| Minute | Text commentary |
| 45' | Half time. Cagliari 1-1 Inter. |
| 42' | Another chance for Jeda, whose effort from Parola's cross produces a brilliant diving save from Francesco Toldo. |
| 41' | Back in the Rossoblu half Zlatan Ibrahimovic sends a rising drive over Marchetti's crossbar. |
| 41' | Jeda's cross from the right is chested back to Toldo by Santon. |
| 40' | Jeda tests Toldo with a looping header from a cross. |
| 39' | Cagliari attack back and win a corner after Burdisso intercepts Fini's cross for Jeda. |
| 39' | Vieira runs on to a loose ball and unleashes a low shot that takes a deflection off Pisano on its way behind for a corner. |
| 36' | Inter hit straight back. Cambiasso frees Jimenez down the left and the Chilean crosses to Julio Cruz, who commits a foul during his attempt at an overhead kick. |
| 35' | Cossu is booked for removing his shirt during his goal celebrations. |
| 34' | GOAL. Cagliari equalise through Cossu. The Rossoblu playmaker collects a through pass and dummies Burdisso before slotting a low shot beyond Toldo. CAGLIARI 1-1 INTER. |
| 33' | Acquafresca has a long-range effort blocked by Burdisso. Cagliari remain in attack and Parola's high cross from the left is chested down by Chivu, who then blasts to safety. |
| 31' | Cruz serves Jimenez with a nice touch of the ball and the Chilean takes it to the edge of the area before firing way off target. |
| 30' | Cagliari close through Pisano, whose cross-shot from a tight angle sails just over the bar. |
| 28' | Good move by the Nerazzurri. Cruz plays in Vieira down the right and the France captain swings in a dangerous cross. Ibra fails to connect at the far post, with Marchetti beaten. |
| 26' | Cossu looks for a way into our area but Zanetti makes a well timed interception to deny the Cagliari number seven. |
| 25' | Pisano blazes his right-wing cross out for a defending throw on the far side. |
| 22' | Cagliari counter-attack. Cossu goes on a mazy run and tests Toldo with a low strike from 25 yards. |
| 22' | Ibra controls Cambiasso's cross from the corner and swivels before shooting. His shot is blocked by Agostini. |
| 21' | Santon advances down the right and gets a cross in. Canini makes a rather clumsy sliced clearance, conceding a corner. |
| 19' | Suddenly, Toldo is a busy man. Fini unleashes a volley from just inside the area, forcing the Inter number one into a diving save. Cagliari fail to capitalise on the resulting corner. |
| 18' | Cossu delivers a right-footed cross from the right. It's straight into the arms of Toldo. |
| 16' | Conti shrugs off a challenge from Materazzi and blasts his shot high into the Curva behind Toldo's goal. |
| 13' | Cagliari attack back and Parola swings in a cross from the left. No problem for Francesco Toldo. |
| 12' | Cagliari defender Agostini intercepts Cruz' floated pass for Ibrahimovic and makes a headed clearance. |
| 10' | Davide Santon dances past three and tries a one-two with Ibrahimovic but tumbles in the area. |
| 8' | With that goal, Ibra has joined Bologna's Marco Di Vaio on top of the scorers' list. |
| 8' | GOAL!!!!!! Zlatan Ibrahimovic collects a pass from Jimenez and races into the area before firing low under Marchetti for his 23rd goal of the Serie A season. CAGLIARI 0-1 INTER. |
| 7' | Cruz overfloats his pass into the area for Ibrahimovic. Marchetti gathers. |
| 6' | It's an end-to-end start at the Sant'Elia as Cagliari win a free kick around 25 metres from goal after a foul on Cossu by Burdisso. Cossu's effort rebounds off the Inter wall. |
| 5' | Inter counter-attack and Cruz fires over from the edge of the box. |
| 4' | At the other end Cagliari produce their first chance of the game, Jeda shooting straight at Toldo from the edge of the area. |
| 4' | Another chance for Ibrahmovic after another pass from Cruz. The Swede's low shot from the edge of the Rossoblu box is a yard wide of Marchetti's right-hand post. |
| 2' | With his back to goal Ibrahimovic collects from Cruz in the box and, surrounded by three Cagliari defenders, sends wide a shot on the turn. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Stadio Sant'Elia in Cagliari for our penultimate match of the season. |
| 1' | Inter, playing in their white away strip, kick off against the Rossoblu. FORZA CAMPIONI! |
| 1' | Today's match will kick off after a minute's applause in memory of Vicenza fan Eugenio Bortolon, who died after falling from the stands at the Stadio Tardini during his team's match against Parma. |
| 1' | And here's Allegri's starting eleven: 22 Marchetti; 14 Pisano, 6 Lopez, 21 Canini, 31 Agostini; 23 Fini, 5 Conti, 18 Parola; 7 Cossu; 27 Jeda, 9 Acquafresca. |
| 1' | Here's the Inter lineup: 1 Toldo; 39 Santon, 16 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi, 26 Chivu; 14 Vieira, 19 Cambiasso, 4 Zanetti; 11 Jimenez; 8 Ibrahimovic, 9 Cruz. |
| 1' | With Maicon and Rivas out injured and Hernan Crespo, Luis Figo, Julio Cesar, Maxwell, Sulley Muntari and Dejan Stankovic away on leave, José Mourinho has brought 18 Italian champions with him to Cagliari. |
| 1' | This afternoon's fixture is, of course, our last away match of the 2008/09 Serie A campaign. Our away form this season is 11 wins, 4 draws and 3 defeats, while in home matches we have won 13, drawn 5 and lost 'sero'... |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 50' | Full time. Cagliari beat Inter 2-1. See you next weekend for our last match of the season at home to Atalanta. |
| 47' | Back at the other end Cossu weaves his way into the box from the left and delivers a low cross but there's no team-mate on hand. |
| 46' | Pisano intecepts Cambiasso in the box and Marchetti smothers the ball as Inter pour forward in search of a late winner. |
| 46' | Cossu hits a low shot straight at Toldo. |
| 45' | Five minutes of injury time to play. |
| 45' | Balotelli's corner is cleared as far as Bolzoni, whose long-range rising drive is over the crossbar. |
| 44' | Ibrahimovic collects from Mancini and leaves Canini for dead with a beautiful piece of skill, but his angled shot is blocked. Corner. |
| 41' | Balotelli is flagged for offside as he steals into the six-yard box and tests Marchetti with a close-range volley. |
| 38' | Ibrahimovic puts Vieira though but the Frenchman wastes a good chance to bring the teams on level terms. |
| 37' | Conti's free kick is blocked by Bolzoni. Acquafresca is closest to the loose ball but Toldo gets there first. |
| 36' | Cagliari make their final switch. Astori comes on for Lopez. |
| 33' | Post! Mario Balotelli cuts inside Biondini and unleashes a shot from a position wide on the left. The 18-year-old's fierce drive bounces back off the upright. |
| 32' | Cossu crosses for Jeda but Materazzi gets to the ball first and makes a headed clearance. |
| 30' | Francesco Bolzoni replaces Cristian Chivu. It's the Italian midfielder's Serie A debut for Inter after six appearances in European and Italian cup competitions, and his first outing in black and blue this season. |
| 29' | Cagliari close to a third through subs Lazzari, whose terrific strike from long-range is deflected out for a corner. |
| 29' | Conti goes close from the corner, his rising drive from the edge of the box going inches over. |
| 28' | Calvarese produces his first yellow card of the afternoon. The recipient is Cristian Chivu. |
| 26' | GOAL. Cagliari take the lead through Robert Acquafresca. The Rossoblu's Inter-owned striker heads home Biondini's inch-perfect cross from the byline. CAGLIARI 2-1 INTER. |
| 24' | Toldo comes off his line to beat Jeda to a cross, colliding with Cagliari's Brazilian striker in the process. |
| 23' | Cossu crosses for Jeda but Materazzi gets to the ball first and makes a headed clearance. |
| 22' | Inter make their second substitution: Mancini for Luis Jimenez. |
| 19' | Santon's outswinging cross from the right is headed clear by Cagliari's Uruguayan defender Lopez. |
| 17' | Back in the Inter half Conti fires a long-range shot on target. Toldo saved. |
| 17' | Cagliari boss Allegri brings on Andrea Lazzari for Michele Fini. |
| 16' | At the other end Balotelli crosses to Ibra who is immediately closed down by two opponents. |
| 16' | Toldo makes a smothering save from Pisano's cross. |
| 15' | Mourinho brings on Mario Balotelli for Julio Cruz. |
| 12' | Back in our area, Jeda fails to connect with Cossu's dangerous low cross from the left. |
| 12' | Jimenez lifts over Marchetti and accompanies the ball over the line but Calvarese blows for a foul by Cruz on Canini. |
| 11' | Chivu makes a last-gasp clearance to deny Conti a golden chance after Pisano's pull-back from Agostini's left-wing cross. |
| 10' | Substitution number one for Cagliari. It's Biondini for Parola. |
| 8' | Santon swings in a cross from the right. Cruz is totally unmarked but El Jardinero fails to connect. |
| 1' | Inter make an attacking start to the second half. After a 40-yard run Ibrahimovic has a low diagonal shot saved by Marchetti. |
| 1' | Cagliari kick off the second half. |