| Minute | Text commentary |
| 45' | Half time. Inter 1-0 Genoa. |
| 45' | Chivu beats Borriello to Leon's fast cross from a free kick. |
| 42' | Foul by Figo on Borriello just outside our box. The Portuguese veteran is yellow-carded. |
| 41' | Milanetto is booked for foul play. |
| 40' | With Orlandoni stranded, Figo heads off the line to deny Borriello a headed equaliser. |
| 40' | Chivu blocks a Borriello right-wing cross. Corner for the visitors. |
| 39' | Figo's free kick is blocked. Cesar fails to capitalise on the rebound. |
| 39' | Cruz is fouled by Genoa captain Marco Rossi just outside the area by the left byline. |
| 36' | Leon has another go from long range. The Honduran's effort is blocked by Maxwell. |
| 34' | Superb approach play by Figo and Maicon. The latter's whipped cross is headed out by Bega. Corner for Inter - number six. |
| 31' | Another miracle by Rubinho. Crespo's downwards header from Chivu's cross bounces up, forcing the Genoa keeper to tip over. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. |
| 31' | Figo's inswinging cross is headed behind at the far post by Fabiano. Another Inter corner. |
| 30' | At the other end Julio Cruz wins us a left-wing corner. |
| 30' | Leon has a go from 25 yards. It's way over the Inter crossbar. |
| 28' | Rossi charges down the right and crosses to the far side of the area, where Fabiano is lurking unmarked. Orlandoni narrows the angle to block the Brazilian forward's shot. |
| 27' | Cruz takes it. The Argentine's effort bounces back off the Genoa wall. |
| 26' | Bega brings down Crespo 30 yards out. Free kick to Inter in Cristian Chivu territory. |
| 22' | Leon's curling free kick is tipped behind for a corner by Paolo Orlandoni. |
| 21' | Borriello is fouled by Figo just outside the Inter area on the left. Free kick to the Rossoblu. |
| 20' | Rubinho palms clear Chivu's inswinging cross from the right corner flag. |
| 19' | Maxwell tests Rubinho with a shot from distance. Rubinho tips over and Inter win their third corner of the game. |
| 19' | Konko makes a headed clearance from Figo's left-wing corner. |
| 18' | Inter move forward quickly and Cruz wins us a corner. |
| 18' | Rossi gets to the byline and crosses for Borriello, whose first-time effort is blocked by Cordoba. |
| 17' | Maxwell swings in a cross from the left after a beautiful ball down the wing by Cesar. Genoa clear. |
| 15' | Cruz gets to the right edge of the Genoa area but slips before he can cross. |
| 11' | Cruz picks out Cesar with a pin-point cross from the right. The Brazilian left-winger's downwards header is just wide of the left post. |
| 9' | Crespo fires wide as Inter go close to an immediate second. |
| 8' | That was Ivan Ramiro's second goal of the season. |
| 8' | GOOOAAAAALLLL!!!! Cordoba nods in from close range after Rubinho pushes on to the bar Crespo's header from Zanetti's cross. Inter 1-0 Genoa. |
| 7' | Superb solo move by Maicon. The Brazilian receives from Figo, darts on goal and forces Rubinho into a difficult parry with a curling shot from the edge of the box. |
| 5' | Genoa build up a good move in the Inter half. Maxwell blocks a Leon cross from the right wing. |
| 4' | Free kick to Inter on the right wing. Cruz fouls Rubinho as both players jump to meet Chivu's inswinging cross. |
| 3' | Danilo shoots way over from distance after collecting a pass from Borriello. |
| 1' | Lucarelli clears Maicon's cross from the right. |
| 1' | Good evening and welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan's San Siro district. |
| 1' | Paolo Tagliavento blows his whistle, and the visitors kick off. FORZA INTER!!!! |
| 1' | Genoa will play a 3-4-3 with Rubinho between the posts, Bega, Lucarelli and De Rosa in defence, Rossi, Milanetto, Konko and Danilo in midfield, and Leon, Borriello and Fabiano up front. |
| 1' | It's Cruz & Crespo in attack for Inter. Figo, Cambiasso, Zanetti & Cesar make up the four-man midfield. With Toldo and J.Cesar out injured Orlandoni continues in goal, behind a flat back four of Maicon, Cordoba, Chivu and Maxwell. |
| 1' | Genoa's last visit here was over 11 years ago. Ruben Sosa and Marco Delvecchio scored in a 2-0 win to seal the points for Ottavio Bianchi's Inter on that occasion. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat Genoa 4-1. See you on Sunday for Juventus v Inter. |
| 48' | Maxwell makes a headed clearance from Leon's right-wing corner. |
| 46' | Suazo tests Rubinho with a 20-yard drive. |
| 45' | 3 minutes of added time. |
| 43' | GOOOAALLLL!!!!!! Julio Cruz sends Rubinho the wrong way and seals the points. |
| 42' | Rubinho is yellow carded. |
| 42' | Suazo takes on three players during a run into the box. He is brought down by Rubinho and it's a penalty! |
| 40' | Standing ovation for Figo as he makes way for Solari. |
| 40' | Corner number ten for the Nerazzurri. Figo's cross is headed clear by Fabiano. |
| 39' | Leon's shot from a tight angle shaves the crossbar. |
| 36' | Genoa bring on Masiello for Lucarelli. |
| 35' | Zanetti muscles his way into the box and crosses from the byline but there's no team-mate on hand in the six-yard box. |
| 33' | Inter bring on Burdisso for Cesar. |
| 32' | Maxwell makes a headed clearance from Fabiano's left-wing centre. |
| 29' | GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!!! DAVID SUAZO!!!!!!!!!! The Honduran breaks his scoring duck for Inter, crashing over Rubinho and into the net after capitalising on a defensive mistake by De Rosa. |
| 28' | Genoa pull one back after a devastating move. Milanetto serves Figueroa who feeds Konko with a sublime touch of the ball, and the Genoa number 24 fires past Orlandoni. |
| 25' | Mancini brings on David Suazo for Hernan Crespo. |
| 25' | Crespo misses again. Fed by Cambiasso in the area, the Argentine forward shoots straight at Rubinho. |
| 24' | Cruz combines with Crespo as the Nerazzurri hit Genoa on the break. El Jardinero enters the box and sends his snapshot high and wide. |
| 22' | Cambiasso's cannonball shot from 20 yards is blocked by Figueroa. |
| 21' | Fabiano intercepts Cruz' intelligent through ball for Crespo. |
| 20' | Orlandoni saves Fabiano's deflected cross. |
| 17' | Rubinho tips over Figo's goalbound inswinging corner from the left. |
| 16' | Genoa win a free kick on the left wing (25 yards out). De Rosa's header from Leon's inswinging free kick is high and wide. Good chance for the Rossoblu. |
| 13' | End-to-end stuff at San Siro. Cesar misses a good chance for the Nerazzurri, his shot past Rubinho finishing just wide. |
| 12' | Genoa close at the other. Paolo Orlandoni blocks Figueroa's shot with his legs. |
| 11' | Incredible miss by Hernan Crespo. El Valdanito runs on to Cambiasso's poked through ball and has just Rubinho to beat but takes too long before shooting and fires agonisingly over the far post. |
| 9' | Genoa make a double substitution. Figueroa and Juric replace Borriello and Rossi. |
| 7' | Fabiano tackles Maicon on the right byline, conceding a corner. |
| 6' | Maicon tears down the right and crosses for Crespo. The Argentine's header is wayward. |
| 5' | GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!!!!! Rubinho spills Chivu's free kick. Esteban 'El Cuchu' Cambiasso pounces on the loose ball and slots home. Inter 2-0 Genoa. |
| 4' | Orlandoni saves Leon's weak shot from 20 yards. |
| 4' | Figo goes down under a challenge from Fabiano. Free kick to Inter in a dangerous position just under 25 yards out. |
| 3' | Orlandoni saves a Milanetto strike from 25 yards. |
| 1' | Inter get the second half under way. |