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| 47' | It's 0-0 after 45 minutes of play at the San Filippo Stadium. |
| 45' | 2 minutes of added time. |
| 45' | Ze Maria weaves his way into the box from the right then passes to Cruz, who is promptly intercepted by D'Alterio. A very good chance for Inter. |
| 44' | Superb save by Francesco Toldo. The Inter number one parries Giampa's dangerous shot from inside the area. |
| 42' | Storari punches clear Kily Gonzalez's left-wing outswinging cross and remains on the ground after a clash with Cruz. |
| 41' | Zampagna makes a headed clearance from Mihajlovic's inswinging free kick and Inter win a corner. Miha takes the corner... Zanchi sweeps clear. |
| 40' | El Jardinero is brought down by Rezai and Inter win a free kick 25 yards out on the right side of the Messina area. |
| 38' | Emre is booked for protesting after a challenge with Coppola and will miss next weekend's match at home to Siena. |
| 37' | The Nerazzurri remain in attack and Veron sends a low shot with the outside of his right foot well wide of the left post. |
| 36' | Javier Zanetti's cross in from the left is headed clear by Aronica. |
| 35' | From the second corner Emre shoots wide. |
| 34' | D'Agostino blocks Cordoba's near-post header from Mihajlovic's right-wing fre kick. |
| 34' | Inter win a free kick 25 yards out. Materazzi connects with Mihajlovic's outswinging cross into the box but Storari parries. |
| 33' | Messina custodian Storari comes to the edge of his area and makes a headed clearance to deny Cruz. |
| 32' | Inter attack back after a period of Messina pressure. Kily Gonzalez plays to Stankovic, who fires over from the edge of the box. |
| 31' | Spotting Toldo off his line, Aronica tries to chip the Inter keeper with an effort 30 yards out on the left. It goes over the bar. |
| 29' | From the edge of the Inter box Di Napoli fires wide after Giampa's diagonal shot is intercepted by Ze Maria. |
| 28' | D'Agostino's free kick hits Veron and Messina win a corner. |
| 28' | Farina awards Messoina a foul in a central position 30 yards out for a Materazzi foul on Zampagna. |
| 26' | Cruz receives from Stankovic, then turns and shoots. D'Alterio blocks and Inter win a corner. Storari punches clear Mihajlovic's corner kick and Veron's shot from the loose ball is wide. |
| 25' | Juan Veron makes an acrobatic clearance from Giampa's right-wing cross. |
| 23' | Veron crosses to Cruz in the Messina area. The striker's headed pass to Kily is intercepted by Giampa', who heads back to Storari. |
| 21' | Inter attack back and Dejan Stankovic has a close-range header from Ze Maria's cross well-saved by Storari. |
| 20' | Messina attack down the right. Di Napoli crosses into the box... Marco Materazzi makes the clearance. |
| 19' | Inter counter-attack after Materazzi intercepts the ball. The move ends with Emre volleying over the bar after a short pass from Stankovic. |
| 18' | Messina cut out an Inter attack after a fine first-time passing move by the Nerazzurri midfielders. |
| 15' | Cruz mis-reads Kily's pass into the box after an excellent exchange of passes with Emre, who has made a great start to the match. |
| 13' | On the left channel Kily crosses out of play after a promising Nerazzurri attack involving Stankovic, Veron and Cruz. |
| 12' | Donati takes on Cordoba then crosses from the left edge of the Inter box. But there's no Messina player on hand to apply the final touch. |
| 10' | Di Napoli runs on to Giampa's forward pass to continue a good attacking move started by Zampagna. Moments later Di Napoli plays a one-two with Zampagna then fires over the bar. |
| 9' | Kily Gonzalez fails to connect with Dejan Stankovic's right-wing cross to the far post and the Sicilians win a goal kick. |
| 8' | Cruz plays one-two with Emre, who is intercepted. The ball falls to the Argentine again and his shot from the edge of the box is wide. |
| 7' | Kily seems to be okay now and Martins has returned to his place on the Nerazzurri bench. |
| 6' | D'Agostino heads clear Mihajlovic's corner. The ball falls to Emre, whose cross is blocked. |
| 6' | Great solo run by Emre. The Turk bursts past two players, creates space for a shot then sees his effort saved by Storari. Corner. |
| 5' | Stankovic's pass forward to Cruz is intercepted by Zanchi, who sets up a counter-attack. |
| 4' | D'Agostino clears Mihajlovic's corner kick played to the near post. |
| 3' | Inter win a free kick out on the right wing. Zanchi beats Cordoba to Miha's inswinger and Inter win a right-wing corner. |
| 2' | It looks like Kily has a problem with his right foot, and Martins is warming up on the touchline. |
| 1' | Playing in their white away strip, the Nerazzurri kick off against Messina. |
| 1' | Di Napoli beats Mihajlovic to a ball on the right wing then crosses over to the far side. No danger for Inter. |
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| 49' | Messina win 2-1 and send the Nerazzurri to their first league defeat away from home in almost 12 months. |
| 49' | Karagounis has a long-range shot saved by Storari. |
| 48' | Messina take the lead. Substitute Rafael finishes off a counter-attack with a low shot past Toldo. |
| 46' | Materazzi anticipates Yanagisawa to a ball and concedes a corner. |
| 45' | 4 minutes of added time to play. |
| 45' | The Sicilians make their third switch: Yanagisawa replaces Di Napoli. |
| 44' | Mihajlovic and Materazzi deal with Messina sub Amoruso, who receives a long ball forward but can't find room for a shot. |
| 43' | Messina substitution: Amoruso comes on for Zampagna. |
| 39' | Messina bring on Rafael for D'Alterio. |
| 38' | After a goalmouth scramble Karagounis wins another corner after his shot is deflected over the bar. |
| 38' | Martins races on to an excellent ball forward then sees his shot parried. Corner. |
| 35' | Martins has an excellent chance for Inter's second but his volley is just wide of the right post. |
| 33' | Veron's long-range swerve shot comes off the left post. Spectacular! |
| 32' | Karagounis sets up Ze Maria on the right. The Brazilian's cross over to the far side is controlled by Giampa' and Messina break. |
| 31' | Storari collects an Inter cross from the left after Zampagna fails to make headed contact. |
| 30' | Inter win a right-wing corner. In the meantime Karagounis comes on for Stankovic. |
| 29' | Dejan Stankovic remains on the ground with what looks like a thigh problem. |
| 27' | Donati dribbles Veron then plays wide to Giampa' who crosses into the box from the right. Veron makes a headed clearance. |
| 25' | Dejan Stankovic plays a defence-splitting one-two with Julio Cruz then sends his low, right-foot shot wide of the right post. |
| 24' | Inter bring on Cristiano Zanetti for Emre Belozoglu. |
| 24' | Giampa's cross-shot from the right after a short run is well wide. |
| 23' | Messina continue to push for a second goal. Giampa's cross in from the right is headed clear by Materazzi. |
| 22' | Cordoba wins a duel with Di Napoli on the left wing and concedes a corner. |
| 21' | Seconds later Toldo comes off his line and punches clear to deny the Messina goalscorer. |
| 21' | Cordoba beats Di Napoli to a ball played to the edge of the box and sweeps clear. |
| 19' | Ivan Cordoba's header from the left-wing corner is over the crossbar. |
| 19' | The Serb-Montenegrin defender's second corner is cleared as far as Veron, whose long-range shot is deflected and Inter win a third corner, this time on the left. |
| 18' | Mihajlovic's cross is cleared and it's another corner kick. |
| 18' | Cordoba's left-foot shot from inside the Messina box is blocked by Zanchi. Inter win a right-wing corner. |
| 17' | Di Napoli receives in the box with his back to goal, then tries an overhead kick. But it's way off-target. |
| 16' | At the far post Storari collects Ze Maria's cross from the right. But Farina fails to see a clear foul on Materazzi as the central defender was held back by Rezai. It should have been a penalty. |
| 14' | Messina equalise through their 'King Arthur'. From close range Arturo Di Napoli heads D'Agostino's cross past Toldo. |
| 12' | Zampagna's free kick takes a deflection off a Nerazzurri player. Toldo catches to avoid a corner. |
| 11' | The Sicilians win a free kick in a central position 25 yards for a Veron foul. |
| 10' | Storari punches clear Veron's free kick. Cruz picks up the ball on the left-wing and crosses back into the box. Messina clear and counter-attack. |
| 9' | The free kick is 30 yards out in a central position. |
| 9' | Martins is brought down by Zanchi as he runs on to a Cruz forward pass. The Messina defender is booked. |
| 7' | Zanchi anticipates Cruz to a Martins cross into the box and heads back to Storari. |
| 6' | Martins takes on Rezai after a defensive mistake then runs on goal but Storari is well-positioned and wins the ball off the Nigerian. |
| 6' | Martins runs on to a Cruz ball into the Messina box but it's too long and Storari lets it roll out for a goal kick. |
| 5' | Materazzi fails to connect with Mihajlovic's ball to the far post and Messina win a goal kick. |
| 4' | Martins is fouled by Coppola, who is yellow-carded. The free kick is 35 yards out on the left. |
| 4' | Zampagna's shot from the distance is blocked by Mihajlovic and Inter break down the left wing. |
| 2' | It's El Jardinero's eighth goal of the season. |
| 1' | Messina kick off the second half. |
| 1' | GOOOOAAALLLLL!!!! Ze Maria crosses from the right.... Julio Cruz turns and stabs home from close range after the Messina defence fails to clear. |
| 1' | Martins has come on for Kily Gonzalez. |