| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Half time. Inter lead Palermo by two goals to nil. |
| 47' | Bovo is booked for a tactical foul on Balotelli. |
| 46' | Miccoli, who took the captain's armband from Liverani before his substitution, volleys over from a tight angle after a Palermo move down the right. |
| 45' | Two minutes of overtime. |
| 45' | Muntari blazes over the bar from the left angle of the box after being put through by Ibrahimovic. |
| 43' | Ibra serves Stankovic with one of his backheeled passes but Kjaer intercepts and boots to safety. |
| 40' | Mario Balotelli fails to control a Maxwell cross into the area as the ball bounces awkwardly. What a great chance to kill off the game for the 18-year-old. |
| 39' | That was Zlatan's 20th goal in Serie A this season, and his seventh in as many games against Palermo goalkeeper Amelia. |
| 39' | GOAL! Ibrahimovic blasts past Amelia and we're two goals up at the Meazza. INTER 2-0 PALERMO. |
| 38' | PENALTY!!!! Kjaer brings down Ibrahimovic in the box. Carmine Russo points straight to the spot. |
| 36' | Palermo attack back but Cassani's weak left-foot shot from the edge of the box rolls behind for a goal kick. |
| 36' | Maxwell tests Amelia with a long-range effort after Muntari goes down in the box after a late challenge by Migliaccio. |
| 34' | Cassani's long-range shot is nothing to write home about. Goal kick to Inter. |
| 33' | Fabrizio Miccoli, who has had a quiet game so far, looks for openings in the Inter third but the Nerazzurri win the ball back, come forward on the counter-attack and Muntari has a cross saved by Amelia. |
| 31' | Palermo venture into our half and Simplicio's right-wing cross for Cavani is straight into the arms of Francesco Toldo. |
| 30' | Stankovic gets into a shooting position after collecting an Ibra pass and tests Amelia with a right-foot shot. |
| 29' | Carrozzieri makes a headed clearance from Muntari's left-wing cross. |
| 28' | Carrozzieri looks for Cavani with a right-wing cross but his pass is too long for the Palermo forward. |
| 25' | Palermo make an early change, with Cesare Bovo replacing injured captain Fabio Liverani. |
| 24' | And yet another corner to Inter after Kjaer intercepts Muntari's left-wing cross. |
| 24' | Danish defender Kjaer beats Cordoba to Balotelli's corner and heads to safety. |
| 23' | Nothing comes of the corner but Inter work the ball back to Balotelli, who wins us another corner kick after a duel with Balzaretti. |
| 22' | Balzaretti tackles Santon on the byline. Corner for Inter. |
| 21' | Ibra controls Maxwell's left-wing cross with his chest but can't stop the ball from going behind for a goalkick. |
| 19' | Palermo on the rack as Ibrahimovic tests Amelia with a fierce diagonal shot from 8 yards. |
| 18' | Balotelli close to a second. Muntari floats into the area and SuperMario lifts over the onrushing Amelia but his effort is over the bar. |
| 15' | GOAL!!!!!! Totally unmarked in the area, Mario Balotelli heads home Sulley Muntari's left-wing cross. INTER 1-0 PALERMO. |
| 14' | Inter win the first corner of the match after Carrozzieri blocks Balotelli's right-wing cross. |
| 13' | Balotelli's pass for Stankovic is intercepted and the Rosanero come surging forward on the counter-attack, but Inter regroup quickly, forcing Ballardini's men to backtrack. |
| 10' | A chance for Inter. The flag stays down as Ibrahimovic controls Cambiasso's ball over the defence. The Swede lobs Amelia but the ball goes behind for a goalkick. |
| 9' | Ibrahimovic looks for Stankovic with a lofted pass into the box but Carrozzieri gets the better of the Serbian midfielder. |
| 7' | Muntari floats a ball into the area for Balotelli. Carrozzieri intercepts and heads to Balzaretti who boots upfield. |
| 2' | Palermo on the attack in the opening minutes. Maxwell intercepts Simplicio after a run down the right by Cassani. Moments later, Miccoli overhits his through pass for Nocerino and Toldo gathers. |
| 1' | Ciao and welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan's San Siro district for live text commentary of our Easter Saturday fixture against Palermo. |
| 1' | Away we go in San Siro. Palermo kick off. |
| 1' | Today's match will kick-off after a minute's silence in memory of the Abruzzo earthquake victims. All the players are wearing black armbands while José Mourinho is wearing a black tie as a mark of respect. |
| 1' | Palermo: 32 Amelia; 16 Cassani, 24 Kjaer, 80 Carrozzieri, 42 Balzaretti; 8 Migliaccio, 11 Liverani, 33 Nocerino; 30 Simplicio; 7 Cavani, 10 Miccoli.<br> Subs: 1 Ujkani, 4 Tedesco, 5 Bovo, 19 Succi, 23 Bresciano, 25 Savini, 90 Hernandez. |
| 1' | Inter: 1 Toldo; 39 Santon, 2 Cordoba, 26 Chivu, 6 Maxwell; 4 Zanetti, 19 Cambiasso, 20 Muntari; 5 Stankovic; 45 Balotelli, 8 Ibrahimovic.<br> Subs: 22 Orlandoni, 7 Figo, 9 Cruz, 14 Vieira, 16 Burdisso, 18 Crespo, 25 Samuel. |
| 1' | Toldo for Julio Cesar is Mourinho's only change to the team that beat Udinese 1-0 last Sunday. And Palermo coach Ballardini has made a single change to the side that beat Torino 1-0, with Cassani coming in for Savini at full-back. |
| 1' | Francesco Toldo, in for the injured Julio Cesar, is out warming up with Paolo Orlandoni and Vid Belec as we await the outfield players. |
| 1' | Inter can open up a massive 12-point gap at the top this afternoon, with second-placed Juventus away to Genoa in today's late game. |
| 1' | Zlatan has been banging in the goals since then and he currently sits on top of the scorers list with Bologna's Marco Di Vaio. |
| 1' | Inter won the reverse fixture at the Stadio Renzo Barbera last November, courtesy of two second-half goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Full time. Palermo hold Inter 2-2. See you next Saturday for the derby d'Italia. |
| 46' | Simplicio is booked for a foul on Zanetti. |
| 45' | Two minutes of added time. |
| 45' | Inter attack back and Santon gets to the left byline before delivering a cross that is saved by Amelia. |
| 44' | Miccoli goes close to a late winner for Palermo, curling inches wide after drifting past three opponents. |
| 44' | Chivu is yellow-carded for a foul on Cavani. |
| 42' | Carrozzieri dispossesses Ibra and boots out for a throw after a mazy run in the box by the Swede. Moments later Stankovic's 25-yard effort takes a deflection off Carrozzieri. |
| 41' | Back at the other end Toldo blocks and saves Miccoli's cross for Succi. |
| 40' | Switching flanks, Figo has a left-wing cross saved by Amelia. |
| 40' | Kjaer heads Figo's cross behind for a corner as Inter hit Palermo on the break. |
| 36' | Figo's right-wing cross sails over the heads of Crespo and Ibrahimovic. |
| 34' | Mourinho makes a double substitution. Figo replaces Muntari and Crespo comes on for Maxwell. |
| 31' | Succi is booked. |
| 31' | GOAL. Palermo equalise. Bresciano's high left-wing cross to the far post is played first-time into the path of Succi by Miccoli and the Palermo sub slides under Toldo. INTER 2-2 PALERMO. |
| 30' | From close range Succi fails to connect with Miccoli's cross for what would have been a sure second. |
| 29' | Cassani swings in a cross from the right. Chivu heads behind for a corner. |
| 29' | Mourinho makes a tactical change, with Patrick Vieira coming on for Mario Balotelli. |
| 28' | A chance for Inter under the Curva Nord. With the outside of his right foot Ibrahimovic shoots straight at Amelia. |
| 28' | GOAL. Palermo hit straight back and reduce the arrears through Cavani, who beats Toldo with an angled shot. INTER 2-1 PALERMO. |
| 26' | Toldo pulls off a terrific tipped save from Cavani's curling shot. |
| 26' | Kjaer blocks a Balotelli shot and brings the ball out of defence. |
| 23' | Bresciano goes close for the Rosanero, volleying inches wide of Toldo's right-hand post after a half-clearance by Maxwell. |
| 20' | Dejan Stankovic is booked for a late tackle on Bresciano. |
| 18' | Ibrahimovic blocks and clears a Miccoli right-wing free kick . |
| 17' | At the other end Amelia saves Ibrahimovic's header. |
| 16' | Succi's weak header is easily saved by Toldo. |
| 13' | Zlatan Ibrahimovic's free kick is just over Amelia's crossbar. |
| 12' | Davide Succi replaces the injured Antonio Nocerino. |
| 12' | Free kick to Inter about 30 metres from goal after a foul by Bresciano on Stankovic. |
| 11' | Palermo momentarily down to ten men as Nocerino requires medical attention. |
| 10' | After a storming run by Ibrahimovic the ball falls to Balotelli, whose curling shot is inches wide of Amelia's left-hand post. |
| 8' | Carrozzieri sends wide a flicked header from Simplicio's left-wing cross. |
| 4' | Balzaretti's high cross from the left wing is saved by Toldo. |
| 4' | Cassani's right-wing cross is headed behind for a corner by Maxwell. Good start to the second half by Palermo. |
| 4' | Bovo looks for Cavani with a long ball forward but Chivu blocks and clears with a diving header. |
| 2' | The first chance of the second period goes Palermo's way as Toldo blocks a fierce strike from Miccoli. |
| 1' | Inter get the second half going. |
| 1' | Palermo have brought on Mark Bresciano for Giulio Migliaccio. |