1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
47' | Half time in Milan. Inter 0-0 Juventus. |
47' | Inter close on the stroke of half time. Eto'o floats a cross over to Milito at the back post but the Prince can't connect. |
46' | At his near post Storari saves Eto'o's driven angled shot. |
45' | Two minutes of added time. |
44' | Cambiasso's deflected shot is saved by Storari after some more magic from Samuel Eto'o. |
42' | More excellent play by Eto'o. The Cameroonian ghosts past four opponents and crosses low to Milito, who can't get a shot in as De Ceglie intercepts. |
41' | Cambiasso controls a loose ball just outside the Juve area and crashes his shot over the bar. |
38' | Eto'o twists and turns on the left edge of the Juve box and crosses over to Milito. The Juve rearguard intercepts. |
37' | Krasic's dangerous low cross from the right is hooked clear by Cambiasso. |
35' | Cristian Chivu is booked for a sliding challenge on Krasic. |
32' | Juventus have a goal disallowed. Krasic's low cross finds Iaquinta who tucks past Julio Cesar from two yards out, but he is adjudged to be offside. |
31' | The injured Jonathan Biabiany is replaced by Diego Milito. |
27' | Juve really getting into the game now with corners galore. Cambiasso beats Felipe Melo at the back post to thwart the Bianconeri. |
24' | More danger for the Nerazzurri as Aquilani delivers a perilous cross. Lucio blocks and concedes a corner. |
22' | Let-off for Inter as Iaquinta fails to connect with Krasic's low cross into our six-yard box. Julio Cesar palms it round for a corner. |
21' | Krasic hits a right-footed volley just wide of Julio Cesar's right-hand post. |
19' | Stankovic frees Coutinho down the left with a delightful back-heeled pass. The 18-year-old Brazilian is tackled by Grygera. |
17' | Sneijder's free kick bounces back off the Bianconeri wall. |
16' | Coutinho is tripped by Bonucci as he races down the middle. The Juve defender is booked and Inter earn a free kick in Sneijder territory. |
15' | Eto'o zips into the box from the left and sees his shot deflected behind for a left-wing corner. Storari saves Sneijder's cross from the flag. |
10' | Juve win a free kick after a Chivu foul on Krasic. Aquilani gets it over the Inter wall but there's no team-mate behind it. |
9' | Another corner for the Nerazzurri. Sneijder's delivery is saved by Storari. |
8' | Inter win two corners in quick succession, earned by Eto'o and Cambiasso. Coutinho gets in at the near post from the second one, but can't get a shot in. |
6' | Chiellini whacks behind for a corner after some excellent approach play by the Nerazzurri. |
4' | Coutinho goes on a mazy run on the opposite flank and plays into the area for Sneijder, but the Brazilian overhits his through ball. |
2' | Samuel Eto'o charges down the right wing and is caught by Bonucci as he cuts inside. No free kick is given. |
1' | Welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan's San Siro district for what is widely regarded as THE fixture in Serie A. <br>Rafael Benitez compared it to Liverpool-Manchester United and Barcelona-Real Madrid in his pre-match press conference - and he's not wrong. <br>The Spanish coach also said that no other coach wants to win like he does. Words we like to hear. |
1' | The Bianconeri get us under way in Milan. FORZA INTER!!!! |
1' | Luigi Delneri responds with this starting XI: <br>Juventus: 30 Storari; 21 Grygera, 19 Bonucci, 3 Chiellini, 29 De Ceglie; 27 Krasic, 4 Melo, 14 Aquilani, 8 Marchisio; 9 Iaquinta, 18 Quagliarella.<br> Subs: 13 Manninger, 5 Sissoko, 10 Del Piero, 17 Motta, 23 Pepe, 25 Martinez, 33 Legrottaglie. |
1' | Four goals against Werder Bremen in midweek were enough to convince Rafa to stick with his starting eleven that trounced the Germans in Matchday 2 of the Champions League. Inter will line up against Juventus like this: <br>Inter: 1 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 6 Lucio, 2 Cordoba, 26 Chivu; 5 Stankovic, 19 Cambiasso; 88 Biabiany, 10 Sneijder, 29 Coutinho; 9 Eto'o.<br> Subs: 12 Castellazzi, 17 Mariga, 23 Materazzi, 22 Milito, 30 Mancini, 39 Santon. |
Minute | Text commentary |
47' | Full time. Inter 0-0 Juventus. |
47' | Corner to Inter in the last minute. Maicon's cross is saved by Storari. |
46' | Del Piero's free kick is saved by Julio Cesar. |
45' | Two minutes of stoppage time. |
45' | Felipe Melo is tripped by Stankovic and it's a free kick to the visitors. |
40' | Milito latches on to Eto'o's through ball and shakes off Chiellini but the angle is too tight for the Argentine. |
37' | Del Piero's long-range shot is centrally saved by JC. |
35' | Aquilani is replaced by Sissoko. |
33' | Great chance for the Nerazzurri. Cambiasso plays a beautiful ball over the Juve defence to the unmarked Milito, who slots narrowly wide. |
30' | Fifteen minutes to go in Milan. Plenty of chances, but still no goal. |
29' | Julio Cesar makes a comfortable save from Del Piero's long-range effort. |
28' | Eto'o goes an another solo run down the left, leaving three Juventus players in his wake. The Bianconeri clear with some difficulty. |
24' | Juve close now as Quagliarella goes through on goal and shoots on sight. Julio Cesar dives to his right and parries the Italy striker's effort. |
22' | Inter close to an opener. Storari saves Maicon's close-range header from Sneijder's cross. |
20' | Delneri makes his second change: Del Piero for Iaquinta. |
20' | Juve sub Motta is booked for a foul on Eto'o. |
16' | Sneijder receives from Eto'o and gets a shot on goal. Storari can't hold it and we win a corner. |
15' | Krasic makes a strong run on goal and bursts past Chivu, Stankovic and Santon before severely testing Julio Cesar with a diagonal shot. |
14' | Chiellini makes a headed clearance from Sneijder's left-wing corner. |
12' | Back at the other end Eto'o sees his shot blocked by Chiellini after a surging run past three. |
11' | Aquilani looks for Iaquinta with his cross. Lucio intercepts. |
10' | Felipe Melo's effort is deflected off Sneijder. Corner. |
9' | Iaquinto is fouled by Stankovic. Free kick to the visitors. |
7' | Sneijder's free kick is through the Juventus wall and wide of Storari's right-hand upright. |
7' | Free kick on the left angle of the Juve area, awarded after a foul by Bonucci on Sneijder. |
5' | Quagliarella goes for goal with a spectacular looping volley but Julio Cesar has it covered. |
3' | Sneijder plays a fantastic through ball to Coutinho and the Brazilian youngster wins us a corner. |
1' | Inter get the second half under way. |
1' | Both teams have made changes at the break: Santon for Cordoba and Motta for De Ceglie. Stankovic takes the captain's armband. |