| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Half-time: Inter haven't been at their best so far, and we go into the break goalless |
| 48' | Falcone releases Sottil, who tries a running shot to catch Sommer off his line, but the ball goes just wide |
| 48' | Thuram rises to meet Barella’s corner, but Falcone saves it |
| 45' | Four minutes added time |
| 44' | Mkhitaryan slips up and Lecce's Sottil breaks away, who sets up Stulic. He shoots from a tight angle, but it’s off target and offside |
| 42' | Mkhitaryan tries from outside the box, but it goes high |
| 40' | Inter on the break, but Zielinski and Bonny hesitate, Lecce intercept |
| 36' | Barella's corner finds Mkhitaryan at the far post, but it goes wide |
| 35' | Mkhitaryan tries a shot from the edge of the box, it's out for a corner |
| 32' | Bastoni delivers a quick cross, Thuram rises for a header, but it sails wide |
| 28' | The penalty for Inter is overturned: no foul by Veiga |
| 26' | Maresca is called to the VAR to review the foul |
| 24' | Bonny receives the ball in the box, looks to dribble past his marker and goes down after a clash with Veiga. Maresca immediately points to the spot - penalty |
| 22' | Inter are pushing now and win a corner after Bastoni’s cross from the left |
| 17' | Thuram |
| 16' | Akanji threads a ball through for Bonny in the box, but it’s just too heavy and Falcone is quick off his line to save it |
| 15' | Zielinski tries his luck from range after Bonny set up, but his shot sails over |
| 10' | Corner from the left, flicked on by a Lecce player, and Sommer punches it clear |
| 9' | Lecce push forward and have two attempts, first with Maleh and then Stulic. Both are blocked by the Inter defence, which finally clears the danger after Gallo’s cross |
| 6' | Bonny! A quick Inter move ends with Mkhitaryan finding the Frenchman, who creates space in the box and shoots with his right. Falcone makes a fine save to push it out for a corner, but then appears to be in pain |
| 2' | Pierotti races away on the counter after intercepting a poor pass from Zielinski. The Argentine is brought down in the attacking third by the Polish midfielder, and Lecce are awarded a free kick. |
| 1' | Inter vs Lecce is underway: the visitors get the first touch as referee Maresca blows the whistle. We’re off! Come on boys, FORZA INTER! |
| 1' | LECCE (4-2-3-1): 30 Falcone; 17 Veiga, 5 Siebert, 44 Tiago Gabriel, 25 Gallo; 29 Coulibaly, 93 Maleh; 50 Pierotti, 16 Gandelman, 23 Sottil; 9 Stulic. |
| 1' | INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 25 Akanji, 15 Acerbi, 95 Bastoni; 17 Diouf, 23 Barella, 7 Zielinski, 22 Mkhitaryan, 30 Carlos Augusto; 14 Bonny, 9 Thuram. |
| 1' | Inter face Lecce at San Siro in the rescheduled fixture of Matchday 16. Kick-off at 8:45 CET |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 50' | FULL TIME! Pio Esposito’s goal gives Inter three huge points against a solid, well-organised Lecce. The Nerazzurri finish the first half of the season on top |
| 49' | Lautaro heads a dangerous free-kick out for a corner, and even Falcone comes up, Inter clear the area |
| 48' | Luis Henrique |
| 45' | Four minutes added time |
| 42' | Sucic (Thuram) |
| 41' | Sala (Maleh) |
| 41' | Maleh's shot from far out flies well over |
| 37' | N'Dri (Pierotti) |
| 35' | Pio again! A shot from the edge of the box goes just wide of the post |
| 33' | GOAL! PIO BREAKS THE DEADLOCK! Zielinski crosses, Esposito heads it on to Lautaro, whose first-time shot Falcone can’t hold, and Pio slots it home! 1-0! COME ON, BOYS! |
| 33' | Esposito |
| 32' | Luis Henrique delivers a cross, Pio heads it on, and Falcone is forced to improvise a save. Corner to Inter |
| 28' | Incredible chance for Lecce! Siebert fires in the box, but Sommer’s save keeps Inter safe |
| 27' | Lautaro (Mkhitaryan) |
| 26' | Zielinski delivers a corner, it goes out for a second corner that goes wide |
| 24' | Kaba (Gandelman) |
| 24' | Morente (Sottil) |
| 23' | Pio finds Frattesi, who tries to pick out Thuram in the centre, but Gallo’s sliding challenge deflects it and Falcone gathers |
| 19' | Siebert with a stunning stop! Bastoni whips in a cross, the defender barely deflects it and catches Frattesi out in the box, it's a corner |
| 18' | Veiga |
| 16' | Promising free-kick from Mkhitaryan, but it smashes into the wall and he can’t make the most of the rebound |
| 12' | Scramble at the edge of the box, Mkhitaryan's shot hits Siebert - corner |
| 12' | Frattesi (Barella) |
| 12' | Luis Henrique (Diouf) |
| 12' | Esposito (Bonny) |
| 7' | Back at it! Barella finds Diouf on the right, his low shot is held by Falcone |
| 6' | Double chance: Barella's header forces a save from Falcone. He then crosses in from the right, the ball reaches Zielinski, then Thuram, who passes to Diouf but his shot goes wide |
| 1' | Lecce try to break quickly. Sottil cuts inside and shoots from the edge of the box, but Akanji blocks it |
| 1' | Back underway with no changes from either side. FORZA INTER! |