| Minute | Text commentary |
| 45' | 1 minute of injury time added on. |
| 45' | Dalmat commits football suicide, giving the ball away in midfield. Tosto takes advantage and runs half the length of the pitch before being stopped by Cannavaro. |
| 43' | Mangone saves Piacenza with a headed clearance from Zanetti's dangerous right-wing cross destined for Batistuta. |
| 41' | On the turn, Maresca volleys a 25-yard shot on target. Toldo makes a good save. Applauses all round. |
| 39' | Gabriele shows Domenico Morfeo a yellow card for a late challenge on Maresca. |
| 34' | Incredible chance for us. Cristiano Zanetti crosses for Batistuta. Batigol heads on target, but Orlandoni makes an acrobatic save. Vieri just misses with a shot from the loose ball. |
| 30' | Mangone makes a headed back pass in the Piacenza area. Vieri is ready to pounce, but Orlandoni collects. |
| 27' | After a patchy start, the Nerazzurri look close to an opening goal. FORZA RAGAZZI!!! |
| 26' | Dalmat is growing in confidence. This time his takes on two opponents outside the Piacenza area, then floats a cross over to the far side. Morfeo’s header is disappointing. |
| 22' | Dalmat works his magic on the right wing, then crosses for Batistuta, who glances his near-post header wide. |
| 21' | Good wing play from the Emilians. A fluid passing movement is interrupted by Toldo, who comes off his line again to block De Cesare. |
| 18' | At the other end, Vieri's left-footed shot from seven yards is well-saved by Orlandoni. |
| 17' | Piacenza close to a goal. Inter have Toldo to thank for a close-range save from a Hubner shot. |
| 16' | Cannavaro shows what defending is all about with a crucial headed clearance from a right-wing cross. |
| 10' | The Nerazzurri come forward. Dalmat takes on a man then plays square to Batistuta. The Argentine plays a first-time ball through to Vieri, but the Piacenza defence intercept. |
| 9' | Piacenza on the break. Marchionni swings in a cross from the left. Toldo comes off his line to make an easy save. |
| 7' | On the edge of the Piacenza six-yard box, an unmarked Vieri fails to latch onto a through ball from Di Biagio. |
| 6' | Tosto strikes a free kick from the distance. Toldo makes a clean save. |
| 5' | Piacenza are pinned back in their own half in the opening minutes of this clash. |
| 2' | Batigol finds space on the right then crosses over to the far side of the area. Morfeo heads the ball out of play. |
| 1' | Piacenza kick off this afternoon’s match. |
| 1' | It's a sunny afternoon in Milan, with a temperature of around eight degrees. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. 3-1 to us and we're still on top of the table. |
| 45' | 3 minutes added on at the end of the second half. |
| 44' | Piacenza get a consolation goal. Veteran striker Dario Hubner lobs Toldo from close range. |
| 42' | Ferrarese misses an easy chance for Piacenza. The substitute fails to make contact with Gurenko's cross. |
| 40' | Inter substitution – Coco on, Pasquale off. |
| 38' | The Nerazzurri have certainly made up for the lack of entertainment in the first half. From 25 yards, Batigol rifles in a shot that Orlandoni somehow manages to keep out. |
| 36' | From the spot, the Sierra Leone striker shoots over the bar, thus missing out on that record… |
| 35' | Penalty to us after Kallon is brought down in the Piacenza box. |
| 34' | Francesco Coco is warming up on the touchline. |
| 31' | Double substitution for Piacenza - Ferrarese and Cois on for Gurenko and Maresca |
| 30' | From a good position just inside the Inter box, Hubner shoots wide of the far post. |
| 29' | Applauses ring round the Meazza as Toldo elegantly neutralises a long-range shot from Hubner. |
| 27' | Batistuta heads over the bar after beating the Piacenza defence to a high cross from Zanetti. |
| 26' | Gamarra is cautioned for a foul on Maresca. |
| 24' | Mangone is yellow-carded for a last-man foul on Kallon. |
| 24' | Piacenza substitution - De Cesare is replaced by Patrascu. |
| 23' | Inter substitution – Kallon replaces Vieri, who in this match has scored his 20th and 21st goals of the season. |
| 22' | 3-0!!!! Morfeo has a hand in this one with a defence-splitting assist for Bati, who is challenged. Vieri pounces on the loose ball and smacks it home. |
| 20' | Bobogol!!! 2-0 to us after Vieri evades a challenge on the edge of the box then curls his shot into the far corner. |
| 19' | Batigol!!!!!!! Gabriel opens his scoring account for the Nerazzurri, deviating a Dalmat shot past Orlandoni. |
| 16' | Yet another save from Toldo. This time he pushes the ball round for a corner after Maresca’s shot swerves dangerously. |
| 14' | Maresca tries from the distance. Toldo makes his nth save of the match. |
| 13' | Inter substitution – Guly replaces Di Biagio. |
| 12' | Domenico Morfeo delights the crowd with a deft pass for Batistuta. The Argentine is anticipated by Lamacchi, who passes back to Orlandoni. |
| 10' | Vieri goes down in the Piacenza area after a challenge with De Cesare. No penalty is given, but there are no protests from the Inter striker. |
| 9' | Captain Zanetti plays a short pass to Dalmat, who shoots immediately from outside the box instead of looking for a team-mate. Goal kick. |
| 7' | Toldo pulls off another crucial save from Hubner, who finds his way into the area after taking on Gamarra and Cannavaro. |
| 4' | Good move by us. Vieri nods down a long ball forward for Batisuta who controls on the edge of the box then plays back to Di Biagio, who fires a long-range shot inches wide. |
| 3' | Guly is warming up on the touchline. |
| 3' | Kallon also starts to warm up. |
| 3' | Orlandoni comes off his line to anticipate Batistuta. |
| 2' | We're underway in the second half. FORZA NERAZZURRI!!!! |
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