1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
46' | Half time. Italian champions Inter lead Siena by a goal to nil. |
45' | One minute of overtime. |
45' | GOAL!!!!!! Mario Balotelli's inswinging free kick is punched clear by Curci. Stankovic's follow-up shot is blocked by the Siena keeper and Esteban Cambiasso is on hand to stab home. INTER 1-0 SIENA. |
44' | Figo goes down under a challenge from Figo after receiving from Balotelli down the left. Free kick. |
43' | Cristian Chivu hooks clear a Siena corner. |
39' | Del Grosso trips Ibrahimovic on the right wing. Free kick. |
36' | Julio Cesar is quick off his line to beat Calaiò to Galloppa's through pass. |
32' | Zanetti goes on one of his storming runs down the middle and is hacked down from behind by Codrea. Incredibly, no free kick is given. |
30' | Free kick to Inter in a central position 25 yards from goal. Zlatan Ibrahimovic's effort hits the black and white wall. |
29' | Another chance for the Nerazzurri. Figo floats a left-wing cross over to Ibrahimovic who nods it down into the path of Stankovic. The Serbian's volley is blocked. |
27' | Inter's best chance of the match so far falls to Balotelli who shoots over from close range. But had it gone in, it wouldn't have counted anyway as the linesman flagged for offside. |
26' | Muntari plays in Stankovic with an intelligent low pass but Brandao intercepts the Serbian and plays to safety. |
23' | Ibrahimovic collects the ball on the left angle of the Siena area and bursts past an opponent before testing Curci with a diagonal drive. The Siena keeper makes a tipped clearance from the resulting corner kick. |
21' | Another chance for Siena as Galloppa volleys into the arms of JC. |
18' | Ficagna whips in a cross from the right. No problem for Julio Cesar. |
17' | Calaiò turns on to a pass from Vergassola and blazes over the bar from 20 yards. |
16' | Balotelli overfloats his cross into the box for Ibrahimovic. |
14' | Inter hit Siena on the break and Ibra slips between two opponents with a lovely piece of skill before crossing into the area, but there's no team-mate on hand. |
14' | Galloppa runs down the left and looks for a way past Chivu but the Romania captain times his tackle to perfection. |
13' | Great play by Balotelli. The 18-year-old shows sublime ball control as he brings down Cambiasso's lofted pass before winning us a corner. |
11' | Ibra collects a Muntari pass and gallops towards the edge of the Siena area but loses control of the ball. |
7' | Ibrahimovic one-twos with Balotelli and shoots from an acute angle. Curci saves. |
6' | Inter attack down the right. Figo serves Ibrahimovic who swings in a low cross. Siena block. |
3' | Bianconeri close again through Calaiò, whose shot from inside the box is tipped over by JC. |
2' | Siena's Codrea sends a header over Julio Cesar's crossbar. |
1' | There's a carnival atmosphere at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza as the fans flow in ahead of kick-off. The Curva Nord has organised a pre-match choreography that will involve the whole stadium. And after the final whistle we're in for a fireworks spectacular. |
1' | We won the Scudetto last night without kicking a ball. And after yesterday's celebrations up at the training ground in Appiano Gentile and then in Piazza Duomo in Milan, we're ready to continue the party well into the night after this evening's match. |
1' | The noise is deafening as we await the entrance of the players for the warm-up. The whole stadium is chanting: 'Siamo noi, siamo noi, i campioni dell'Italia siamo noi'. |
1' | The 17th Scudetto celebrations don't end today. The Serie A trophy (our fourth in as many seasons) will be presented to captain Zanetti and the Nerazzurri in our last match of the season at home to Atalanta on 31 May. |
1' | On behalf of the club, the stadium's speaker remembers FC Internazionale's official photographer Enrico Liverani, who died on Wednesday. Captain Zanetti places a bouquet of flowers where Enrico carried out his work. |
1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 4 Zanetti, 2 Cordoba, 25 Samuel, 26 Chivu; 5 Stankovic, 19 Cambiasso, 20 Muntari; 7 Figo; 8 Ibrahimovic, 45 Balotelli.<br> Subs: 22 Orlandoni, 11 Jimenez, 14 Vieira, 16 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi, 33 Mancini, 39 Santon. |
1' | Siena: 85 Curci; 20 Ficagna, 90 Portanova, 15 Brandao, 30 Del Grosso; 8 Vergassola, 5 Codrea, 14 Galloppa; 10 Kharja; 11 Calaiò, 18 Ghezzal.<br> Subs: 46 Manitta, 13 Rossettini, 17 Amoruso, 21 Rossi, 23 Jarolim, 32 Maccarone, 35 Coppola. |
1' | We're minutes away from kick-off as the speaker gets the whole stadium singing the Nerazzurri's anthem Pazza Inter. |
1' | The Nerazzurri come on the pitch parading a huge flag with the black and blue colours of Inter and the number 17 in the middle. The 80,000-fan crowd approves. |
1' | Siena kick off. FORZA CAMPIONI!!!! |
1' | The Nerazzurri's first touch of the ball is greeted by a chorus of 'chi non salta rossonero è'. |
Minute | Text commentary |
45' | Full time. Italian champions Inter beat Siena 3-0. Let the Scudetto celebrations continue! |
44' | Curci saves Ibrahimovic's 25-yard free kick. |
39' | The Swede's effort hits the Siena wall. |
38' | Free kick to Inter in Zlatan Ibrahimovic territory. |
37' | Zanetti goes for goal but his right-foot shot ricochets off Sulley Muntari. |
35' | Applause for Paolo Orlandoni, who pulls off a terrific tipped save to keep out Ghezzal's long-range shot. |
33' | Inter make their final substitution. Paolo Orlandoni comes on for Julio Cesar. It's the Italian goalkeeper's first appearance this season, and first in Serie A for Inter. |
31' | GOAL!!!!! A roar goes up as Ibrahimovic receives in the Siena box and rifles home through Curci's legs. Goal number 22 of the Serie A season for Zlatan. INTER 3-0 SIENA. |
30' | Julio Cesar makes a brilliant diving save to deny Galloppa. |
30' | Siena hit the woodwork again as Coppola's long-range effort comes off the post. |
30' | Substitution number two for Inter. Mancini comes on for Mario Balotelli. |
29' | Vergassola looks for Calaiò in the box by Ivan Cordoba has read the move and the Colombian heads to safety. |
27' | Balotelli turns on the style, dribbling three Siena players on the right wing. |
22' | Jump up José, jump up. The Meazza roars as José jumps with the crowd. |
22' | Ficagna gets a cross in from the right. It is blocked by the ever alert Walter Samuel. |
19' | With an outstretched leg, Stankovic blocks Galloppa's cross and concedes a corner. |
18' | José Mourinho makes his first change. Davide Santon replaces Luis Figo. |
14' | At the other end JC keeps out a half-volley from Galloppa. |
13' | Ibra, who is strolling around the field, has a shot on the turn saved by Curci. |
11' | The crowd is chanting Ibrahimovic's name and for the moment the Inter number eight is gritting his teeth. |
9' | Calaiò heads against the post with Julio Cesar stranded as Siena look to reduce the arrears. |
8' | Ibrahimovic appears to have suffered an injury. Now, will Marco Materazzi come on for the Swedish striker and play at centre-forward, as Mourinho hinted in yesterday's press conference? |
7' | GOAL!!!!!! Inter hit Siena on the break and double their lead through Mario Balotelli, who collects Figo's long pass upfield and rounds Curci before tucking home with the outside of his right foot. INTER 2-0 SIENA. |
4' | Vergassola beats Stankovic to Figo's cross from the right flank. |
1' | Inter get the second half under way. |
1' | Siena have brought on Manuel Coppola for Paul Codrea and Lukas Jarolim for Houssine Kharja. |