| Minute | Text commentary |
| 46' | It's Lazio 1 Inter 1 after an eventful first half at the Olimpico. |
| 45' | 1 minute of added time to play. |
| 43' | Igli Tare's thunderous left-foot shot from 20 yards rattles Toldo's crossbar. |
| 42' | Julio Cruz's left-foot volley from the edge of the Lazio box isn't far wide of the left post. |
| 41' | Manfredini's left-foot shot from the edge of the Inter area is blocked and cleared by the Nerazzurri defence. Inter attack Lazio and win a right-wing corner kick. |
| 40' | Free kick to Lazio on the left wing for another Wome foul on Manfredini. This time the Cameroonian defender is booked. |
| 39' | Favalli is flagged offside as he runs on to a Stankovic through ball. |
| 37' | Liverani's wayward cross is headed clear by Cristiano Zanetti. |
| 37' | Free kick to Lazio on the left wing for a Wome foul on Manfredini. |
| 36' | Tare makes a headed clearance from Pizarro's cross. Favalli's follow-up shot is well wide. |
| 35' | Cruz meets a long ball forward from Pizarro, can't find a way past Cribari and wins a right-wing corner for the Nerazzurri. |
| 34' | Giallombardo tries a one-two with Tare in the Inter box but is beaten to the return ball and the Nerazzurri clear. |
| 33' | From the right wing Wome knocks to the ball to Pizarro at the far post. Oddo beats the Chilean midfielder to the ball and makes a headed clearance. |
| 32' | Giallombardo meets a through ball, turns then fires on target from 20 yards. Toldo saves. |
| 27' | Lazio equalise through Manfredini, who runs on to a Keller pass then lifts the ball over a stranded Toldo and into the net. |
| 26' | GOOOAAALLLL!!!!! Stankovic beats Ballotta with a low, first-time shot from Favalli's cross. |
| 26' | Mihajlovic's cross finishes in the side-netting. |
| 25' | At the other end Stankovic wins Inter a right-wing corner. |
| 25' | Toldo comes to the edge of his area, beats Tare to a through ball and clears with his feet. The flag goes up for offside against the Albanian. |
| 20' | Corner to Inter. Mihajlovic's inswinging cross finishes on the roof of the net. |
| 19' | From 25 yards Oddo blasts a right-foot shot high and wide. |
| 16' | At the far post Manfredini meet's Oddo's high cross from the right and heads over Toldo's crossbar. |
| 16' | Mihajlovic crosses, Lazio clear and the Serb's follow-up cross-shot is well off target. |
| 15' | Pierre Wome takes the ball to the right-wing by-line and wins a corner for Inter. |
| 14' | Mihajlovic pumps a long ball upfield for Cruz. Cribari wins an aerial duel with the Argentine striker and heads back to Ballotta. |
| 11' | Inter break and win a free kick for Stendardo foul on Solari which results in a booking for the Lazio defender, who will now miss next week's return leg. |
| 11' | Oddo's cross from the right is headed clear by Mihajlovic. |
| 10' | At full stretch Materazzi beats Tare to a Lazio cross and clears. |
| 9' | Giallombardo receives from Dabo on the left and plays a deep cross into the Inter area. Toldo collects. |
| 8' | Tare is flagged offside as he chests down a ball played over the Nerazzurri rearguard. |
| 7' | Keller rises to meet Manfredini's ball into the Inter box from the left but fails to connect. |
| 6' | Lazio cross in for Tare. Materazzi intercepts and clears. |
| 4' | Burdisso and Di Canio are both dismissed for an off-the-ball incident. |
| 2' | At the back post Favalli heads a Manfredini cross round for a Lazio corner. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Stadio Olimpico in Rome for tonight's Coppa Italia quarter-final first leg between Lazio and Inter. |
| 1' | Igli Tare fails to coordinate a shot from Di Canio's cross. |
| 1' | We're underway as Lazio kick off. |
| 1' | A bit of Nerazzurri history: Sixteen years ago today Aldo Serena scored Inter's 400th Coppa Italia goal in a 3-1 home win over the other capital side Roma. |
| 1' | Inter line-up: 1 Toldo; 3 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi, 11 Mihajlovic, 16 Favalli; 21 Solari, 6 C.Zanetti, 8 Pizarro, 33 Wome; 5 Stankovic, 9 Cruz |
| 1' | Favalli and Cruz are the only two players to retain their places in the starting line-up as Roberto Mancini makes nine changes to the side that beat Palermo 3-0 last Saturday. Dejan Stankovic partners El Jardinero in attack, with Adriano on the bench. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Full time. Lazio 1 Inter 1. |
| 49' | Tare heads over from Zauri's cross in from the right. |
| 46' | Lazio goalscorer Manfredini is unable to continue. On comes Zauri. |
| 45' | Four minutes of added time to play. |
| 42' | Dejan Stankovic sends a low shot wide of the left post. |
| 41' | Stankovic's far-post header from Pizarro's cross is off target. |
| 40' | Cribari makes a headed clearance from Wome's cross. |
| 36' | Mihajlovic's outswinging cross is cleared by Tare. |
| 36' | Adriano has a diagonal left-foot shot blocked by Oddo. Corner to Inter. |
| 32' | Giallombardo's deep cross from the left wing goes out for an Inter goal kick. |
| 28' | Ballotta catches Mihajlovic's inswinger from the right-wing corner flag. |
| 28' | Mihajlovic's shot from the free kick spins off the Lazio wall and goes over for an Inter corner. |
| 27' | Free kick to Inter in a central position 20 yards out for a Cribari foul on Adriano. |
| 27' | Solari takes the ball to the left-wing by-line and crosses. Ballotta collects. |
| 26' | Mauri is presented with a good chance for Lazio on his Biancocelesti debut. The midfielder nods an Oddo cross inches wide of the left post. |
| 25' | A pocket of Lazio possession comes to an end as Toldo punches clear a Mauri cross from the left. |
| 23' | Manfredini's shot from Tare's cut-back is blocked by Materazzi. Corner to Lazio. |
| 20' | Inter bring on Javier Zanetti and Adriano for Giuseppe Favalli and Julio Cruz. |
| 19' | Toldo beats Tare to Oddo's high ball in from the right flank. |
| 18' | Cristiano Zanetti receives in the Lazio box from Solari but is tackled by Stendardo. |
| 17' | Stankovic's right-foot strike from 20 yards is caught by Ballotta. |
| 15' | Ballotta beats Cruz to a Stankovic ball in from the left. |
| 15' | Mihajlovic's second corner is cleared by the Lazio defence. |
| 14' | Mihajlovic's inswinging cross from the corner flag is headed out for another corner by Tare. |
| 14' | Solari receives from Cruz on the right edge of the Lazio box and wins Inter a corner. |
| 13' | Mihajlovic's left-foot strike from the free kick is wide of the right post. |
| 13' | Free kick to Inter in a central position 35 yards out for a Stendardo foul on Solari. |
| 12' | Oddo's dangerous-looking first-time cross from the right is swept clear by Giuseppe Favalli. |
| 11' | Tare's cross-shot from the left is wide of the near post. |
| 10' | Julio Cruz heads over from Mihajlovic's corner. |
| 9' | Mihajlovic's long-range free kick comes off the head of Tare and goes over for an Inter corner. |
| 8' | Lazio bring on Mauri for Keller. |
| 8' | Wome plays a one-two with Solari, enters the box from the left then crosses. Lazio block and clear. |
| 7' | Corner to Inter. Mihajlovic crosses from the left, Tare heads out for a Nerazzurri throw-in. |
| 5' | Wome's low cross from the left is gathered by Lazio keeper Ballotta. |
| 4' | Lazio bring on Mudingayi for Liverani. |
| 4' | Dabo has a go from 20 yards but his right-foot shot whizzes wide of the right post. |
| 3' | Ballotta saves Solari's cross from the right to deny Cruz. |
| 1' | Inter kick off the second half. |
| 1' | Cribari makes a headed clearance from Mihajlovic's long ball upfield. |