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| 49' | Half time in Milan. Inter lead Atalanta 2-1, Milito and Mariga replying to Tiribocchi's early strike for the visitors. |
| 48' | Tiribocchi charges down the left but Zanetti and Cordoba do a brilliant job on the Roman striker. |
| 46' | Milito plays low to Muntari in the box but the Ghanaian can't get a shot on target. |
| 45' | Two minutes of injury time. |
| 45' | Eto'o gets on the end of Sneijder's brilliant inswinging cross to the far post but his volley is wide. |
| 44' | Valdes tries to dummy Zanetti but he'll have to do better than that to get past the Inter captain. |
| 42' | Materazzi times his challenge on Tiribocchi to perfection as Atalanta counter-attack. |
| 41' | Cordoba climbs in the area and heads Sneijder's cross straight at Coppola. |
| 40' | Chivu whips in a low cross from the left. It takes a deflection off Ferreira Pinto and we win a corner. |
| 39' | Milito intelligently lets Eto'o's square pass roll through to Sneidjer and the Dutchman tries to lob Coppola but this time the Atalanta keeper is alert to the danger. |
| 36' | Sneijder whips a high cross over to the far post but it's too long for Eto'o. |
| 35' | That was Mariga's first goal for Inter. |
| 35' | GOAL!!!!!!! Mariga scores!!!! Sneijder attacks down the left and lays off to Eto'o who pulls back into the middle of the area for the Kenyan midfielder to crash his shot beyond Coppola. It takes a slight deflection off Muntari. INTER 2-1 ATALANTA. |
| 33' | Sneijder and Milito combine to serve Stankovic and the Serbian rifles narrowly over from the edge of the box. |
| 31' | A chance for Ivan Cordoba from Sneijder's corner. The Colombian's effort inside the area is on target but it spins off Eto'o and goes behind for a goal kick. |
| 30' | Mariga's shot takes a deflection. Corner. |
| 28' | Nerazzurri back on the attack. Atalanta lose possession in their own area and Eto'o pounces but the Cameroonian drives his shot wide of the back stick. |
| 27' | Doni completely wastes his free kick, uncharacteristically blazing his effort into the Curva Nord. |
| 27' | Dejan Stankovic is booked for foul play. |
| 26' | Tiribocchi gets to the right-wing by-line and delivers a cross but there's no team-mate in the six-yard box. |
| 24' | GOAL!!!! Diego Milito lobs Coppola after Bianco fails to intercept Sneijder's long pass to the Argentine. INTER 1-1 ATALANTA. |
| 24' | That was Diego's 20th goal in Serie A this season. |
| 22' | Sneijder's thunderous free kick is blocked by the wall. |
| 22' | Eto'o is fouled by Bianco. The free kick is about 30 yards out. |
| 21' | Zanetti gets a cross in from the right. Coppola saves. |
| 20' | Guarente's inswinging cross from the free kick is headed away by Cordoba. |
| 19' | Free kick to Atalanta out on the left wing after a foul by Zanetti on Valdes. |
| 15' | Atalanta's Brazilian winger is okay to continue and we're back under way at the Giuseppe Meazza. |
| 14' | Play interrupted as Ferreira Pinto requires medical attention after landing awkwardly following an aerial duel with Materazzi. |
| 13' | Milito gets on the end of Chivu's lofted pass from the left but the flag goes up for offside again. |
| 11' | Doni receives from Valdes but mis-controls in the area with his back to goal. A half-chance wasted for Atalanta. |
| 10' | Sneijder looks for Eto'o with a high ball into the area but Peluso intercepts and heads away. |
| 8' | Atalanta's Bianco is booked for foul play. |
| 7' | The visitors go close to a quick second as Tiribocchi rises in the box and heads wide Guarente's left-wing free kick with the goal gaping. |
| 5' | GOAL. Atalanta launch a counter-attack and take the lead through Simone Tiribocchi, who fires past Julio Cesar from inside our area after latching on to Manfredini's pass. INTER 0-1 ATALANTA. |
| 5' | Inter attack back and Sneijder plays short to Stankovic, who plays into the area for Milito. The Argentine is flagged for offside. |
| 3' | Guarente serves Doni and the Atalanta captain sweeps wide to Peluso, whose cross from the left goes out for a goal kick. |
| 1' | After 4-2-3-1 against Barcelona it's back to a 4-4-2 diamond as José Mourinho rings in the changes for today's Serie A Week 35 visit of relegation-threatened Atalanta. |
| 1' | Game on in Milan! The Bergamo Nerazzurri, playing in white today, kick off. FORZA INTER!!!! |
| 1' | Nine players (four from Inter and five from Atalanta) are within a booking of suspension. They are: Muntari, Samuel, Sneijder, Thiago Motta, Amoruso, Bianco, Chevanton, Manfredini and Valdes. |
| 1' | Atalanta: 32 Coppola; 4 Capelli, 77 Bianco, 5 Manfredini, 13 Peluso; 79 Ferreira Pinto, 22 Padoin, 17 Guarente, 20 Valdes; 72 Doni, 90 Tiribocchi. 
<br>Subs: 91 Rossi, 6 Bellini, 9 Amoruso, 15 De Ascentis, 19 Chevanton, 21 Radovanovic, 70 Ceravolo.
<br>Coach: Bortolo Mutti. |
| 1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 4 Zanetti, 2 Cordoba, 23 Materazzi, 26 Chivu; 17 Mariga, 5 Stankovic, 11 Muntari; 10 Sneijder; 22 Milito, 9 Eto'o. 
<br>Subs: 21 Orlandoni, 6 Lucio, 7 Quaresma, 8 Thiago Motta, 19 Cambiasso, 25 Samuel, 89 Arnautovic.<br> 
Coach: José Mourinho. |
| 1' | Mariga and Muntari flank Stankovic in midfield with Sneijder behind Milito and Eto'o. Zanetti fills in for Maicon at right-back, Cordoba and Materazzi occupy the central defence roles and Chivu slots in at left-back. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | That's it. Inter come from behind to beat Atalanta 3-1 and move two clear of Roma at the top of Serie A ahead of Sunday's games. See you on Wednesday for the return leg of our Champions League semi-final tie against Barcelona. |
| 49' | On the stroke of full time Arnautovic runs on to Thiago Motta's pass and fires over the bar. |
| 49' | Inter counter-attack and Mariga's deflected cross from the right is saved by Coppola. |
| 47' | Cordoba blocks a goal-bound header from Radovanovic as Atalanta come close from a corner. |
| 45' | The fourth man tells us that there are four minutes of added time. |
| 42' | Julio Cesar comes off his line to beat Tiribocchi to a high ball into the area. |
| 40' | Arnautovic's low 20-yard shot is a whisker wide of Coppola's right-hand post. |
| 38' | Marco Materazzi gets a yellow cards for a foul on Radovanovic. |
| 37' | Chivu's curling free kick is wide of the target. |
| 36' | Muntari is sent flying and we win a free kick about 25 yards from goal. |
| 35' | Diego Milito is replaced by Marko Arnautovic as Mourinho makes his final change. Standing ovation for the Prince. |
| 33' | GOAL!!!!!!!! Cristian Chivu receives from Eto'o and rifles a magnificent 25-yard shot past Coppola. It's his first goal for Inter in three seasons with the club. INTER 3-1 ATALANTA. |
| 30' | Thiago Motta controls a pass from Muntari with his chest and tests Coppola with a low shot on the turn. |
| 30' | Applause for Zanetti. The Inter captain gets past three in the box before seeing his cross blocked. Corner. |
| 26' | Mutti makes his third. Cristiano Doni makes way for Ivan Radovanovic. |
| 25' | José Mourinho makes his second substitution. Dejan Stankovic off, Thiago Motta on. |
| 24' | Atalanta come back at us and Tiribocchi has a chance in the box, his shot on the turn going out for a goal kick. |
| 24' | A chance for Muntari as Inter hit Atalanta on the break again. Stankovic serves Milito on the right and the Prince squares for the onrushing Muntari, whose low shot is blocked by Coppola's leg. |
| 23' | Inter surge forward on the counter after clearing a corner but Mariga and Eto'o aren't on the same wavelength. |
| 22' | Applause all round the stadium as the Nerazzurri build a lovely move. Eto'o's finishes it off with a right-footed shot that is saved by Coppola. |
| 19' | Atalanta keeper Coppola is booked for protesting. |
| 18' | Manfredini is booked for bringing down Eto'o just outside the area. |
| 16' | Tiribocchi overhits his low through ball for Amoruso. No problem for Julio Cesar. |
| 14' | Stankovic nutmegs his marker with a sublime piece of skill and serves Eto'o, who plays wide to Mariga. The Inter number 9 is flagged for offside as he receives the Kenyan's return pass. |
| 12' | Bortolo Mutti makes a double change: Amoruso for Ferreira Pinto and Ceravolo for Valdes. |
| 9' | Stankovic sees his pass for Milito intercepted after trying to slalom through the Atalanta defence. |
| 6' | Valdes makes a fast run towards our area before blazing his shot way over. |
| 3' | Atalanta close from the resulting free kick. Doni touches short to Manfredini, whose rising drive forces Julio Cesar into a tipped save. |
| 2' | Cordoba is booked for a foul from behind on Tiribocchi. A bit harsh that - it was his first foul. |
| 1' | Inter kick off the second half. |
| 1' | An early scare for Inter as Guarente's fierce 20-yard drive flies inches over the bar after a headed clearance from Cordoba. |
| 1' | Esteban Cambiasso replaces Wesley Sneijder. |