| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Half time. Inter 0-0 Parma. |
| 45' | Two minutes of additional time. |
| 44' | Lucio climbs high in the Parma box but Galloppa is first to Sneijder's outswinging cross from the right corner flag. |
| 41' | Booking number three. Thiago Motta is yellow-carded after a foul from behind on Zaccardo. |
| 39' | Inter are straight back into the Gialloblu half. Zanetti tests Mirante with a powerful drive. |
| 38' | Parma attack back after a period of Inter pressure. Morrone gets into our box and fires a diagonal shot straight at Julio Cesar. |
| 36' | Wesley Sneijder fires high and wide after latching on to Milito's square pass. |
| 35' | Sneijder's outswinging free kick from the right sails over the heads of Lucio an Samuel. Parma's Zenoni lets the ball roll out for a defending throw. |
| 28' | Good news. Maicon is okay to continue. |
| 27' | Thiago Motta's curling free kick hits the Parma wall. The Gialloblu clear as far as Santon who scythes his speculative long-range shot high and wide. |
| 26' | The Brazilian is stretchered off. Let's hope he's okay. |
| 25' | We win a free kick just outside Parma's penalty box but Maicon requires medical attention after taking a knock to his ankle. |
| 25' | Back in the Parma box, Eto'o looks for the far corner from a tight angle. His effort is waward. |
| 24' | Mariga pounces on a loose ball just outside our box and cannons his shot into the Curva Nord. A chance wasted. |
| 21' | Maicon's strong shot from inside the area hits Panucci where it hurts. Seconds later Sneijder delivers a cross from the right. Mirante makes a punched clearance. |
| 19' | Zanetti storms down the right channel, holds off a challenge from Galloppa and plays wide to Milito. The flag goes up for offside, but a quick look at the replay on our monitor shows that the Argentine forward was level. |
| 17' | Biabiany twists and turns on the left edge of our box and plays a no-look pass into space, but Parma captain Morrone hasn't read the move. |
| 14' | Another booking. Galloppa sees yellow for his centre-circle foul on Milito. |
| 11' | A chance for Sneijder. Eto'o's deflected cross from the left arrives at the feet of Wesley, who severely tests Mirante with his half-volley. Moments later, Thiago Motta comes close with a header. |
| 9' | Patrick Vieira is booked for a late challenge on Inter youth academy product Jonathan Biabiany. A bit harsh, that decision. |
| 8' | Free kick to Inter about 30 metres from goal. Sneijder's inswinger is cleared. |
| 7' | Eto'o has a right-footed shot blocked by the Parma defence after a defence-splitting dummy by Sneijder. |
| 6' | Inter attack back. Vieira sweeps wide to Sneijder and the Dutchman swings in a cross. The Parma defence makes a headed clearance. |
| 5' | Mariga's shot from distance takes a deflection, forcing Julio Cesar to concede an attacking throw. |
| 1' | The long hot summer has spilled over into September. It's 27 degrees here in Milan! |
| 1' | Inter kick off. FORZA RAGAZZI!!!!! |
| 1' | Parma: 83 Mirante; 19 Zenoni, 24 Paci, 2 Panucci, 6 Lucarelli; 5 Zaccardo, 17 Mariga, 4 Morrone, 14 Galloppa; 20 Biabiany, 43 Paloschi.<br> Subs: 1 Pavarini, 7 Castellini, 9 Lanzafame, 10 Dzemaili, 15 Dellafiore, 23 Amoruso, 86 Boijnov. |
| 1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 6 Lucio, 25 Samuel, 39 Santon; 14 Vieira, 4 Zanetti, 8 Thiago Motta; 10 Sneijder; 9 Eto'o, 22 Milito.<br> Subs: 1 Toldo, 2 Cordoba, 7 Quaresma, 11 Muntari, 15 Krhin, 18 Suazo, 45 Balotelli. |
| 1' | José Mourinho makes two changes to his derby-winning team. Santon comes in for Chivu at left-back while Vieira replaces Stankovic in midfield. The Frenchman will play on the right, with captain Zanetti switching to a central midfield role. |
| 1' | The Serie A championship has restarted this weekend and the Nerazzurri will be looking for a repeat of that fantastic 4-0 drubbing of AC Milan in this afternoon's visit of newly promoted Parma. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Full time. Inter beat Parma 2-0 with goals from Eto'o and Milito. |
| 49' | Bojinov looks for Panucci with an outswinging free kick from the right. Julio Cesar beats the veteran defender to the ball. |
| 47' | Balotelli has a great chance to make extra sure of the points but Mirante smothers the ball to deny the 19-year-old. |
| 46' | Eto'o wants another and he goes close with a low shot from 20 yards. |
| 45' | Four minutes of overtime. |
| 43' | GOOOOAAAAALLLL!!! IT IS NOW! Diego Milito! Il Principe controls Balotelli's cross from the right and tucks home with the outside of his foot. INTER 2-0 PARMA. |
| 43' | It's not over yet and Parma come looking for an equaliser as Mariga's 20-yard shot is deflected out for a corner. |
| 42' | Balotelli takes the ball into the box and after a couple of stepovers fires a shot straight at Mirante. |
| 35' | Guidolin brings on Bulgarian striker Valeri Bojinov for Alberto Paloschi. |
| 35' | Balotelli gets a shot on target. Mirante gets down low to his right and says no to the Inter forward. |
| 33' | Rene Krhin replaces Wesley Sneijder. It's the Slovenian youngster's competitive debut for Inter. |
| 32' | Balotelli loses two opponents for dead with a stunning piece of skill and crosses to Milito, who heads over the bar. |
| 31' | Parma bring on Nicola Amoruso for Cristian Zaccardo. |
| 28' | Sneijder lifts over the bar from Balotelli's pull-back as Inter come close to a quick second. |
| 27' | Eto'o is booked for removing his shirt during his goal celebration. |
| 26' | GOOOOAAAALLL!!!! Samuel Eto'o receives short pass from Balotelli and turns his marker before sending the sweetest of shots into the top right corner. INTER 1-0 PARMA. |
| 25' | Mirante saves Sneijder's curling cross-shot from the left. |
| 25' | Sulley Muntari comes on for Patrick Vieira. |
| 24' | Zaccardo sends wide a back-post header from Lanzafame's corner. |
| 22' | Mirante smothers the ball as Milito looks to get a touch to Lucio's back-post header from Maicon's right-wing cross. |
| 21' | Another long run by Biabiany. This time, he gets past every player before lifting over Julio Cesar from a tight angle. Luckily for us, his effort is wide. |
| 19' | Sneijder's shot from a 25-yard free kick hits the Parma wall. |
| 16' | Back at the other end, Sneijder mis-times his volley from Eto'o's low right-wing cross. |
| 15' | Santon wins the ball of Biabiany in his own box after a long run by the Parma forward. |
| 13' | A chance for Sneijder. The Dutchman's low effort from 20 yards is saved by Mirante. |
| 11' | Milito is dispossessed in the box after trying to take Santon's through ball past two opponents. |
| 10' | Guidolin makes his first change. Off comes Galloppa and on comes Lanzafame. |
| 9' | It's eleven versus eleven again as Maicon returns to the pitch and tries to shake off an ankle knock. |
| 7' | Inter temporarily down to ten men as Maicon - in the wars again - receives medical attention on the touchline after an aerial duel. |
| 5' | SuperMario Balotelli. The young Italian forward pumps upfield to Milito and sees his shot blocked by Mirante after sprinting to meet the return ball. Seconds later, Mario fires over the bar from close range. |
| 1' | Parma kick off the second half. |
| 1' | Inter have replaced Thiago Motta with Mario Balotelli. |