| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | Half time. Sampdoria 0-0 Inter. |
| 45' | Palombo's right-wing corner is cleared by Maicon. |
| 45' | Maxwell heads behind for a corner after a dangerous Samp attack involving Cassano and Franceschini. |
| 43' | Antonio Cassano's free kick hits the Inter wall. |
| 43' | Sampdoria bring on Bonazzoli for Bellucci. Cassano is okay to continue. |
| 42' | Cassano remains on the ground, and with Bellucci receiving treatment to a twisted knee on the touchline, Samp are without their two strikers. |
| 42' | Materazzi is booked for a foul on Cassano. |
| 39' | Suazo goes on a storming run, hitting a low shot at Castellazzi from the edge of the area. |
| 37' | Rivas makes a headed clearance from Maggio's right-wing centre. Materazzi's clears Campagnaro's header from the resulting corner. |
| 34' | End-to-end stuff at the Marassi. Crespo gets to the right by-line and crosses low into the six-yard box. Castellazzi makes a smothering save. |
| 33' | Cassano close as Samp attack Inter after a Stankovic corner. The Bari-born fantasista tests Julio Cesar with a crisp shot from just inside the area. |
| 32' | Inter are starting to play a bit after an opening twenty minutes of Samp domination. |
| 31' | Maicon's cross from the right goes out of play at the far side. |
| 29' | Inter counter-attack with Suazo and Crespo. Suazo takes on two players before going down in the box, but referee Rocchi gives a foul against the Honduran. |
| 29' | Spectacular move by Samp. Cassano plays to Bellucci, whose first-time shot on the turn is wide. |
| 25' | Good chance for the Nerazzurri. At the far post Crespo just fails to make contact with Zanetti's dangerous left-wing cross. |
| 24' | Stankovic's outswinging free kick is cleared by Bellucci. |
| 23' | Free kick to us on the right wing after a handball by Franceschini. |
| 20' | Samp hit back at Inter. Cassano races down the middle after turning Nelson Rivas, and then plays to Bellucci. Maicon intercepts and smashes to safety. |
| 18' | Inter counter-attack with Suazo. The Honduran plays to Crespo but Lucchini intercepts. |
| 18' | Vieira heads behind Cassano's wayward header. From the resulting corner Cambiasso clears Bellucci's cross. |
| 12' | Pieri sends in a fast cross from the left, but there's no team-mate on hand in the box. Maxwell calmly chests it back to his keeper. |
| 11' | Delvecchio climbs in the box but fails to connect with Pieri's left-wing cross. |
| 11' | Before the cross Cassano remained on the ground after the slightest of contacts with Patrick Vieira, who is booked. |
| 6' | Samp close again. Cassano fires narrowly wide from twenty yards after collecting a pass in the Inter third. |
| 5' | Maggio has a go from distance. His effort swerves wide of Julio Cesar's right-hand post. |
| 4' | And a chance for Samp at the other end. Bellucci collects from Pieri and with a superb pass plays in Maggio, whose first-time effort from close range forces a magnificent save from Julio Cesar. |
| 2' | Early chance for Inter. Castellazzi is quick out to beat Crespo to Stankovic's through ball. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Luigi Ferraris in the Marassi district of Genoa for this afternoon's Serie A clash between Inter and Sampdoria. |
| 1' | Samp kick off. FORZA INTER! |
| 1' | Inter lineup: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 24 Rivas, 23 Materazzi, 6 Maxwell; 4 Zanetti, 14 Vieira, 19 Cambiasso, 5 Stankovic; 29 Suazo, 18 Crespo. |
| 1' | 1 minute of added time. |
| 1' | Sampdoria lineup: 1 Castellazzi; 16 Campagnaro, 6 Lucchini, 5 Accardi; 7 Maggio, 40 Delvecchio, 17 Palombo, 19 Franceschini, 46 Pieri; 11 Bellucci, 99 Cassano. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Full time. Crespo's goal cancels out Cassano's opener as Inter hold Samp 1-1. See you on Wednesday for Inter v Roma. |
| 47' | Maicon makes a headed clearance from Cassano's floated cross. |
| 45' | Four minutes of overtime. |
| 45' | Lucchini clears after a fast Inter counter-attack involving strike partners Suazo and Crespo. |
| 44' | Another corner for Inter. Figo's right-wing cross is headed behind by Bonazzoli. And it's... another corner. Figo takes it, Materazzi heads wide. |
| 42' | Figo's left-wing cross from the corner flag is caught by Castellazzi. |
| 40' | Julio Cesar gets down to save Bonazzoli's header from Sammarco's cross. |
| 39' | Inter make their last change. Stankovic is stretchered off, and on comes Pelé. |
| 36' | Roberto Mancini brings on Maniche for Patrick Vieira. |
| 35' | Sampdoria make their third switch. Miglionico replaces the injured Accardi. |
| 31' | GOAL!!!!! Hernan Crespo beats Castellazzi with a flicked header from Stankovic's cross. SAMPDORIA 1-1 INTER. |
| 31' | Good chance for Inter. Maicon's looping cross to the far post is backheeled into the path of Cambiasso by Stankovic. The Argentine's effort is blocked by Sammarco. |
| 29' | Nelson 'Tyson' Rivas is booked for a crunching challenge on Cassano. |
| 27' | Another free kick taken by Samp captain Palombo. This time, it's high and wide. |
| 26' | Figo's cross from the left is comfortably dealt with by Castellazzi. |
| 25' | Free kick to Samp about 35 yards out. Palombo's fiercely struck right-foot shot is parried by Julio Cesar. |
| 24' | The inspirational Cassano overhits his pass for Maggio. |
| 22' | The Nerazzurri try to react and counter Samp. Castellazzi is quick off his line to thwart David Suazo. |
| 21' | Inter bring on Luis Figo for Maxwell. |
| 20' | Cassano gives Samp the lead with a wonder goal. The Blucerchiati striker takes Sammarco's headed pass into the box, picks his spot and fires past Julio Cesar. SAMPDORIA 1-0 INTER. |
| 19' | Samp bring on Sammarco for Delvecchio. |
| 18' | At the other end Crespo holds off a challenge from Campagnaro. The Argentine's cross is blocked by Lucchini. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. |
| 17' | Maxwell makes a crucial sliding interception to stop Cassano's through pass reaching Bonazzoli. |
| 14' | Cassano serves Maggio with the deftest of through balls. The Samp winger is flagged offside. |
| 6' | Dejan Stankovic's left-wing corner is plucked out of the air by Castellazzi. |
| 4' | The offside flag goes up again as Franceschini combines with Cassano in another Samp counter. |
| 3' | Bonazzoli fires home after latching on to Cassano's deft through ball. The Samp sub is a yard offside, and the flag goes up. |
| 1' | Inter get the second half under way. |
| 1' | Inter straight into attack. Suazo looks for space for a shot on the edge of the area but he is intercepted by Franceschini. |