| Minute | Text commentary |
| 45' | 3 minutes of injury time. |
| 44' | Recoba strikes a free kick wide of the Como goal. |
| 43' | Allegretti is booked for fouling Conceiçao. |
| 42' | A Como free kick from the right goes over the area and out for a goal kick. |
| 39' | Recoba sends a 30-yard free kick over the Como bar. |
| 38' | Padalino is yellow-carded for a foul on Vieri. |
| 36' | Collina verbally warns Vieri and Brevi after some ugly scenes in the middle of the pitch. |
| 35' | Rossi is booked for a series of fouls on Vieri. |
| 34' | Cannavaro clears from danger on the right of the Inter area. |
| 30' | Binotto tries from the distance. Toldo saves, but in any case the flag goes up for offside. |
| 29' | Allegretti plays a free kick into the middle of the Inter area. Cannavaro heads the ball to safety. |
| 26' | Toldo collides with Godeas during a challenge for a high ball into the Inter area. The Como striker subsequently recieves the attention of the medical staff. |
| 25' | Recoba plays a 40-yard free kick wide to Conceiçao. The Portuguese midfielder crosses into the area, but Bobo Vieri fails to make proper contact with the ball. |
| 21' | Vieri intercepts a goal kick taken by Como keeper Brunner, but despite the Inter centre-forward's touch, the ball is then cleared by Brevi. |
| 20' | Toldo acrobatically punches clear a Binotto cross in from the right. |
| 18' | Cauet strikes a shot from 20 yards straight into the hands of Francesco Toldo. |
| 15' | Cordoba beats Godeas to a Binotto corner. |
| 14' | Godeas shoots for Como from a position to the left of the Inter box. The shot is too slow and finishes wide. |
| 12' | Crespo comes surging forward. Brevi does well to anticpate the Argentine. |
| 11' | Pasquale passes first time to Recoba down the left, El Chino crosses from the by-line but the ball is too long and goes out for a throw-in to the home side. |
| 8' | Inter continue to press forward. |
| 7' | Emre goes through on goal after receiving from Crespo. Brunner saves the Turk's shot. Corner to Inter. |
| 2' | Como play the ball into the middle of the Inter area. Pasquale clears. |
| 1' | Today's match will commence after a minute's silence to remember the Molise earthquake victims. |
| 1' | Vieri and Crespo kick off Como vs. Inter. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat Como 2-0. |
| 47' | Vieri misses an easy chance to score a third goal for Inter. Instead of hitting the ball first time, Bobo takes on two Como defenders before striking a weak shot straight at Brunner. |
| 45' | 3 minutes of injury time. |
| 43' | Toldo comes off his line to block an attempt by Music, then makes an equally fine save from Carbone. |
| 41' | Brunner makes an excellent save with his feet from Adani's close-range header. |
| 39' | Brevi blocks a Conceiçao cross from the right. Corner to Inter. |
| 34' | Carbone makes a run down the middle and unleashes a dangerous shot from the edge of the Inter box. Toldo makes a spectacular save. |
| 33' | Morfeo plays a one-two with Recoba, then passes to Conceiçao. The Portuguese international crosses into the middle but Brunner collects. |
| 31' | Carbone curls a free kick into the Inter box, Toldo saves Cauet's header, but a free kick is awarded to Inter for a foul on Morfeo. |
| 30' | Como substitution - Dominissini brings on Corrent for Rossi. |
| 26' | Inter substitution - Coco replaces Pasquale. |
| 21' | Como substitution - Music comes on for Binotto. |
| 19' | SUPERB GOAL BY RECOBA!!!! El Chino beats a Como defender on the right of the box and curls a left-footed shot out of Brunner's reach and into the top corner of the net. |
| 16' | Como substitution - Carbone on for Pecchia. |
| 15' | Binotto crosses from the right wing into the Inter box. The ball is too long for Rossi. |
| 13' | GOOOOAAAAL!!!!! A Morfeo cross from the right is tipped away by Brunner. Conceiçao plays the ball back in for Bobo Vieri to shoot home. 1-0 to Inter! |
| 12' | Inter substitution - Morfeo replaces Crespo. |
| 10' | A Como corner is cleared. Vieri picks up the ball outside the Inter area, but is fouled. |
| 6' | Allegretti smashes a free kick with the outside of his right foot miles over the Inter bar. |
| 5' | Pecchia is booked by Collina for simulation. |
| 4' | Inter substitution - Cuper brings on Adani for Cannavaro. |
| 4' | Como kick off the second half. |
| 3' | It's 0-0 at Sinigaglia stadium after 45 minutes of play. |
| 1' | Emre plays wide to Pasquale. The Inter full-back crosses into the area, but Bobo Vieri is surrounded by three Como defenders. |