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| 45' | Palanca sends the teams into the changing rooms for the half-time break. |
| 44' | Davids is anticipated in the Atalanta half and the home side come forward on the counter-attack. Carini comes off his line to deny Sinigaglia a scoring chance. |
| 43' | Motta's looping cross from the right is headed clear by Burdisso. |
| 42' | Recoba combines with Coco then plays central to Emre, who is tackled. |
| 42' | From 20 yards Motta fires well wide of Carini's left-hand post. |
| 41' | From the left Marcolini plays a good ball into the Inter box. Sinigaglia controls but can't stop the ball going out for a goal kick. |
| 38' | Zenoni intercepts Coco in midfield, races down the right then cuts back for Bernardini, who blasts over the bar. |
| 37' | Recoba advances, plays a one-two with Davids then sees his pass to Cruz deflected. |
| 36' | Emre's long ball forward for van der Meyde is cut out by Bellini. |
| 34' | Sinigaglia receives again on the edge of the Inter box but this time he is immediately surrounded by three white shirts. |
| 34' | Sinigaglia's low shot from the edge of the Inter box is saved by Fabian Carini. |
| 33' | Palanca has a few words with Recoba for a bad foul on Motta. |
| 32' | El Chino takes it and curls the ball over the right post. |
| 31' | Inter come forward and win a free kick in Recoba/Mihajlovic territory. |
| 30' | Great save by Carini, who comes off his line to block Sinigaglia's shot from Marcolini's through ball. |
| 28' | At the other end Mihajlovic anticipates Sinigaglia to an Atalanta pass. |
| 27' | Julio Cruz is flagged offside as he races on to van der Meyde's through ball which is collected by Calderoni. |
| 25' | Burdisso plays a long ball forward. Van der Meyde wins the ball off Bellini on the right wing then plays square, but neither Cruz nor Recoba have read the move. |
| 22' | The Bergamo Nerazzurri attack down the right. Marco Motta gets to the by-line then sees his cross blocked. |
| 21' | Atalanta win another corner. Bernardini's cross is cleared as far as Zenoni, whose shot from just inside the Inter box is a yard wide of the left post. |
| 20' | Migliaccio intercepts Davids' return pass to Veron in midfield. |
| 19' | Recoba's attempt from the distance is blocked by Sinigaglia. |
| 17' | The first corner of the match goes Atalanta's way. Bernardini's cross is headed out for a throw-in. |
| 16' | After a cautious start by both sides due to the frozen pitch, the Nerazzurri put together a good first-time passing move. It ends after Edgar Davids loses the ball on the edge of the Atalanta box. |
| 14' | Zenoni plays a good ball into the Nerazzurri box. Migliaccio's short pass to Sinigaglia is intercepted by Emre. |
| 13' | Emre is intercepted in midfield and Lazzari bursts forward. But the Nerazzurri defence holds tight and the young Atalanta striker is tackled. |
| 11' | Calderoni comes to the edge of his box and collects after Natali shields the ball from Andy van der Meyde. |
| 9' | Zenoni fires wide when he should have scored after pouncing on Mihajlovic's wayward clearance. |
| 8' | At the other end Recoba plays a spectacular short pass into the Atalanta box but Julio Cruz hasn't read the move and the Bergamo Nerazzurri win the ball back. |
| 7' | Bernardini plays a long ball forward to Sinigaglia. Francesco Coco gets back to tackle the Atalanta stirker and regains possession. |
| 5' | A Ze Maria pass is intercepted by Marcolini on the left wing but Burdisso wins the ball back for Inter. |
| 4' | Nerazzurri captain for the evening Recoba plays wide to Coco, who from the left wings crosses into the box. Atalanta clear. |
| 2' | Atalanta midfielder Marcolini receives a cut-back then sends a weak shot on target. Carini collects. |
| 1' | We're underway at the Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Stadium in Bergamo as Atalanta kick off. Inter are playing in their white away strip tonight. |
| 1' | Sinigaglia's long ball foward is headed clear by Mihajlovic. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat Atalanta 1-0 thanks to Oba Martins' 72nd-minute goal. |
| 48' | Budan plays short to Migliaccio, whose weak shot from 20 yards is way wide of the right post. |
| 47' | Atalanta number 18 Montolivo fouls his Inter counterpart Kily Gonzalez and it's a Nerazzurri free kick. |
| 46' | Burdisso intercepts Marcolini's pass for Budan and smashes clear. |
| 45' | Three minutes of overtime. |
| 45' | In the meantime Carini makes a near-post save from Budan's right-wing cross-shot. |
| 45' | Ariba Ariba... Kily Gonzalez comes on for the last few seconds to make his return to competitive action. Julio Cruz comes off. |
| 42' | Inter bring on C.Zanetti for van der Meyde. |
| 42' | Bellini intercepts outside the Inter area then sends his shot well wide. |
| 41' | Cruz' looping header from Juan Veron's 25-yard free kick is over the bar. |
| 40' | Natali is booked for an off-the-ball foul on Martins. |
| 40' | A pitch-side ad has caught fire as a few firecrackers have been thrown on to the pitch. Play resumes after the firefighters intervene. |
| 38' | Highly-rated Atalanta youngster Montolivo replaces Bernardini. |
| 38' | Veron shoots well wide of the left post after good work by Martins on the right. The Nigerian has certainly added zip to our game in the second half. |
| 36' | Martins sets up Veron with a deft touch of the ball. The Argentine runs into the box but is intercepted by Natali. |
| 35' | Cruz is tripped by Sala, who is promptly booked by Palanca. Free kick to us in a central position over 40 yards out. |
| 32' | Atalanta bring on Budan for Lazzari, who hasn't been as effective as he was against Juventus in the round of sixteen. |
| 31' | From the edge of the Inter box Migliaccio blasts wide. |
| 31' | Bellini's left-wing cross is blocked by van der Meyde and it's an Atalanta corner kick. |
| 29' | Lazzari receives on the left side of the Nerazzurri area then crosses into the six-yard box. Carini catches. |
| 27' | OBAGOL!!!!!!!! Martins receives on the edge of the box, takes on an opponent then lifts the ball over Calderoni. |
| 26' | Inter break and Cruz is adjudged to have fouled an opponent as he battles his way into the Atalanta box. |
| 25' | Atalanta win a free kick 40 yards out on the right wing. Motta whips in a cross, Sinigaglia is anticipated. |
| 22' | And Veron has a good chance to get it when he receives from Martins then shoots on target. But it's too central and Calderoni saves. |
| 22' | We're in bad need of a goal to liven up this match. |
| 21' | Francesco Coco is a yard offside as he runs on to Martins' ball to the left flank. |
| 20' | After some pinball in the Atalanta area Cruz's diagonal shot from the loose ball is wide of the left post. |
| 19' | Sinisa's cross is disappointing and Migliaccio makes an easy clearance. |
| 19' | At the other end Inter win a free kick on the right wing. |
| 18' | Lazzari's 20-yard shot with the outside of his left foot comes back off the crossbar. |
| 17' | Oba gives the captain's armband to Emre. |
| 16' | Mancini brings on Martins for Recoba. |
| 15' | Veron plays wide to Coco, who from the left flank crosses to the near post. Cruz is anticipated. |
| 14' | Sinigaglia receives just inside the Nerazzurri box then dribbles Mihajlovic before Burdisso intercepts and concedes a corner kick. |
| 12' | Cruz glances his near-post header wide after meeting Ze Maria's cross from the right. |
| 11' | Emre Belozoglu dances past three opponents then takes on a fourth but can't get to the deflected ball before Calderoni. |
| 10' | From the left wing Marcolini plays a dangerous ball into the Inter box but once again Fabian Carini shows excellent positioning and collects to deny Sinigaglia. |
| 9' | Coco gets to the left-wing by-line then crosses. Atalanta keeper Calderoni jumps and catches. |
| 8' | Van der Meyde is dispossessed by Bellini after receiving on the right from Ze Maria and Atalanta move forward. |
| 6' | Lazzari chests down a Sinigaglia pass into the Inter box then sees his first shot blocked by Carini then his follow-up attempt blocked by Coco. |
| 4' | Burdisso outjumps Lazzari and makes a headed clearance from Natali's long ball forward. |
| 3' | Mihajlovic crosses to the near post, Migliaccio clears. |
| 3' | The Dutch winger receives from Ze Maria and this time wins a corner kick. |
| 3' | Attacking throw-in to Inter on the right after Bellini intercepts van der Meyde. |
| 2' | Julio Cruz wins the ball just outside the Atalanta box and plays square to Recoba, but the Bergamo defence intercept. |
| 1' | The temperature has dropped sharply as Inter get the second half under way. |