| Minute | Text commentary |
| 45' | Inter lead Empoli 1-0 at the break (aggregate 3-0), thanks to Cambiasso's 28th-minute goal. |
| 45' | Empoli clear a Figo free kick from the right wing. |
| 44' | The lively Hernan Crespo presses Vanigli, forcing the Empoli defender to pass back to Bassi. |
| 42' | Grosso's powerful shot from the free kick comes off Cambiasso and finishes inches wide of the right post. |
| 41' | Crespo chests down a Figo forward pass and is fouled by Vanigli, who is booked by referee Squillace. The free kick is in a central position 20 yards out. |
| 40' | Toldo grasps the ball to deny Matteini a scoring chance. |
| 39' | Iacoponi heads clear a Figo cross from the left after Mariano Gonzalez is dispossessed in the box. |
| 38' | Mariano Gonzalez flagged offside after collecting a Cambiasso ball on the left flank. |
| 37' | Samuel powers a header from Figo's right-wing corner over the Tuscan bar. |
| 34' | Grosso goes close with a low right-foot shot from just inside the Empoli area, which appears to shave the post. |
| 30' | Gasparetto blasts his penalty kick on to the crossbar. |
| 29' | The match has really come alive at San Siro as Empoli win a penalty for a Dacourt foul on Eder. |
| 28' | GOOOAAALLLLL!!!! Solari serves Gonzalez on the right with a deft pass. The winger sends a fast cross into the area, and Cambiasso steals in at the back post and smashes home from close range to finish off the Argentine combination and put Inter in front. |
| 26' | Another headed interception by Vanigli, this time from Crespo's ball for Gonzalez. |
| 25' | Vanigli intercepts Burdisso's long ball forward for Mariano Gonzalez and heads to a team-mate. |
| 24' | At the other end, Burdisso beats Gasparetto to an Eder through ball and plays calmly back to Toldo. |
| 23' | Figo's inswinging cross from the left goes straight into the arms of Empoli keeper Bassi. |
| 22' | Crespo receives a Figo pass and looks for Mariano Gonzalez with a quick flick, but Empoli intercept. |
| 20' | Crespo latches on to an intelligent through ball from Solari and sends a low shot wide of the left post, but the flag goes up for offside. |
| 19' | Cambiasso blocks a Marianini cross from the right. Throw-in for Cagni's side. |
| 17' | Grosso combines well with Cambiasso on the left channel but Marianini gets back to tackle the Italian full-back. |
| 16' | Eder's ball into the Inter box for Gasparetto is cleared by Nic Burdisso. |
| 15' | Matteini receives from Gasparetto on the left edge of the Inter area and sends an inswinging cross out of play. |
| 13' | Toldo tips over a cross-shot from Matteini, and Empoli win their second corner of the game. |
| 11' | Samuel's header from Figo's corner is headed clear by the Tuscan defence. |
| 11' | Figo receives on the right from Mariano Gonzalez and has his cross blocked. Corner for Inter. |
| 10' | Captain for the evening Ivan Cordoba elegantly cuts out a low ball into the box for Gasparetto. |
| 9' | Burdisso blocks a left-wing cross from Matteini, who received in a wide position from Buzzegoli. |
| 9' | Samuel wins an aerial duel with Gasparetto and heads out for an Empoli right-wing throw-in. |
| 8' | Corner for the Azzurri. Cambiasso makes a clearance in the middle of the area. |
| 7' | Buzzegoli's left-wing cross into the Nerazzurri area is chested back to Toldo by Walter Samuel. |
| 5' | Empoli attack back. The Tuscans put together a good passing move which comes to an end with Matteini's inswinger going behind for a goal kick. |
| 4' | Solari floats a ball to the egde of the Empoli area from the left, but it sails over the head of Hernan Crespo, back in action for Inter tonight after recovering from injury. |
| 3' | Figo disposseses Ascoli deep in the Inter half and sets up a counter-attack, but the visitors win a free kick for a foul by Cambiasso. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan's San Siro district for tonight's Tim Cup quarter-final return between Inter and Empoli (first leg 2-0 to the Nerazzurri). |
| 1' | Nicolas Burdisso, who scored twice against Messina in the round of sixteen, rises in the Empoli box to head over Figo's corner. |
| 1' | Dacourt's shot from distance takes a deflection. Right-wing corner for Inter. |
| 1' | Empoli kick off. FORZA NERAZZURRI!!! |
| 1' | The winners will face Sampdoria over two legs in the semi-finals. |
| 1' | Empoli: 1 Bassi; 19 Iacoponi, 16 Marzoratti, 15 Vanigli, 33 Ascoli; 27 Ficini, 8 Marianini, 20 Buzzegoli; 17 Eder, 99 Gasparetto, 7 Matteini. |
| 1' | Inter: 1 Toldo; 16 Burdisso, 2 Cordoba, 25 Samuel, 11 Grosso; 7 Figo, 15 Dacourt, 19 Cambiasso, 21 Solari; 91 Mariano Gonzalez; 18 Crespo. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Full time. Inter beat Empoli 2-0 (4-0 on aggregate) to set up a Tim Cup semi-final with Sampdoria. |
| 47' | Santi Solari bursts past two opponents in the area and sends a cross-shot wide of the far post. |
| 46' | Ascoli's shot on the turn from inside the Inter area is over Toldo's bar. |
| 45' | 2 minutes of overtime. |
| 44' | Ribas is presented with a good chance to score from a Solari pass but takes the ball wide before passing back into the middle of the area. Empoli intercept and clear. |
| 41' | Biabiany's header from a Grosso cross is deflected out for a right-wing corner. |
| 39' | Toldo grasps a Vanigli effort from 20 yards. |
| 34' | Uruguayan forward Sebastian Ribas comes on for his first-team debut. Off comes Hernan Crespo. |
| 33' | Empoli substitution: Balzaneddu on, Matteini off. |
| 32' | GOOOAAAAALLL!!!!!! Fabio Grosso doubles Inter's lead with a sweet left-foot strike from 25 yards that sails into the top left corner. |
| 31' | Empoli replace Marianini with Musacci. |
| 30' | Mancini's hands French striker Jonathan Ludovic Biabiany his first-team debut. Off comes Luis Figo. |
| 30' | Mariano Gonzalez tests Bassi with a fierce low strike from the edge of the Empoli area. |
| 29' | Empoli clear Figo's inswinging cross with some difficulty. |
| 28' | Gonzalez has a left-wing cross blocked. Corner for Inter. |
| 26' | Grosso beats Eder to an Empoli left-wing cross and makes a headed clearance. |
| 25' | Solari's curling free kick is high over Bassi's crossbar. |
| 24' | Mariano Gonzalez wins us a free kick right on the edge of the Empoli box after trying to dribble Marianini and Marzoratti. The latter is booked. |
| 23' | Empoli defender Marianini thwarts an Inter attack involving Gonzalez and Dacourt. |
| 21' | Burdisso gets the better of Cesaretti on the left and plays to safety. |
| 21' | Toldo gathers an Eder cross from the right flank. |
| 20' | Headed clearance by Vanigli to deny Crespo a clear route through on goal. |
| 17' | Gonzalez is inches offside as he collects a through ball before firing wide. |
| 16' | Empoli replace Buzzegoli with Cesaretti. |
| 16' | Mariano Gonzalez wins an aerial duel, creates space for a shot and fires wide of the left post from 20 yards. |
| 14' | From the right wing Bonucci plays central to Solari who lashes a left-footer wide of the left post. |
| 13' | Inter back in attack. Figo's diagonal effort from Grosso's pass is blocked by the Empoli defence. |
| 13' | Buzzegoli fires over from distance after latching on to Bonucci's clearance from an Empoli left-wing corner. |
| 11' | Ascoli intercepts a Solari pass for Mariano Gonzalez and makes a sliding clearance. |
| 9' | Toldo makes a punched clearance to deny Gasparetto again, then smothers the ball. |
| 8' | At the other end, Toldo gets to the edge of his area to deny Gasparetto. |
| 8' | Bonucci crosses for Crespo who plays through for Mariano Gonzalez. The flag goes up for offside. |
| 7' | Grosso combines with Mariano Gonzalez on the left but the move comes to nothing. Goal kick for Empoli. |
| 6' | Matteini's curling shot from the resulting free kick is over Toldo's bar. |
| 5' | Ivan Cordoba trips Eder just outside the Inter penalty area. |
| 3' | Ficini has a go from distance. Easy save for Francesco Toldo. |
| 2' | Gasparetto's shot from a left-wing cross is deflected out for a corner by Nicolas Burdisso. The corner is cleared by Cambiasso. |
| 1' | Inter kick off the second half. |
| 1' | Visit this link to read about the seven Primavera players drafted into Mancini's squad for tonight's cup clash: http://www.inter.it/aas/news/reader?N=25252&L=en |
| 1' | Roberto Mancini has brought on Inter Primavera defender Leonardo Bonucci for Walter Samuel. |