| Minutos | Crónica |
| 46' | Half time. Inter 0-0 Lazio. |
| 46' | Dabo volleys over from Dabo's corner. |
| 45' | One minute of overtime. |
| 43' | Solari floats over to Jimenez who is in space on the left. The flag stays down and the Chilean shoots - but Zauri blocks. |
| 42' | Inter's best chance so far falls to Hernan Crespo. The Argentine controls Suazo's pass, gets into the box and shoots, forcing Ballotta into a difficult save. |
| 39' | Mancini brings on Bolzoni for the injured Luis Figo. |
| 37' | Francesco Bolzoni is warming up as Figo receives treatment on the touchline. |
| 35' | Mauri combines swiftly with Zauri and fires on goal from close range. Toldo saves with his feet. It's all Lazio at the Meazza. |
| 34' | Back in our half, Behrami's shot from the edge of the area is saved by Toldo. |
| 33' | Figo takes on Radu during a run down the right. Behrami blocks his cross. Nothing comes of the resulting corner. |
| 30' | Ledesma sends a 30-yard left-footer on target. Nice shot, but easy save for Francesco Toldo. |
| 28' | What a chance for Lazio. Mauri has just Toldo to beat but fails to make aerial contact with Ledesma's excellent free kick. |
| 23' | Cesar combines with Figo but the Brazilian is dispossessed in the area as he collects the return ball. |
| 21' | Stefano Mauri's cross from the right is headed over for a corner by Chivu. |
| 18' | Solari one-twos with Crespo on the left and enters the box after a 50-yard dash. His cross goes behind for a goal kick. |
| 17' | Lazio denied again as Chivu blocks Rocchi's shot. Another corner to the Biancocelesti. |
| 17' | Superb sliding block by Materazzi. The Italian denies Rocchi and concedes a corner. |
| 15' | Inter hit back through Suazo after a Lazio counter, and Maniche tests Ballotta with a deflected shot from 25 yards. |
| 14' | Figo is dispossessed after a run to the left edge of the box. |
| 12' | Zauri runs on to Pandev's headed ball to the right wing and then whips in a cross. Toldo catches at his near post. |
| 10' | Francesco Toldo outjumps Rocchi once more - Ledesma is the provider this time. |
| 7' | Toldo comes to the edge of his box and jumps to beat Rocchi to Dabo's long ball. |
| 5' | Ledesma's curling free kick from the left channel is whipped clear by Chivu. |
| 3' | Tommaso Rocchi swivels on to a pass just inside the box - his shot is blocked by Nico Burdisso. |
| 2' | Cristian Chivu makes a couple of clearances as Lazio attack Inter in the opening minutes. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Meazza for the first of our two Tim Cup semi-final matches against Lazio. |
| 1' | Inter get the match under way. |
| 1' | Captains Materazzi and Zauri lead the teams out on to the pitch, and we're minutes away from kick-off. |
| 1' | Lazio lineup: 32 Ballotta; 8 Zauri, 13 Siviglia, 25 Cribari, 2 Radu; 6 Dabo, 24 Ledesma, 85 Behrami; 11 Mauri; 19 Pandev, 18 Rocchi. |
| 1' | Inter lineup: 1 Toldo; 16 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi, 26 Chivu, 31 Cesar; 11 Jimenez, 28 Maniche, 21 Solari; 7 Figo, 18 Crespo, 29 Suazo. |
| Minutos | Crónica |
| 48' | Full time. Lazio hold Inter in Milan. The return leg will be played on 7 May. |
| 48' | Ballotta blocks Chivu's cross from the left. |
| 46' | Bolzoni overhits his threaded pass for Crespo. Ballotta gathers on the edge of his box. |
| 45' | There will be 3 minutes of stoppage time. |
| 45' | Lazio make their last change. Igli Tare replaces Goran Pandev. |
| 43' | Inter close again. Crespo's shot rebounds off Cribari, and Siligardi's follow-up from a tight angle is saved by Ballotta. |
| 41' | Free kick to Inter on the right. Siligardi's well-taken free kick is plucked out of the air by Ballotta. |
| 36' | Delio Rossi brings on Manfredini for Dabo. |
| 34' | This match has finally come alive. Burdisso heads against the bar after Materazzi's headed pass from Siligardi's free kick. |
| 33' | Mancini brings on Esteban Cambiasso for Santiago Solari. |
| 33' | Inter counter and Solari fires into the sidenetting. |
| 32' | Mauri heads in Ledesma's free kick - but it's disallowed for offside. |
| 30' | Mancini brings on Luca Siligardi for Luis Jimenez. |
| 28' | Rocchi is booked for protesting after a Materazzi challenge on Goran Pandev. |
| 25' | Great chance for Inter. Cesar crosses from the left, Jimenez plays to Crespo and the Argentine hooks over from the edge of the six-yard box. |
| 20' | Lazio come charging forward on the break. Rocchi makes a strong run down the middle and then lays off to Pandev in the area. The Macedonian forward plays back to his strike partner, who misfires. A let-off for Inter |
| 19' | Ballotta makes a tipped parry from Jimenez' right-wing cross, and Zauri puts the ball behind for a corner. |
| 15' | Lazio bring on Massimo Mutarelli for Valon Behrami. |
| 14' | Solari blocks a Pandev pass wide with his heel, denying Dabo a clear path on goal. |
| 13' | Maniche blasts into the Curva Nord from 30 yards. |
| 11' | Jimenez fires wide after chesting down Suazo's pass. |
| 10' | Inter mount a sustained attack on the Lazio goal but there's no way through. |
| 7' | Yellow card. Maniche is booked for fouling Ledesma. Nuno will automatically miss the return leg. |
| 3' | Inter counter attack. Suazo takes on three and then plays into the path of Crespo, who loses control of the ball. |
| 1' | Lazio kick off the second half. |
| 1' | Radu swings in a cross from the left after receiving Mauri's first-time pass. It turns into a cross-shot, forcing Toldo into a save. |