1st half
2nd half
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46' | Half time. INTER 2-1 SIENA. |
46' | One minute of added time to play. |
45' | GOOOAAALLL!!!!! From two yards out Mario Balotelli heads into an open goal Vieira's flicked header from Maicon's throw-in. INTER 2-1 SIENA. |
44' | Jimenez crosses into the sidenetting after a darting run in from the right. |
43' | Balotelli's left-wing free kick is headed behind for a corner by Maccarone. Mario crosses to the back post, where Materazzi heads wide. |
42' | The second yellow of the afternoon goes to Ficagna for a foul on Balotelli. |
41' | Siena close to a second through Rossi. Julio Cesar narrows the angle and denies the Bianconeri full-back. |
39' | Loria heads clear to deny Balotelli a back-post chance from Cruz' right-wing cross. |
37' | Materazzi unwittingly blocks Maxwell's shot from distance. What a goal that would have been. |
32' | Incredible save by Manninger from Jimenez - but it wouldn't have counted if it had gone in, as the flag went up for offside. |
30' | The visitors equalise and we have a match on our hands. Massimo Maccarone slides past Julio Cesar from an acute angle after receiving in the area. INTER 1-1 SIENA. |
28' | Yellow card. Materazzi is booked for a foul on Locatelli. |
28' | Rossi hooks clear Maicon's right-wing cross as Inter attack Siena following a few minutes of Tuscan possession. |
23' | Roma are in front against Atalanta, Panucci the scorer. |
22' | Siena clear with some difficulty after Cruz' weak header from Balotelli's outswinging cross. |
21' | Free kick to Inter about 30 yards out on the right after a two-footed challenge from behind by Locatelli on Jimenez. |
18' | Siena break but Javier Zanetti gets back in time to block Maccarone's shot. |
17' | Another corner for Inter after Rossi makes a clumsy clearance. |
16' | Balotelli skips past Rossi on the right and delivers a cross. Manninger clears. |
15' | Loria beats Cruz to Jimenez' whipped cross, conceding a corner. |
13' | Maicon has a shot blocked as the Nerazzurri come looking for a quick second. |
11' | GOOOOAAAALLLL!!!!!!!!!!!! Patrick Vieira powers home a header from Balotelli's corner. INTER 1-0 SIENA, and one hand on the Scudetto! |
11' | Jimenez has a go with a flicked header, forcing a Siena defender to boot behind for a right-wing corner. |
10' | Oooooooh! Marco Materazzi's header from Mario Balotelli's left-wing corner comes back off the crossbar. |
9' | Beautiful floated cross from the left by Maxwell. Cruz is beaten to the ball by Manninger. |
8' | Balotelli gets two crosses in from the left. They are both cleared. |
6' | Inter back in attack and Jimenez gets a cross in from the right. Siena clear. |
4' | Ficagna tests Julio Cesar with an angled drive from inside the box. |
3' | Maicon intercepts Kharja's pass for Locatelli as Siena venture into our half for the first time. |
2' | Another chance for us as Patrick Vieira's 25-yard grasscutter is a whisker wide. |
1' | Welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for this afternoon's potential title decider against Siena. We need just a win (or even a draw or a defeat if Roma lose) to become Italian champions for the 16th time. |
1' | An early chance for Inter. Cruz pouncs after a mistake by the Tuscan rearguard - but the Argentine's shot is too central. Easy save for Manninger. |
1' | Go! Inter kick off. |
1' | Siena win the toss and elect to attack the Curva Nord in the first half. |
1' | Siena: 1 Manninger; 33 Ficagna, 90 Portanova, 15 Loria, 21 Rossi; 8 Vergassola, 5 Codrea, 14 Galloppa; 6 Kharja, 20 Locatelli; 32 Maccarone. |
1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 16 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi; 6 Maxwell; 4 Zanetti, 19 Cambiasso, 14 Vieira; 11 Jimenez; 9 Cruz, 45 Balotelli. |
1' | Inter beat Siena away last season to secure their 15th title. Marco Materazzi scored both goals on that occasion. |
1' | There's a cracking atmosphere inside the stadium, with over 80,000 fans awaiting the entrance of the two teams. |
Minute | Text commentary |
49' | Full time. Siena hold Inter 2-2. No Scudetto celebrations today. |
48' | Cruz scythes over from an inviting position. It just won't go in. |
47' | Jimenez blasts high and wide from 25 yards. |
45' | There will be four minutes of added time. |
44' | It's 2-1 in Rome as Atalanta pull one back. |
44' | Back under the Curva Nord, Manninger makes a punched clearance from Jimenez' high cross. |
43' | Siena make a rare sortie into our half after a period of Inter pressure. Maccarone's cross is comfortably handled by Julio Cesar. |
42' | Inter so close... Jimenez' flicked header from Vieira's placed pass is just wide of the far post. |
40' | Mancini bring on Pelé for Cambiasso. |
39' | Play momentarily halted as Cambiasso receives medical attention in the Siena box. |
36' | Inter bring on Hernan Crespo for Maxwell. |
33' | Incredible. Marco Materazzi's penalty kick is saved by Manninger. |
33' | Riganò is booked for protesting. |
32' | Materazzi is brought down in the area, and it's a penalty to Inter!!! |
32' | Cambiasso gets into a shooting position in the box. His effort is deflected out for a corner. |
31' | Great chance for Cruz, but for the second time this match, Materazzi involuntarily blocks a shot from one of his team-mates. |
29' | Jimenez fires wide after dribbling two opponents in the area. |
24' | Siena equalise again... Kharja finds the bottom right corner with a low curling strike from just outside the box. INTER 2-2 SIENA. |
23' | De Rossi has given Roma a 2-0 lead against Atalanta. |
20' | Siena make their last change. Riganò comes on for Galloppa. |
18' | The Meazza applauds Mario Balotelli as he makes way for David Suazo. |
18' | Julio Cruz skips past two but slips before he shoots at Manninger. |
16' | Materazzi crashes over his header from Balotelli's left-wing corner. |
15' | Vergassola is booked for protesting. |
14' | Jimenez' effort from the free kick takes a deflection of the black 'n white wall. Left-wing corner. |
13' | Another booking. Coppola is cautioned after a foul on Cruz. The free kick is in a central position 35 metres from goal. |
7' | Houssine Kharja is booked for a foul on Balotelli. |
6' | Materazzi's back-post header from Balotelli's corner is wide of the target. |
5' | Mario's inswinging free kick is headed behind for a corner by Maccarone. |
5' | Vergassola is lucky to escape without caution after taking out Balotelli in full flight. Free kick. |
4' | Maccarone shoots way off target after drifting across the edge of our box. |
2' | Great chance for a third. Mario Balotelli dribbles an opponent and plays in Cruz who fires into the sidenetting. |
1' | Siena kick off the second half. FORZA INTER!!!! |
1' | The visitors have brought on Coppola for Locatelli and Alberto for Codrea. |