| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | Half time. Inter 1-0 Catania. |
| 46' | Inter close again in additional time. Figo races down the right channel and plays to Crespo whose cross is tipped clear by Bizzarri, denying Adriano an easy tap-in at the back post. |
| 45' | One minute of added time to play. |
| 45' | Inter break with Adriano. The Brazilian storms down the middle and plays wide to his compatriot Cesar who whips in a cross for Crespo. The flag goes up for offside. |
| 44' | Catania close to a half-time equaliser through Silvestri whose long-range effort takes the slightest of deflections and goes inches wide of the post. |
| 42' | Maxwell boots behind as Catania create danger from a corner kick. |
| 42' | Cambiasso makes a headed clearance from Sabato's left-wing free kick. |
| 37' | Burdisso booked for a foul on Martinez. |
| 35' | Adriano hooks the ball into the middle of the box after a tussle with an opponent, but Bizzarri gathers to deny Crespo. |
| 31' | Adriano heads in a Figo right-wing corner and the Meazza erupts, but match ref Orsato disallows the goal for a foul by the Brazilian on Edusei. |
| 30' | Headed clearance by Cordoba from Sabato's outswinging left-wing free kick. |
| 28' | Applause for Adriano who glides past two opponents before testing Bizzarri with a right-footer. |
| 27' | Inter back on the attack. Adri serves Crespo with a deft touch of the ball but Catania intercept. Cesar pounces on the loose ball and runs on goal but collides into Terlizzi. |
| 26' | Great defending by Ivan Cordoba. The Colombian blocks Mascara's dangerous ball in from the right and plays to safety. |
| 25' | Figo lifts his bending free kick over the Sicilian wall and over the crossbar. |
| 23' | Baiocco is deservedly booked for a bad challenge on Dacourt. The free kick is 25 yards out in a central position. |
| 22' | Unmarked in the box, Adriano chests down a Maxwell left-wing cross and volleys straight at Bizzarri. |
| 21' | Adriano sees one of his left-foot specials blocked by Stovini. |
| 20' | Another corner for Inter. Figo's inswinging cross is caught by Bizzarri. |
| 19' | Luis Figo is dancing around the park like a 20-year-old as Inter continue to create chances coming forward. |
| 17' | Uruguayan midfielder Martinez boots clear after Inter fail to take full advantage of a Figo corner. |
| 15' | Mascara booked for protesting. |
| 14' | Terlizzi's weak header from a Catania free kick is easy prey for Julio Cesar. |
| 14' | GOOOAAAALLLLL!!!! Maicon slaloms his way into the box, exchanges passes with Adriano and serves Crespo who slots home at the far post. Inter 1-0 Catania. |
| 12' | Adriano heads wide a Dacourt cross as Inter produce yet another scoring chance. |
| 12' | Bizzarri makes a punched clearance from Figo's inswinging left-wing corner. |
| 11' | Oooohhhhh. Figo elegantly sidesteps Mascara and almost scores with a chip shot that Bizzarri miraculously tips over. Corner. |
| 10' | Cesar and Figo both have shots blocked as Inter pile the pressure on Catania. |
| 9' | Another chance for the Nerazzurri. Adriano collects a pass on the edge of the box and sees his left-foot shot deflected behind for a corner. |
| 9' | Good chance for Inter. Crespo receives from Cesar, twists and turns his way into the box and sends a low left-foot shot on target. Stovini blocks and concedes a corner. |
| 5' | Another 40-yard free kick awarded to Catania for another foul by Dacourt. |
| 4' | Argentine midfielder Izco receives in the box and rifles in an angled lwo drive that forces a reflex parry from Julio Cesar. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. |
| 3' | Mascara's high cross from the free kick is easily caught by Julio Cesar. |
| 2' | Baiocco wins the ball in midfield and goes down under a challenge from Daocurt, earning his team a free kick 40 yards out. |
| 1' | We're under way at the Meazza. |
| 1' | Catania win the toss and their captain Baiocco elects for Inter to kick off. |
| 1' | The referees, wearing a lovely bright red strip, lead the teams out on to the pitch. |
| 1' | Starting lineups: <br> Inter: Julio Cesar; Maicon, Cordoba, Burdisso, Maxwell; Figo, Esteban Cambiasso, Dacourt, Cesar; Crespo, Adriano.<br> Catania: Bizzarri; Silvestri, Stovini, Terlizzi, Sabato; Baiocco, Martinez, Edusei, Mascara, Izco; Spinesi. |
| 1' | Five different players (Samuel, Solari, Grosso, Ibrahimovic and Cruz) scored in Inter's 5-2 thumping of down in Sicily last term. |
| 1' | Dejan Stankovic scored twice as Inter came from behind to win 2-1 at home to Catania last season. Mascara scored the Sicilians' opener. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Giuseppe Meazza for this afternoon's Serie A match between the Nerazzurri and Catania. It's a hot September Sunday in Milan with a temperature of around 26°. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Full time. Inter beat Catania 2-0 |
| 49' | Adriano is unlucky not to score Inter's third in injury time. Ibrahimovic plays him in with an umpteenth touch of magic. The Brazilian swivels and shoots. It cannons off the post and off the head of Bizzarri. |
| 45' | Four minutes of added time. |
| 45' | Ibra close to a third. The Swede runs across the face of the Catania box and unleashes a fierce left-foot shot that is punched clear by Bizzarri. |
| 42' | Zlatan Ibrahimovic is clear through on goal but the flag goes up for offside. |
| 38' | Zlatan Ibrahimovic weaves some of his magic, playing in Cesar down the left with an awesome piece of skill which has to be seen to be believed! |
| 34' | GOOOOAAAALLLLL!!!!! Cesar receives in space from Ibra, makes a 20-yard dash solo run on goal and finishes it off perfectly with a sweet strike from inside the Catania box. |
| 33' | Inter make their third and final substitution: Javier Zanetti for Olivier Dacourt. |
| 29' | Terlizzi blocks Ibrahimovic's first-time shot. Catania clear the resultant corner kick. |
| 28' | Catania bring on Giacomo Tedesco for Mariano Izco. |
| 26' | Catania make their second change. Japanese youngster Takayuki Morimoto replaces Mascara. |
| 24' | Ibrahimovic is denied by Terlizzi after an inviting ball into the area by Adriano. |
| 22' | Inter appear to have regained the upper hand after a period of Catania pressure. Maxwell fires wide after receiving from Cesar. |
| 20' | Mancini makes his second switch. Dejan Stankovic replaces Luis Figo. |
| 19' | Ibra's shot spints off Stovini. Figo's cross from the resulting corner is punched clear by Bizzarri. |
| 18' | Vargas, who scored a stunning goal for Peru in a friendly international against Bolivia last week, tries the impossible after receiving wide on the left from Baiocco. El Loco's angled volley from 25 yards soars over the bar. |
| 14' | It's Zlatan Ibrahimovic time. Off comes Hernan Crespo and on comes the Swedish forward for his 100th appearance in Italy's Serie A. |
| 13' | Spinesi creates space for a shot just outside the Inter area but fires wide. |
| 12' | The Meazza applauds as the news comes through that Alvaro 'El Chino' Recoba has equalised for Torino at the Renzo Barbera in Palermo. |
| 12' | Catania win a free kick on the right wing. Maicon heads behind a dangerous inswinger from Juan 'El Loco' Vargas. |
| 9' | Julio Cesar makes a crucial point-blank save from Catania striker Gionatha Spinesi. |
| 6' | Stovini intercepts Maxwell's ball into the box for Adriano and pokes clear. |
| 4' | Rocco Sabato rises in the area to head over a Mascara right-wing corner. |
| 3' | Catania counter attack the Nerazzurri. Burdisso hooks clear to thwart Mascara. |
| 1' | Catania kick off the second half. FORZA INTER!!!! |
| 1' | Catania have brought on Juan Vargas for Jorge Martinez. |