1st half
2nd half
Minute | Text commentary |
46' | The first half between Inter and Roma ends 0-0 |
45' | Orsato signals one minute of added time |
44' | De Rossi tries to thread a pass through for Borriello, the ball runs straight into Julio Cesar's arms |
39' | Nagatomo makes a great interception on Menez as the Frenchman was bursting forward |
35' | De Rossi seems to be having difficulty breathing but he wants to remain on the pitch |
26' | Mariga floats in a cross looking for Pazzini but it's a few inches too high and Pazzini can't connect |
22' | Eto'o lays off for Mariga, who has a pop from the edge of the box: it ends wide of Doni's right-hand post |
20' | Cambiasso makes an important defensive header inside the six-yard box from a Roma cross; Simplicio takes the resulting corner, Kharja clears |
19' | De Rossi drops a shoulder to create himself some space and lets fly from range: wide, but not by much |
17' | Eto'o takes the free kick but it goes straight into the wall |
16' | Cassetti fouls Lucio. Inter have a free kick |
13' | Some neat interplay sees Roma work their way into the Nerazzurri box; De Rossi tries to curl an effort into the top corner but it's some way off target |
12' | Maicon finds Eto'o, who goes for goal with his right. Just wide |
10' | Lucio and Maicon allow Borriello to wriggle his way into a shooting position just inside the box: he fires over |
8' | Nagatomo plays a long ball looking for Pazzini, but he's offside |
5' | Pizarro slips and loses the ball on the edge of the area, Eto'o says 'thank you very much' and feeds Pazzini, who challenges for the ball inside the box with Juan. The ref blows for a foul by the striker |
3' | Maicon gets down to the by-line and tries a shot from a tight angle; it ends in the side netting |
1' | Welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, where tonight we have a Coppa Italia semi-final to look forward to. Inter take a 1-0 lead into the match thanks to Stankovic's wonder strike in first leg played in Rome on 19 April |
1' | Roma get the game underway. FORZA INTER!!! |
1' | Inter v Roma represents a historic match for Javier Zanetti, as the Inter skipper makes his 1000th appearance as a professional footballer. Before kick-off, technical director Marco Branca hands Zanetti a silver plate in recognition of his magnificent achievement - he is only the 10th player in history to reach this milestone. The Meazza crowd grant him a standing ovation |
1' | To face Roma, Leonardo opts for Cambiasso and Mariga in front of the defence, with Zanetti - making his 1000th career appearance - in a slightly more advanced role alongside Kharja and Eto'o in support of Pazzini. Montella plays Borriello as the target man and Perrotta, Simplicio and Menez just behind him. Milito and Vucinic start on the bench |
Minute | Text commentary |
48' | The semi-final second leg between Inter and Roma ends 1-1, which sees the Nerazzurri through to the final thanks to an 2-1 aggregate scoreline. They will meet Palermo on 29 May at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome |
47' | A free kick from out on the right provides Roma with one last chance to snatch victory from the Nerazzurri. It's played into the box, Julio Cesar gets up and does superbly to hold onto the ball despite a midair collision with opposite number Doni, who comes in flying like an airplane |
46' | Milito knocks the ball past Juan and the Brazilian attempts a sliding tackle, missing the ball but clearly connecting with the striker. The ref says no penalty but by the look on Juan's face he knows he's got lucky there |
45' | We'll have 3 minutes of added time |
45' | Burdisso is shown a yellow for protesting |
44' | Perrotta also goes into the book, for a foul on Cambiasso |
42' | Maicon is booked for time-wasting, which means he faces a suspension |
39' | GOAL FOR ROMA! Borriello finds an equaliser, rising well at the far post to nod home from Perrotta's cross |
34' | Cassetti's right-footed effort is matched by Julio Cesar |
34' | Eto'o tries to curl the ball into the far corner, it goes over |
31' | BORRIELLO HITS BOTH POSTS! Vucinic finds the striker, whose shot is struck cleanly but hits the inside of Julio Cesar's left-hand upright before running along the goalline, coming off the opposite post and out |
30' | While for Inter, Thiago Motta takes over from Kharja |
28' | Roma use up their final substitution, with Menez making way for Caprari |
27' | Zanetti slides a pass in behind the defence for Milito, the Argentinian sidesteps a challenge and tries to apply the finish but can't get enough on it and Doni saves with his feet |
23' | A great save by Julio Cesar denies Borriello after Cassetti's cross |
22' | Leonardo makes his first substitution: Milito comes on for Pazzini |
22' | Chivu is booked for a foul on Menez |
21' | Pazzini so close to making it two! He picks up a long ball and bundles his way past Juan and Riise to find space for the shot, but Doni pulls off a fantastic reflex save and pushes the ball round the post |
13' | GOAL FOR INTER!!! Eto'o the scorer. Kharja's cross takes a deflection off Perrotta's hand and falls for the Cameroonian on the far side of the box: he takes one touch to control it before placing his shot into the opposite corner beyond the reach of Doni |
11' | Roma make their second change: Simplicio off, Vucinic on |
6' | Free kick for Roma now: Greco pings the ball in on a dangerous trajectory but fortunately it clears everyone and ends up in Julio Cesar's arms |
5' | Inter have a free kick in an interesting position. After Cambiasso's early ball was deemed too early by the ref (with Kharja in a shooting position), at the second attempt the Argentinian curls it to the far post looking for Lucio. Overhit |
1' | We're off again |
1' | Montella replaces Pizarro with Greco |