| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | Nothing comes of the corner and Morganti blows for half time. |
| 46' | Recoba wins Inter a left-wing corner as his 30-metre shot is blocked. |
| 45' | 1 minute of injury time to play. |
| 43' | Fontana pulls off an excellent save from Julio Cruz, who receives form Stankovic in the box then shoots on target. |
| 41' | Great chance for Inter, but both Recoba and Stankovic fail to make contact with Luis Figo's superb cross to the six-yard box. |
| 41' | Gialloblu defender Mandelli beats Cruz to Stankovic's poked pass from the left edge of the Chievo box. |
| 39' | Julio Cesar smothers the ball to deny Amauri a shot from Pellissier's cross. |
| 37' | Fontana blocks Stankovic's header from the corner. |
| 37' | Good chance for Inter. Recoba's volley with the outside of his left foot is on target. Fontana parries at the left post and concedes a corner. |
| 36' | Cruz receives from Recoba, turns and fires a long-range shot wide of the right post. |
| 34' | Chievo bring on Sammarco for the injured Brighi. |
| 34' | Corner to Inter. Samuel's header from Figo's cross is wide of the right post. |
| 31' | Another headed clearance by the Inter number 23, this time from Semioli's inswinger from the right channel. |
| 29' | Materazzi beats Pellissier to Franceschini's cross in from the left and makes a headed clearance. |
| 27' | Giunti's cross goes out of play and Inter win a goal kick. |
| 26' | Foul by Samuel on Pellissier. Free kick to Chievo 45 yards out. |
| 25' | Pellissier controls on the edge of the Inter box but Samuel gets back to tackle the Chievo striker. |
| 24' | From the left flank Giunti crosses into the Nerazzurri six-yard box. Julio Cesar, who spent six months at Chievo before transferring to Inter in the summer, collects. |
| 22' | Chievo captain Lanna whips in a cross from the left. It's too long for Semioli, who was poised to crash home a far-post header. |
| 21' | Pizarro serves Figo who with the outside of his right foot crosses into the Chievo box. Fontana anticipates Cruz and collects. |
| 18' | Chievo's Brazilian player Amauri delights the home fans by dribbling two Nerazzurri players on the flank. |
| 17' | Mandelli anticipates Recoba to Stankovic's ball into the Chievo area. |
| 15' | Figo nutmegs Franceschini on the right side of the Chievo area then crosses to the far post where Stankovic heads to Cruz. The Serb is flagged offside. |
| 13' | From two yards out Cruz heads Recoba's corner over the crossbar. |
| 12' | Figo plays a one-two with Recoba then passes wide to Stankovic. The Serb's long-range shot is blocked and Inter win a right-wing corner. |
| 10' | Figo crosses and at the far post Samuel heads over on his top-flight debut for the Nerazzurri. |
| 9' | Stankovic feeds through to Favalli, whose cross is blocked and Inter win the first corner of the evening. |
| 6' | Semioli's free kick for Chievo is headed clear by Marco Materazzi. |
| 5' | Recoba receives a short pass from Pizarro then unleashes a low, left-foot shot from 30 yards. Fontana saves. |
| 3' | Moro beats Recoba to Stankovic's cross from the left and heads away from danger. |
| 3' | Ex-Inter keeper Alberto Fontana beats Cruz to Stankovic's inswinging cross as the flag goes up for offside. |
| 2' | Inter captain Recoba receives from Stankovic on the left then crosses. It's too long for Cruz and Chievo gain possession. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Bentegodi Stadium in Verona for tonight's Serie A Week 4 clash between Chievo and Inter. |
| 1' | We're under way in Verona as the Nerazzurri kick off. |
| 1' | Mancini has made a number of changes to the team that beat Lecce at the weekend. In attack it's Recoba and Cruz, with Pizarro and C.Zanetti in midfield. Samuel makes his Serie A debut for Inter after missing the first three matches due to suspension. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 50' | Morganti blows for full time. Inter beat Chievo 1-0. |
| 50' | Adriano dribbles three opponents on the left but is stopped by a fourth. |
| 49' | Luciano brings down countryman Adriano on the left wing. Free kick. |
| 48' | Dejan Stankovic makes a headed clearance from Giunti's ball into the Nerazzurri box. |
| 47' | Amauri rises above the Inter defence and heads a right-wing cross wide of the left post. |
| 46' | At the far post Adriano fails to control Recoba's cross from the left. |
| 45' | 5 minutes of added time to play. |
| 44' | From the right edge of the Chievo box Adriano plays back to Pizarro, who sets up Veron. The Argentine's 20-metre shot is over. |
| 43' | Giuseppe Favalli cuts out Obinna's pass wide to Luciano, who was in acres of space on the right wing. |
| 42' | Recoba tries to lob Fontana from a tight angle but his left-foot effort finishes on the roof of the net. |
| 39' | Dejan Stankovic is yellow-carded for a foul on Gialloblu captain Lanna. |
| 39' | Sammarco intercepts a Favalli pass to Adriano and sets up a Chievo counter attack. |
| 37' | The former AC Milan midfielder is booked for a foul on Cambiasso. |
| 36' | Giunti's free kick hits the Inter wall. |
| 36' | Free kick to Chievo 35 yards out. |
| 34' | Ex-Nerazzurri winger Luciano replaces Franceschini. |
| 31' | Sammarco receives from Obinna and has a go from the distance. It's well off target. |
| 30' | Superb first-time passing move by the Nerazzurri. Recoba's final pass to Cambiasso is too long and Chievo regain possession. |
| 28' | Stankovic's backheel from Veron's corner kick is cleared off the line by Malago'. |
| 27' | Fontana blocks Recoba's insidious low shot from a diagonal position and the Nerazzurri win a corner. |
| 25' | Franceschini fouls Pizarro 40 yards out on the right flank. Free kick. |
| 25' | Obinna plays a delightful ball to Sammarco who passes square to Amauri. The Brazilian's shot is too central and Julio Cesar makes an easy save. |
| 23' | Cordoba anticipates Obinna to Mandelli's long ball upfield. |
| 22' | Mancini makes his third and final switch. Cambiasso replaces Figo. |
| 21' | Nothing comes of it and Cordoba clears at the far post. |
| 21' | Chievo win their first corner of the match. |
| 20' | Inter replace Cristiano Zanetti with Juan Sebastian Veron. |
| 20' | Recoba receives from Adriano then blasts a left-foot shot over Fontana's bar. |
| 19' | Cristiano limps to the touchline for treatment after a confrontation with Giunti. |
| 18' | Chievo bring on Obinna for Pellissier. |
| 16' | Pellissier's effort from the free kick is nothing to write home about and Inter win a goal kick. |
| 15' | The Hammer is yellow-carded for bringing down Franceschini five yards outside the Inter box. |
| 14' | Cristiano Zanetti blocks and clears Giunti's free kick played to the edge of the Inter box. |
| 13' | Mancini brings on Adriano for Cruz. |
| 12' | Figo crosses from the right. Recoba leaves it for Cruz but El Jardinero hasn't read the move and Chievo win a goal kick. |
| 11' | Pizarro is fouled by Giunti and we win a free kick 30 yards out on the right channel. |
| 7' | Alvaro Recoba's cross-shot from the right almost goes in at the far post as the Nerazzurri look to build on their lead. |
| 6' | Franceschini is booked for a foul on Figo. |
| 5' | That was Samuel's tenth Serie A goal. He scored the other nine for Roma. |
| 4' | GOOOAAALLL!!!!!!! Walter Samuel puts Inter in front at the Bentegodi with an unstoppable header from Figo's inswinger. |
| 3' | Giunti makes a headed clearance from Figo's outswinging cross. |
| 3' | Cordoba is fouled by Amauri on the right wing. Free kick. |
| 2' | Cordoba clears Pellissier's header from Giunti's left-wing free kick. |
| 1' | Chievo kick off the second half. FORZA INTER!!!! |