| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | 0-0 at the break between Inter and Partizan Belgrade. Coutinho carved out a number of chances and Markovic hit the post |
| 45' | Liany grants one minute of stoppage time |
| 45' | Jonathan hits in a deep cross, Livaja gets up at the far post but rests his elbows on his marker and is blown for a foul |
| 44' | More protests from the visitors but the ref isn't standing for any nonsense: he adds Tomic to his book |
| 36' | Pereira centres for Cambiasso but the Argentine can't get his header on target |
| 35' | Mr Liany initially signalled a penalty for the Serbian side but Silvestre's foul was outside the box. Tomic sends the free kick wide |
| 33' | Medo is shown a yellow card for protesting |
| 32' | Silvestre catches Mitrovic on the edge of the area and is booked |
| 31' | Coutinho took a bruising from that last challenge and can't continue. He hobbles off as Palacio comes on in his place |
| 30' | Miljkovic tests Handanovic with a low drive from range, the big goalie gets down well to block it |
| 27' | Coutinho leaves his man for dead again with a smart first touch, his second is a bit too heavy though and Ostojic makes a sliding tackle |
| 21' | PARTIZAN HIT THE POST. Lazar Markovic gets past Jonathan and curls one towards the far corner. It comes back off the upright |
| 20' | Pereira sends in a cross which Coutinho can't quite reach |
| 18' | Great skill from Coutinho as he skips past one man then sends another skidding off the pitch with a neat stop; he plays the ball across the box for Cassano, whose backheeled effort hits Partizan's defensive wall |
| 9' | CHANCE FOR INTER. Pereira runs onto a long ball and pulls it back from the by-line for Coutinho: the Brazilian sidefoots his volley wide |
| 4' | From the following corner the ball drops for Livaja but the Croatian youngster blasts his volley over |
| 3' | Coutinho turns his man with a flash of pace and sprints goalwards, the defence close him down then Jonathan's effort is saved by Petrovic |
| 1' | Welcome to the Stadio Meazza for Matchday 3 of the 2012/13 UEFA Europa League. Inter host Partizan Belgrade tonight looking to end their run of winless matches at home in Europe this season |
| 1' | Handanovic almost gets himself into trouble under pressure from Malkovic and is forced into making a hurried clearance |
| 1' | The Nerazzurri take the kick-off, Inter v Partizan Belgrade is under way. FORZA INTER!!! |
| 1' | Guarin and Mudingayi form the workhorse central midfield pairing with Jonathan and Pereira operating on the flanks. Coutinho will be given licence to roam behind strike duo Livaja and Cassano |
| 1' | With Zanetti starting on the bench Cambiasso takes the captain's armband for this game and lines up in defence alongside Silvestre and Juan Jesus |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | That's it! Inter have beaten Partizan Belgrade 1-0 thanks to Palacio's 89th-minute header. The Nerazzurri join Rubin Kazan on 7 points |
| 45' | There will be three minutes of added time |
| 44' | Marko Scepovic is booked |
| 42' | GOOOAAAL FOR INTER! Down the other end Milito crosses, Palacio leaps, Petrovic probably should do better but can't keep it out. 1-0! |
| 42' | HEROICS FROM HANDANOVIC! Partizan break, Markovic is through on goal but the keeper sticks out a big hand and makes a massive save. Whew! |
| 40' | Pereira comes to the rescue and hacks the ball away from Sasa Markovic as he was bearing down on goal |
| 37' | Inter have a free kick following a foul by the newly entered Markovic on Pereira: there's no one on the end of it |
| 35' | Here's Partizan's last substitution: Tomic leaves the pitch to be replaced by S. Markovic |
| 31' | Stramaccioni makes his final change: Milito comes on for Cassano |
| 31' | Partizan bring on Jojic in place of Ilic |
| 29' | Medo mistimes his challenge on Cambiasso. The ref opts not to book the Sierra Leone midfielder already on a yellow |
| 21' | First substitution for Partizan: Scepovic M. comes on for Mitrovic |
| 19' | Ostojic lunges at Cassano but is spared a booking by the referee |
| 16' | Another good chance for Inter. Cassano brings Palacio's cross under control in a great position but inexplicably skies his shot |
| 11' | Jonathan tries to pick out Cambiasso in the box, the ball falls for Palacio but he stabs his effort wide |
| 9' | CHANCE FOR INTER! Jonathan finds the ball at his feet after a mistake by Markovic and tees up Silvestre, whose shot is blocked by Petrovic |
| 7' | Stramaccioni makes his second change and replaces Livaja with Zanetti |
| 5' | Markovic makes a menace of himself again, dinking a clever ball over the Inter backline for Mitrovic, who fails to connect at full stretch |
| 5' | Mitrovic fouls Pereira but the ref lets him off with a warning |
| 2' | Jonathan is booked for a foul on Markovic |
| 2' | Tomic has a shot at goal but that's no problem for Handanovic |
| 1' | Partizan get the second half under way. 45 minutes for Inter to win this: come on you Nerazzurri! |