |
| 1' | Udinese have replaced young Paraguayan midfielder Montiel with D'Agostino. |