| Minute | Text commentary |
| 47' | Half-time: 0-0. Inter go into the break level and have 45 minutes to push for the win against Lecce |
| 45' | Two minutes of added time |
| 43' | A series of rebounds in the area falls to Dimarco who shoots, but it's way off target |
| 42' | Inter keep pushing! Luis Henrique sets up Thuram, who finds Dimarco — he volleys from the edge of the box, the ball is blocked and falls to Zielinski whose powerful shot goes just over |
| 39' | Zielinski finds Luis Henrique wide, he sets up Frattesi who fires high over |
| 36' | Thuram beats Veiga and crosses to Esposito who heads it, but Falcone parries and concedes a corner |
| 33' | Ramadani wins the duel against Sucic in the box and shoots - it's well over |
| 32' | Thuram gets past Ramadani at the edge of the box and shoots, Falcone saves. Play stops for a foul |
| 30' | Sucic! The ball stays alive in the box after a throw-in. The Croatian is quick to create space and shoot, but the effort goes wide |
| 26' | Inter come close again! Quick play through Frattesi and Luis Henrique, Esposito gets the shot away but Falcone makes the save for a corner |
| 24' | Great through ball from Esposito to Thuram, who’s one-on-one with Falcone. The shot is saved, but the flag goes up for offside anyway |
| 22' | Chance for Thuram! He meets the cross from the right on the volley, but it’s comfortably saved by Falcone |
| 21' | Nice play down the right from Inter: Bisseck finds Luis Henrique, he sets up Esposito who shoots. It's blocked and out for a corner |
| 18' | Dimarco delivers a free-kick, Thuram attempts the header but it's over the bar |
| 17' | Tiago Gabriel |
| 12' | Gallo delivers a dangerous ball into the area. Sommer dives to punch it away |
| 10' | De Vrij |
| 10' | Huge chance! Sucic creates space, Dimarco picks out Luis Henrique - saved by Falcone and Siebert clears off the line! |
| 7' | Dimarco goes for goal from distance after the throw in but it's wide |
| 4' | Siebert (Gaspar) |
| 3' | Play resumes without Gaspar, who cannot continue |
| 2' | Gaspar is down and appears to be in pain after the clash with Thuram, the Lecce medical team attending to him |
| 1' | Early chance for Thuram! Bisseck finds him with a throw-in, he breaks into the area and shoots under pressure from Gaspar — it’s a corner |
| 1' | Kick-off! Lecce vs. Inter is underway, with the first kick for the Nerazzurri. FORZA INTER! |
| 1' | INTER (3-5-2): 1 Sommer; 31 Bisseck, 6 De Vrij, 95 Bastoni; 11 Luis Henrique, 16 Frattesi, 7 Zielinski, 8 Sucic, 32 Dimarco; 9 Thuram, 94 Esposito. |
| 1' | LECCE (4-2-3-1): 30 Falcone; 17 Danilo Veiga, 4 Gaspar, 44 Tiago Gabriel, 25 Gallo; 29 Coulibaly, 20 Ramadani; 50 Pierotti, 16 Gandelman, 23 Sottil; 99 Cheddira. |
| 1' | All set at the Ettore Giardiniero-Via del Mare Stadium as Inter take on Lecce on matchday 26 of Serie A. Kick-off at 18:00 CET |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Full time! Inter take all three points home - Mkhitaryan and Akanji, both substitutes, on the scoresheet. Massive three points now ahead of the Bodo/Glimt return leg. FORZA INTER! |
| 45' | Four minutes of added time |
| 43' | Carlos Augusto (Bastoni) |
| 42' | Bastoni |
| 38' | N'Dri (Pierotti) |
| 38' | Stulic (Coulibaly) |
| 37' | AKANJIIII! Another perfect corner from Dimarco, the Swiss rises highest and heads it past Falcone! 2-0! |
| 37' | Akanji |
| 34' | What a chance! Dimarco leads the counter, sets up Mkhitaryan, gets it back in the box. It's saved once by Falcone and then cleared off the line by Tiago Gabriel! |
| 30' | GOAL FOR INTER! Mkhitaryan! Dimarco’s corner is poorly cleared, it falls to the Armenian who volleys it past Falcone! 1-0! LET’S GO! |
| 30' | Mkhitaryan |
| 30' | Bastoni wins it back from Pierotti in the area, Diouf breaks forwards and earns a corner |
| 25' | Ball in from the left, Frattesi’s header goes off target. Pio is down after a challenge from Tiago Gabriel, play continues |
| 24' | Bonny (Thuram) |
| 24' | Diouf (Luis Henrique) |
| 23' | Lecce look to threaten with Banda's fresh legs — following a free-kick, Veiga attempts a shot from distance, but it flies high |
| 17' | Mkhitaryan finds Bisseck in the box, he tees up Frattesi whose shot is saved but the move is stopped for offside |
| 15' | Mkhitaryan (Sucic) |
| 15' | Akanji (De Vrij) |
| 15' | Banda (Sottil) |
| 15' | Ngom (Gandelman) |
| 12' | Pressure from Inter after a corner - Sucic eventually shoots from a good position but it’s blocked by a defender |
| 6' | Dimarco finishes to give Inter the lead, but the goal is ruled out for Thuram’s offside |
| 5' | Frattesi gets a touch on Dimarco’s corner at the near post, the ball goes out for nother corner |
| 4' | Good ball in from Bastoni, Gallo beats Frattesi to it at the far post with a header - corner for Inter |
| 1' | Back underway at Via del Mare. FORZA INTER! |