| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Inter go into the break with a 1-0 lead over ten-man Samp. |
| 47' | Well timed tackle by Maggio on Maicon to deny the Brazilian right-back a scoring chance from Adriano's through ball. Burdisso's header from the resulting corner is wide of the far post. |
| 45' | 2 minutes of added time. |
| 45' | At the other end Stankovic's first-time shot from Adriano's cut-back is way over the bar. |
| 44' | Samp win a right-wing free kick for a handball by Zanetti. Zenoni's shot from Flachi's cross comes off Burdisso. |
| 44' | Samp win a right-wing free kick for a handball by Zanetti. |
| 43' | Ibra has a go from 25 yards. The Swedish forward's low right-foot effort is just wide of the left post. |
| 38' | That was Ibra's tenth goal in Serie A this season. |
| 38' | IBRACADABRA!!!!!!!! From the edge of the six-yard box Zlatan heads in a Maicon right-wing cross. |
| 38' | Ibra tries a kung-fu style shot from a left-wing cross but fails to connect with the ball. |
| 36' | Castellazzi does well to block Ibrahimovic's long-range drive from the direct free kick. Seconds later Adriano has a go from distance, but it's wide. |
| 35' | Franceschini trips Cambiasso. Free kick to Inter in a central position 32 yards out. |
| 35' | Adriano chests down Vieira's floated pass into the Samp area and moves wide before sending a diagonal shot on target. Castellazzi makes a near-post save. |
| 32' | Zanetti plays wide to Maxwell as Inter look for openings down the left. The Brazilian's cross is deflected out for a corner. |
| 31' | Sliding interception by Bastrini to deny Maicon a chance from a Stankovic through ball. |
| 30' | Inter attack down the left with Maxwell. The Brazilian's low cross into the box is cleared by Sala. |
| 29' | Falcone beats Maicon to Stankovic's high ball over the Samp defence with an acrobatic interception. Inter remain in attack and the Blucerchiati have Zenoni to thank for blocking Stankovic's back-heeled effort. |
| 27' | Back at the other end, Castellazzi is quick off his line to beat Maicon to Ibra's intelligent through ball. |
| 26' | Samp attack back through Quagliarella, who is well tackled by Materazzi before he can shoot. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. |
| 25' | Cambiasso plays a one-two with Ibrahimovic and muscles his way into the Genoan box. Falcone wins the ball and smashes clear. |
| 24' | Quagliarella receives in the area from Zenoni, who bursts pass Maxwell on the right before crossing. The Samp fantasista is dispossessed by Materazzi. |
| 22' | Free kick to Samp 25 yards out on the right. Flachi's attempt on goal is blocked by Julio Cesar. |
| 21' | Fabio Quagliarella's low effort from the free kick is narrowly wide of Julio Cesar's right-hand post. |
| 20' | Burdisso booked for a foul on Samp captain Francesco Flachi. Free kick to the Blucerchiati 25 yards out. The Argentine defender will automatically miss next Sunday's home game against Roma as he was on a caution. |
| 19' | With Flachi unmarked at the far post, Maggio tries to surprise Julio Cesar with a diagonal shot with the outside of his right foot. |
| 18' | Adriano stabs home from close range after Castellazzi fails to hold a fierce shot by Ibra from the right edge of the Samp area. The Brazilian's goal is disallowed for offside. |
| 17' | Maicon whips in a cross from the right. Stankovic fouls Maggio as the two players go for the ball at the back post. |
| 16' | Stankovic collects a Maxwell pass and fires high and wide from 25 yards. |
| 15' | Flachi's inswinging cross from the right is caught by Julio Cesar. |
| 14' | Stankovic escapes without caution for a late challenge on Maggio. |
| 13' | Headed clearance by Materazzi from a Zenoni right-wing cross. |
| 12' | Samp win a right-wing corner as Quagliarella has a cross blocked by Materazzi. |
| 12' | Flachi's low effort from an acute angle on the right side of the Inter area is blocked and cleared by Burdisso. |
| 11' | Quagliarella crosses low from the left. Maggio miscues his shot. |
| 11' | Adriano's thunderous shot from the free kick is blocked. |
| 9' | Adriano brought down on the edge of the Samp area by Sala, who is yellow-carded. |
| 8' | Materazzi is booked. |
| 7' | Julio Cesar collects a Maggio header from Franceschini's left-wing cross. Materazzi goes down in the area after being headbutted by Delvecchio, who is sent off. Samp down to ten men. |
| 6' | Samp attack back. Flachi floats a ball over to the right. Maggio crosses into the area. Maicon heads out for a corner at the back post. |
| 4' | Zenoni and Maggio combine on the right. Zanetti tackles the latter and sets up an Inter counter-attack. Adriano gets to the by-line and thinks he's won a corner, but the ref gives a goal kick. |
| 2' | Stankovic receives with his back to goal, turns and fires a 25-yarder on target. Castellazzi saves. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Stadio Luigi Ferraris for Samp v Inter part II. |
| 1' | Sampdoria kick off. FORZA INTER!!!! |
| 1' | The Nerazzurri will wear black armbands in tonight's match, to honour the memory of Pirelli & Co. honorary president Leopoldo Pirelli, who died last Tuesday. |
| 1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 16 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi, 6 Maxwell; 14 Vieira, 19 Cambiasso, 4 Zanetti, 5 Stankovic; 8 Ibrahimovic, 10 Adriano. |
| 1' | Sampdoria: 1 Castellazzi; 7 Maggio, 14 Sala, 19 Falcone, 33 Bastrini; 77 Zenoni, 40 Delvecchio, 17 Palombo, 21 Franceschini; 10 Flachi, 27 Quagliarella. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | See you on Thursday for Samp v Inter part III. |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat Sampdoria 2-0 and remain 11 points clear of Roma. |
| 48' | Bonazzoli's back-heeled effort from a Bazzani right-wing cross is over Julio Cesar's bar. |
| 45' | 3 minutes of added time to play. |
| 45' | Zanetti's first-time effort from Figo's ball square is well wide of the left post. |
| 43' | Zenoni sidesteps Cambiasso before firing high and wide from 25 yards. |
| 42' | Maicon and Crespo fail to connect with Ibra's fast cross from the left. |
| 41' | Parola clears a corner by Figo, who has a second cross blocked by the Samp defender. |
| 40' | Roberto Mancini replaces Maxwell with Ivan Cordoba. |
| 38' | Castellazzi gets down to save Luis Figo's curling free kick from the left channel. |
| 37' | Walter Novellino brings on Bazzani for Bastrini. |
| 35' | Samp keeper Castellazzi grasps a Luis Figo centre from the right-wing by-line. |
| 34' | Quagliarella's low right-footer from distance is a yard wide of the left post. |
| 30' | That was the Brazilian right-back's first goal for Inter. |
| 30' | GOOOAALLLLL!!!!! Maicon beats Castellazzi with an unstoppable first-time shot from Ibrahimovic's right-wing cross. |
| 29' | Materazzi is back on the pitch. |
| 28' | Materazzi stretchered off following an aerial duel with Bonazzoli. |
| 26' | Castellazzi grabs the ball to deny Ibra a close-range chance from Crespo's looping header. |
| 26' | Falcone makes a headed clearance from Figo's right-wing centre. |
| 24' | Sampdoria bring on Bonazzoli for Flachi. |
| 24' | Zenoni booked for kicking Javier Zanetti. |
| 24' | Julio Cesar catches Zenoni's cross from the by-line as Samp mount another counter-attack. |
| 23' | Inter replace Adriano with Hernan Crespo, who scored here last Wednesday. |
| 21' | Maxwell thwarts a Samp counter with a well-timed tackle on Quagliarella. |
| 20' | Great first-time passing move by Inter. Falcone heads behind to deny Ibra a chance from Vieira's whipped cross. |
| 18' | Materazzi rises at the far post but fails to connect with Figo's inswinger from the corner flag. |
| 18' | Zenoni blocks a Maxwell cross. Left-wing corner for the Nerazzurri. |
| 17' | Ibrahimovic collects a Vieira pass in the Samp box and muscles his way past three opponents, forcing Castellazzi to boot the ball out for a throw-in. |
| 16' | Headed clearance by Adriano from Flachi's floated cross from the right channel. |
| 15' | Zenoni's swerve shot from 25 yards is wide of the left post. |
| 13' | Figo's right-wing cross from the free kick is headed clear by Zenoni. |
| 13' | Figo's cross from the free kick is headed clear by Zenoni. |
| 12' | Parola booked for a bad challenge on Maicon. |
| 11' | Flachi's effort from the free kick is wide. |
| 10' | Maxwell beats Maggio to a through ball and boots out for a right-wing corner. The Brazilian full-back is booked for holding back the Sampdoria winger. |
| 9' | Sampdoria replace Franceschini with Parola. |
| 8' | Ibra wins the ball just outside the Blucerchiati area and flicks it over the opposing defence for Adriano. Castellazzi gets there first. |
| 7' | Adriano's left-foot effort from the free kick finishes in the Curva. |
| 7' | Free kick to Inter 25 yards out on the right, awarded for a Franceschini foul on Maicon. |
| 6' | Cambiasso's first-time strike from an Adriano cut-back is blocked by the Samp defence. |
| 5' | Another Samp counter-attack. Quagliarella races down the middle, turns Materazzi and fires wide a low shot from 20 yards. |
| 3' | Samp break and win a left-wing corner. |
| 3' | Maxwell beats Zenoni on the left with a yard of pace and crosses. Ibrahimovic is beaten to the ball by Falcone. |
| 2' | Figo's cross from Ibra's short pass goes behind for a Sampdoria goal kick. |
| 1' | Inter get the second period under way. |
| 1' | Inter have replaced Stankovic with Figo (tactical substitution). |