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| 45' | Half time. Inter 1-0 Cagliari. |
| 45' | Cristian Chivu blocks a Del Grosso free kick. |
| 43' | Del Grosso gets a shot on target from 30 yards. Julio Cesar saves. |
| 42' | Incredible miss by Cambiasso. Capecchi fails to reach Cruz' right-wing cross and the ball falls to Cuchu, who uncharacteristically drives wide from close range. |
| 41' | Del Grosso is booked for a rash challenge on Maicon. |
| 40' | Another chance for the Nerazzurri. Balotelli's shot spins up into the air and falls to the feet of Cambiasso. The Argentine is thwarted by Capecchi. |
| 39' | Biondini crashes wide after Matri's attempt to turn Zanetti is foiled. |
| 38' | Free kick to Cagliari - about 35 yards from goal. Cossu effort is high and wide. |
| 34' | Amantino Mancini has just scored his second of the afternoon in Rome. The Giallorossi now lead Toro by four goals to nil. |
| 33' | At the other end Vieira's flicked header from Maicon's fast cross goes wide of the right post. |
| 32' | Cagliari on the attack. Jeda fires wide from 25 yards. |
| 29' | Roma are now 3-0 up against Torino - Vucinic and Mancini have added to Pizarro's opener. Doesn't look like we'll be winning the Scudetto today. |
| 27' | The flag goes up as Maicon runs in from the right to meet Burdisso's short pass from Vieira's ball into the area. |
| 25' | Matri sidefoots wide a golden chance for an equaliser after meeting Ferri's ball from the right. |
| 22' | That was El Jardinero's 100th goal since he has been doing his job in Italy. |
| 22' | GOOOAAAAALLLL!!!!! Julio Cruz nods Patrick Vieira's pass into the far corner (via a slight deflection off Bianco), and we're 1-0 up at the Meazza! |
| 21' | Roma have taken the lead against Torino at the Olimpico. Ex-Inter midfielder David Pizarro scored from the spot. |
| 19' | Maicon gets a cross in from the right. Capecchi plucks it out of the air. |
| 18' | Looking for his 100th goal for Italian teams, Julio Cruz heads over Balotelli's right-wing free kick. |
| 16' | Capecchi makes a lunging dive in an attempt to save Balotelli's corner. He fails to reach the ball, but fortunately for the Cagliari keeper his defence sweeps clear. |
| 15' | Cambiasso volleys wide after the Cagliari defence fails to make a decent clearance from Balotelli's left-wing cross. |
| 14' | Another shot from Balotelli - from the acutest of angles. Goal kick to the visitors. |
| 13' | Il Capitano has a go from 25 yards. His right-foot shot swerves wide. |
| 10' | Balotelli pokes wide with a first-time shot from Cambiasso's pass after a defensive mistake by the Sardinians. |
| 8' | Inter have a goal disallowed for offside. Balotelli meets Cambiasso's through ball and slides under Capecchi, but the flag goes up. |
| 6' | Another run by Matri after a slip by Burdisso, and another shot. Zanetti blocks it. |
| 5' | Zanetti picks out Balotelli with a long-range pass to the left wing. The youngster crosses in for Cruz, whose flicked header is wide. Seconds later, Balotelli sends a low shot wide of the left post. |
| 3' | Inter survive an early scare as Matri shoots wide from an inviting position after running unchallenged into the box. |
| 1' | Match point number one... If we beat Cagliari today and Roma lose at home to Torino, we're Italian champions for the third consecutive season (and for the 16th time in our history). |
| 1' | Great chance for Supermario Balotelli after 30 seconds. The 17-year-old collects Maxwell's pass on the edge of the area, turns and fires narrowly over the bar. |
| 1' | Cagliari kick off. FORZA INTER!!!!!!!! |
| 1' | Cagliari: 4 Capecchi; 21 Canini, 6 Lopez, 29 Bianco, 29 Ferri; 8 Biondini, 7 Cossu, 3 Del Grosso; 27 Jeda; 9 Acquafresca, 32 Matri. |
| 1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 16 Burdisso, 26 Chivu, 6 Maxwell; 14 Vieira, 19 Cambiasso, 4 Zanetti, 5 Stankovic; 9 Cruz, 45 Balotelli. |
| 1' | We have never lost in these shirts - in the 2005/06 season we beat Livorno 5-0 and Lazio 3-1, winning 2-0 at Chievo in 2006/07. And we beat the Chinese Olympic Team 3-0 in last summer's friendly in Trento. |
| 1' | Inter will wear special Nike shirts with the Pirelli logo in Chinese this afternoon. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan's San Siro district, where the teams are out warming up ahead of the three o'clock kick-off. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat Cagliari 2-1 and remain six points clear of Roma (4-1 winners over Torino) with three rounds of the Serie A season remaining. |
| 48' | Crespo is flagged offside as he races towards Cambiasso's through ball. |
| 46' | Cagliari reduce the arrears through Biondini, whose long-range effort goes in off Burdisso. Inter 2-1 Cagliari. |
| 45' | There will be three minutes of added time. |
| 42' | A roar rings around the Meazza, and it's now 'chi non salta rossonero è' as the news comes through that fourth place Fiorentina have taken a 2-1 lead against Sampdoria. |
| 41' | Crespo climbs at the near post and nods wide Chivu's corner. All the subs have had chances as soon as they have come on today. |
| 40' | Mancini makes his last switch. Hernan Crespo replaces the ever efficient Julio Cruz. |
| 37' | GOOOAAAALLLL!!!! Marco Materazzi rises at the back post and crashes home a header from Cristian Chivu's excellent left-wing free kick. Inter 2-0 Cagliari. |
| 34' | Cagliari bring on Enrico Cotza for Alessandro Matri. |
| 33' | The Honduran almost has an immediate impact on the game - but his header is just wide of the angle between bar and post. |
| 32' | Another substitution. David Suazo replaces Mario Balotelli, who comes off to rapturous applause. |
| 32' | Capecchi makes a brilliant one-handed save from Balotelli. |
| 31' | Ballardini brings on Marco Mancosu for Luis Diego Lopez. |
| 31' | Julio Cruz goes close to his and Inter's second. His low bullet shot from Cambiasso's pull-back is inches wide. |
| 30' | Mancini makes his first change. Marco Materazzi comes on for Dejan Stankovic. |
| 30' | Cagliari close. Matri just fails to connect with Jeda's shot from 25 yards. |
| 28' | Maxwell sets up a counter attack after winning the ball off Ferri in his own half, but the move comes to an end when Biondini intercepts Balotelli. |
| 22' | At the back post Canini heads wide a floated cross from the right. |
| 19' | A chance for Dejan Stankovic. The Serbian meets Balotelli's headed pass and shoots. Capecchi saves. |
| 15' | Maicon gets a cross in from the right after combining with Cruz. Canini blocks, conceding a corner in the process. |
| 13' | Ex-Nerazzurri forward Nicola Ventola has pulled one back for the Granata at the Olimpico. Roma 4-1 Torino. |
| 12' | Maicon muscles his way between Del Grosso and Biondini, gets to the byline and crosses. Larrivey blocks the Brazilian's cross. |
| 9' | The flag goes up as Capecchi saves Balotelli's shot on the turn from Vieira's hooked ball into the box. |
| 6' | Rossoblu captain Lopez is yellow-carded for fouling Balotelli. |
| 4' | Cagliari close to a leveller through Jeda. The Brazilian's header from a corner is headed off the line by Cambiasso. |
| 1' | Inter kick off the second half. |
| 1' | The Rossoblu sub is straight into the action, forcing Julio Cesar into a smothering save. |
| 1' | Cagliari have brought on Joachin Larrivey for Roberto Acquafresca. |