| Minute | Text commentary |
| 45' | Half time. Inter 1-0 Empoli. In Siena the Bianconeri lead Roma 2-0. |
| 43' | Inter counter-attack and win a corner after Cruz' low shot is parried by Bassi. |
| 42' | Chivu intercepts in the box and concedes a corner after a flowing move by Empoli. |
| 39' | So it will be a ten-man Inter for the third time in four games... |
| 39' | Inter down to ten men. Seconds after his booking, Vieira is sent off for protesting. |
| 39' | Vieira is yellow-carded for a challenge on Marianini. Empoli win a free kick 30 yards out. |
| 34' | GOAL!!!!! Zlatan Ibrahimovic sends Bassi the wrong way from the spot. INTER 1-0 EMPOLI. |
| 33' | Vannucchi is booked. |
| 33' | PENALTY! Empoli captain Vannucchi blocks Stankovic's shot with his arm, and Tagliavento points to the spot. |
| 31' | Vannucchi's strike from 25 yards finishes on the roof of the net. |
| 29' | Pozzi fires wide from a tight angle after running on to a high ball over the defence. |
| 27' | Empoli make a half clearance from Chivu's curling free kick. Inter remain in attack and Cruz scythes over after collecting Cambiasso's pass. |
| 24' | Burdisso makes a sliding intervention to block Buscè's angled shot from inside our area. |
| 23' | Nico Burdisso rises in the area to meet Jimenez' right-wing corner but the Argentine's header is wayward. |
| 22' | Bassi parries Stankovic's thunderbolt shot from 20 yards and concedes a corner. |
| 19' | Nicola Pozzi weaves Materazzi and Chivu in the Inter area, but there's no way past Nicolas Burdisso. |
| 17' | Another chance for Inter. Ibrahimovic wins a duel on the left and races down the flank before sending a whipped cross over to the far post. Both Jimenez and Stankovic fail to capitalise. |
| 15' | The stadium roars as the news comes through that Siena have taken the lead at home to Roma. |
| 14' | Stankovic's cross-shot from the right is off target. Vieira races in at the back post but fails to connect. |
| 13' | Inter hit back at the Tuscans. Cruz, Ibra and Cambiasso combine before serving Jimenez, whose low angled shot is just wide of the far post. |
| 12' | Empoli attack back. Raggi blasts high and wide from a position on the right wing. |
| 12' | Stankovic floats a ball over to Ibrahimovic. The flag goes up for offside. |
| 10' | Ibra receives from Vieira and sweeps wide for Jimenez but the Swede's pass is intercepted. |
| 7' | At the other end Empoli keeper Bassi is quick out to beat Jimenez to Cruz' headed pass. |
| 6' | Julio Cesar makes an easy catch from Marianini's right-wing centre. |
| 2' | Igli Vannucchi hits a shot on target from 25 yards. It spins off Esteban Cambiasso but Julio Cesar makes a comfortable save. |
| 2' | Antonini swings in a dangerous cross from the left. Chivu intercepts and concedes a corner. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Meazza for Inter v Empoli. |
| 1' | Game on! Inter kick off. |
| 1' | Empoli: 1 Bassi, 46 Raggi, 16 Marzoratti, 2 Piccolo, 77 Antonini; 8 Marianini, 5 Moro, 10 Vannucchi, 32 Budel; 24 Buscè; 9 Pozzi. |
| 1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 4 Zanetti, 16 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi, 26 Chivu; 14 Vieira, 19 Cambiasso, 5 Stankovic; 11 Jimenez; 8 Ibrahimovic, 9 Cruz. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 50' | That's it. Inter hang on for a 1-0 win over Empoli. |
| 49' | Pozzi's shot on the turn from Buscè's right-wing cross is just wide. |
| 48' | Another chance for Suazo. Another miss. |
| 47' | Served by Ibra, Suazo races on goal and blasts over from the edge of the box. |
| 46' | Saudati is booked for shooting on goal after the ref had blown his whistle. |
| 45' | 5 minutes of overtime. |
| 44' | Siena are 3-0 up against Roma. |
| 40' | Suazo sends in a low cross from the right. Buscè intercepts and clears. |
| 39' | Empoli bring on Giacomazzi for Vannucchi. |
| 38' | Julio Cesar saves Saudati's penalty kick!!!! |
| 37' | Penalty to Empoli after Materazzi's foul on Saudati. |
| 35' | Julio Cesar moves off his line quicly to beat Pozzi to a long ball into the Nerazzurri area. The Empoli striker is booked for an ugle challenge on the Inter keeper. |
| 32' | Maxwell gets to the by-line and whips in a cross. Materazzi's far-post header is wide. |
| 31' | Superb shot by Maxwell after a one-two with Burdisso. The Brazilian's effort is parried by Bassi. Saudati clears the resulting corner, taken by Chivu. |
| 29' | Yet another yellow card. Julio Cesar is booked for time wasting. |
| 27' | Suazo blasts over from an acute angle after being served by Ibrahimovic. |
| 26' | Piccolo is booked for a foul on Suazo. |
| 26' | Luckily the Romanian is okay to continue. |
| 25' | Cristian Chivu comes off worse for wear after a challenge from behind on Vannucchi. |
| 25' | Bassi rises at his left-hand post to deny Ibrahimovic a headed chance from Chivu's cross. |
| 23' | Empoli subs Abate and Suadati combine, the latter firing over after collecting a pass from the former. |
| 21' | Good chance for Inter. Cambiasso plays in Suazo and the Honduran connects first time. It's not far wide of the back post. |
| 20' | Chivu's looping free kick is headed clear at the back post. |
| 20' | Abate is yellow-carded for a challenge on Maxwell. Free kick to us on the left wing. |
| 19' | Empoli close to a leveller. Pozzi's header from a left-wing cross is tipped over by Julio Cesar. |
| 18' | Ibra has a go from distance. The Swede's effort takes a deflection but the referee doesn't give a corner. |
| 17' | Budel collects a pass in a central position 25 yards out and hits his shot over the bar. |
| 14' | Malesani brings on Abate for Marzoratti. |
| 12' | Empoli sub Saudati connects with a cross from the right and hits his first-time shot a yard wide. |
| 11' | And Inter make their third. Julio Cruz is applauded by the Nerazzurri faithful as he makes way for David Suazo. |
| 10' | Empoli make their first change. Moro off, Saudati on. |
| 9' | It's more Empoli than Inter in these opening minutes of the second half. |
| 9' | Buscè rises in the area and heads on target a cross from the left. Julio Cesar saves. |
| 8' | Julio Cesar climbs in his box to grasp Vannucchi's cross from the free kick. |
| 8' | Cambiasso is booked for a foul on Vannucchi. |
| 7' | Vannucchi plays square to Buscè and the Empoli midfielder shoots, forcing Julio Cesar into a tipped save. |
| 6' | Cruz fouls Raggi on the left edge of the Inter area. Free kick to the Tuscans. |
| 5' | Empoli win a left-wing corner. Vannucchi's low cross is poked clear by Ibra at the near post. |
| 4' | Zanetti pushes up to midfield, with Burdisso slotting into a right-back position. |
| 4' | Dejan Stankovic has sustained an injury is unable to continue, forcing Mancini to shuffle his pack again. He is replaced by Nelson Rivas. |
| 3' | Headed clearance by Burdisso from Vannucchi's cross. |
| 1' | Empoli get the second half under way. |
| 1' | Roberto Mancini has made a tactical switch. On comes Maxwell for Jimenez, with Chivu switching from full-back to midfield. |