| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Half time. Inter lead Chievo by a goal to nil, Mario Balotelli the scorer on 12 minutes. |
| 47' | Pellissier plays wide to Mantovani, whose volleyed cross into the box is caught by Julio Cesar. |
| 46' | Brilliant defending by Cordoba. Ivan Ramiro races back to intercept Pellissier and deny the Chievo captain a scoring chance. |
| 45' | Two minutes of added time. |
| 44' | Lucio's header from the corner is cleared off the line by Sorrentino. Pierpaoli blows for a foul by the Brazilian on Chievo's Colombian defender Yepes. |
| 44' | Cristian Chivu dances past three Chievo defenders before seeing his shot deflected out for a corner. |
| 40' | Vieira is booked for a dangerous challenge on Pellissier. |
| 40' | Sneijder's curling shot from the retake is blocked by the Gialloblu wall. |
| 39' | Inter take a free kick quickly and Milito gets into a scoring position but Pierpaoli orders for it to be taken again. |
| 38' | Pellissier is whistled and flagged offside before he sends a low shot on target. |
| 37' | Balotelli is first to Sneijder's cross from the left corner flag. His back-heeled shot at the near post is wide |
| 35' | Wesley Sneijder plays a lightning fast one-two with Goran Pandev but Yepes' sliding tackle is spot on. |
| 34' | Mario Balotelli is booked for kicking the ball out of play after Pierpaoli had blown his whistle. He will now miss Saturday night's match at home to Siena. |
| 32' | Pellissier receives on the edge of our box and drags his low shot wide of Julio Cesar's left-hand post. |
| 32' | Marcolini latches on to Pellissier's pull-back and sees his shot deflected off Maicon. Nothing comes of the ensuing corner. |
| 31' | Yepes makes a double clearance from Sneijder, first from the Dutch fantasista's corner, and then from a right-wing cross. |
| 30' | Balotelli goes for goal with a blistering shot from 30 yards. It spins off Yepes and it's a corner for Inter. |
| 27' | Lucio inadvertently kicks Pellissier where it hurts, and play is halted temporarily as the Chievo captain gets some medical attention. |
| 25' | A chance for Chievo. Pellissier's acrobatic cross from the by-line finds Bogdani and the Albanian serves Bentivoglio, whose low stabbed shot is easily saved by Julio Cesar. |
| 23' | Maicon crosses into the area for Milito. The Argentine volleys wide. |
| 22' | Patrick Vieira, who is making his 100th appearance in Serie A today, runs on to a pass and fires over the bar from 25 yards. |
| 20' | Sneijder's cross from the corner flag is cleared by Mandelli. |
| 20' | Maicon unleashes a fierce shot from 25 yards, forcing Sorrentino to tip over for a corner. |
| 18' | Lucio makes a strong run on goal after intercepting in the Chievo third and serves Milito who sees his effort blocked. |
| 12' | GOAL!!!! Inter break and take the lead through Mario Balotelli. Pandev serves Sneijder on the edge of the box and the Dutchman plays in Balotelli who has an initial shot saved by Sorrentino. The Italian's second, angled shot crosses the line before Yepes' futile clearance, and Pandev heads the ball in from close range. But the goal is Balotelli's. CHIEVO 0-1 INTER. |
| 11' | Luciano finds Pellissier in the box with a deft touch of the ball. The Chievo captain goes down under a challenge from Lucio; no penalty given by Pierpaoli. |
| 9' | Mario Balotelli tumbles over Yepes as he tries a one-two with Pandev on the edge of the box. |
| 8' | Back in the Chievo half it's another free kick for Inter. Sneijder's cross into the box is headed over by Luciano, who makes a headed clearance from the resulting corner. |
| 7' | Pierpaoli awards Chievo a free kick about 25 yards from goal. Marcolini's curling free kick sails a few yards wide of Julio Cesar's left-hand post. |
| 5' | Chievo try to break and Cristian Chivu stops Pellissier in his tracks, earning himself the first yellow card of the game. |
| 5' | Sneijder's inswinging cross is headed clear by Yepes. |
| 4' | Sneijder is barged to the ground just outside the Chievo box on the left. Free kick. |
| 2' | Inter attack down the right. Balotelli plays wide to Maicon but the Brazilian miscues his cross. Goal kick to the Flying Donkeys. |
| 1' | Fancy some Serie A for lunch? Coming right your way at 12:30CET with Chievo v Inter at the Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi in Verona. |
| 1' | Chievo captain Sergio Pellissier controls a high ball with his head, gets into the box and fires wide from a tight angle. |
| 1' | Off we go in Verona as Inter kick off the first of today's Epiphany fixtures. FORZA NERAZZURRI! |
| 1' | Chievo: 28 Sorrentino; 20 Sardo, 5 Mandelli, 33 Yepes, 4 Mantovani; 10 Luciano, 16 Rigoni, 7 Marcolini; 9 Bentivoglio; 23 Bogdani, 31 Pellissier. 
<br>Subs: 18 Squizzi, 2 Morero, 6 Pinzi, 11 Granoche, 19 Ariatti, 21 Frey, 22 Abbruscato. <br><br> Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 6 Lucio, 2 Cordoba, 26 Chivu; 14 Vieira, 4 Zanetti; 45 Balotelli, 10 Sneijder, 27 Pandev; 22 Milito. <br>
Subs: 1 Toldo, 7 Quaresma, 23 Materazzi, 28 Stevanovic, 29 Donati, 48 Crisetig, 89 Arnautovic. |
| 1' | The Inter boss has named a 4-2-3-1 formation to face the Gialloblu. Diego Milito is the lone striker, Goran Pandev makes his debut alongside Balotelli and Sneijder, and Vieira and Zanetti fill holding roles in front of Maicon, Lucio, Cordoba and Chivu. |
| 1' | With Thiago Motta and Stankovic suspended, and Cambiasso, Muntari and Krhin ruled out through injury, José Mourinho has drafted in academy midfielders Alen Stevanovic and Lorenzo Crisetig. Both win places on the bench along with another Primavera player - defender Giulio Donati. |
| 1' | Panettone season is over in Italy and it's back to the serious stuff as José Mourinho's Italian champions will be looking to open up a double-figure lead at the top of the table ahead of today's afternoon and evening fixtures. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 51' | Full time. Mario Balotelli's first-half goal is enough as Inter beat Chievo 1-0 and move 11 points clear at the top of the table. Ciao for now and see you on Saturday for Inter-Siena. |
| 50' | Arnautovic storms forward on the break and plays wide to Maicon who spoons over the bar. |
| 48' | Maicon is booked for protesting. |
| 45' | Six minutes of overtime. |
| 43' | Mourinho brings on Marko Arnautovic for Mario Balotelli. It's the Austrian striker's competitive debut for Inter. |
| 42' | Milito goes down under a challenge from Yepes after combining with Sneijder. Amazingly, Pierpaoli fails to blow for a foul. |
| 40' | Substitution number three for Chievo. Granoche replaces Luciano. |
| 39' | Sneijder tests Sorrentino with a curling shot from distance as Inter hit Chievo on the counter-attack. |
| 35' | Wesley Sneijder's curling free kick takes a deflection. Corner. |
| 34' | Free kick to Inter in a central position 25 metres out after a foul on Balotelli. |
| 33' | Julio Cesar saves a long-range shot from Marcolini. |
| 32' | Yellow card number eight goes to Quaresma for a late challenge on Luciano. |
| 30' | Pellissier gets a booking for a foul on Vieira. |
| 29' | Balotelli powers past his marker on the right and plays low into the middle. Yepes intercepts and makes the clearance. |
| 24' | Ivan Cordoba is yellow-carded for a foul from behind on Pinzi. |
| 23' | Vieira makes a powerful headed clearance from a Chievo left-wing corner. |
| 22' | Goran Pandev's debut lasts 67 minutes. On comes Ricardo Quaresma. |
| 20' | Sardo charges into Pandev with a high challenge, knocking the Macedonian's head with his knee. Goran goes down, but Sardo is not sent off. |
| 18' | Marcolini is booked for a foul on Balotelli. |
| 18' | Luciano's right-wing cross spins off Lucio and Abbruscato steals in to stab wide. A good chance missed for the Gialloblu. |
| 15' | Chievo make a double substitution. Pinzi and Abbruscato replace Bentivoglio and Bogdani. |
| 15' | Mario Balotelli's powerful right-footed free kick is way wide of Sorrentino's right-hand post. |
| 14' | Pandev is pushed to the ground by Sardo and it's a free kick to Inter about 30 yards from goal. Sardo is shown a yellow card by Pierpaoli and he will miss Chievo's trip to Roma on Saturday. |
| 11' | Sorrentino blocks Maicon's cross at his near post. |
| 10' | Maicon runs on to Milito's low through ball but Mantovani makes the tackle. |
| 9' | Great chance for Pellissier from a floated cross into our box, but Julio Cesar is out quick to thwart the Chievo centre-forward. |
| 4' | Materazzi slots in alongside Lucio, with Cordoba switching to left-back. |
| 3' | Romania captain Chivu is stretchered off with concussion. On comes Materazzi. |
| 2' | It doesn't look like Cristian will be able to continue. Marco Materazzi has started warming up. |
| 1' | Chievo kick off the second half. |
| 1' | On run the medics as Pellissier and Chivu remain on the ground after a clash of heads. |