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| 45' | Half time. Cagliari 0 Inter 0. |
| 45' | Cagliari win a free kick 25 yards out on the right for a Karagounis foul on Esposito. Zola delivers the cross... Veron makes a headed clearance. |
| 44' | Marco Materazzi is booked for a foul from behind on Esposito. |
| 43' | Veron plays a one-two with Adriano and is dispossessed on the edge of the Cagliari box. |
| 39' | Martins latches on to Adriano's excellent through ball then pulls his shot wide of the right post. |
| 38' | Langella and Zola are tackled by Argentine duo Cambiasso and Veron as Cagliari attack the Nerazzurri. |
| 37' | On the edge of the Inter box Materazzi makes a headed clearance from Lopez's long ball forward for Langella. |
| 34' | Adriano's left-foot thunderbolt from 20 yards is just over Brunner's bar. |
| 33' | At the other end Karagounis crosses from the right wing to Adriano in the area. The Brazilian plays short to Veron, who fires wide. |
| 32' | Agostini receives from Zola on the left wing then advances and crosses into the six-yard box. Carini collects. |
| 30' | Kily receives on the left then turns Alvarez and has space for a shot on the edge of the area but crosses to Martins, who is intercepted. |
| 28' | Mihajlovic's effort from over forty yards dips and forces Brunner to tip over for an Inter corner. |
| 28' | Foul by Conti on Veron just inside the Cagliari half. Free kick to Inter. |
| 25' | Cagliari win a left-wing corner. Zola's inswinger is headed clear by Adriano. |
| 25' | Langella combines with Esposito on the right wing then looks for Zola with a short pass inside the Nerazzurri area. Cambiasso intercepts. |
| 23' | The Rossoblu break down the right. Esposito crosses but Langella's run is too late and Inter win possession. |
| 22' | Juan Veron plays short to Martins, who turns on the edge of the box then sees his shot blocked. |
| 22' | The Argentine plays to Martins again, this time inside the Cagliari box, but the Nigerian is anticipated. |
| 20' | Martins receives a long ball forward from Cambiasso, bursts past an opponent then plays short to Karagounis on the right. The Greek midfielder's low, diagonal drive is wide of the far post. |
| 19' | Zola's pass wide to Langella is intercepted by Javier Zanetti. |
| 16' | Inter attack back. Veron picks out Martins with a pin-point pass forward. The Nigerian plays back to Adriano, who dribbles one opponent then is dispossessed by a second. |
| 15' | Carini saves from Langella, who races past two opponents on the left wing then sends an angled shot on target at the near post. |
| 14' | From 30 yards Adriano unleashes one of his left-foot specials. It's wide of the left post. |
| 13' | Zola creates space for a shot on the edge of the Inter box but the veteran fantasista slips and the ball finishes wide of the right post. |
| 11' | Veron's long-range shot is well wide of the left post. |
| 10' | Mihajlovic delivers the cross... Adriano's effort from close range is over the bar. |
| 9' | Inter attack back and win a free kick on the left wing for a Conti foul on Oba Martins. |
| 8' | Cagliari attack down the right. Italy winger Esposito dribbles Materazzi then is tackled by Mihajlovic. Corner. |
| 7' | Alvarez combines with Zola in the Inter half but Veron dispossesses the Cagliari captain and plays back to Carini. |
| 5' | Javier Zanetti races down the right then plays short to Karagounis. The Greek midfielder cuts inside, plays square to Cambiasso, and the Argentine midfielder fires wide from 25 yards out. |
| 3' | Mihajlovic plays the ball into the box... Cagliari clear. |
| 2' | Adriano is fouled by Maltagliati and Inter win a free kick in a central position 35 yards out. |
| 2' | Inter come forward and the ball falls to Adriano, who is surrounded by four Rossoblu shirts and the home side regain possession. |
| 1' | One hundred and eighty minutes of Coppa Italia semi-final action starts here at the Sant'Elia Stadium as Inter kick off against Cagliari. |
| 1' | Zola plays to Langella on the left wing but Cordoba gets there first. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Cagliari 1-1 Inter. |
| 48' | From 25 yards out Julio Cruz turns and sends a shot on target. Brunner saves. |
| 45' | Three minutes of added time to play. |
| 45' | Inter come straight back forward and Vieri shoots wide from the distance. |
| 45' | Alvarez cuts out Kily's pass to Veron on the left and plays forward to Brambilla, who is tackled by Materazzi. |
| 40' | Vieri's low shot from Veron's square pass is wide of the right post. |
| 39' | Veron's long-range shot is over the bar. |
| 37' | Inter bring on Julio Cruz for goalscorer Obafemi Martins. |
| 37' | Cagliari win a free kick out on the right wing. Zola crosses to the far post... substitute Gobbi heads way over. |
| 35' | Vieri takes on Conti then slips while taking a shot from the distance. |
| 34' | And Inter replace Adriano with Vieri. |
| 34' | Cagliari bring on Brambilla for Budel and Gobbi for Agostini. |
| 33' | Adriano plays a delightful one-two with Stankovic then takes the ball to the by-line and crosses. Brunner collects. |
| 30' | Martins receives from Veron on the right wing, sprints forward then plays to Stankovic inside the box. But the Serb-Montenegrin forward hasn't read the move and Cagliari intercept. |
| 28' | On the left channel Kily plays an excellent ball to Cambiasso, whose pass forward to Martins is intercepted. |
| 27' | Adriano is fouled by Conti on the left wing and Inter win a free kick. |
| 26' | Zola's volley from Alvarez's cross is collected by Carini. |
| 26' | Free kick to Cagliari 25 yards out after Cambiasso handles a Rossoblu pass. |
| 25' | Adriano feeds the ball through to Stankovic but the pass is iintercepted by Budel. |
| 24' | Esposito is back on his favoured right wing as Materazzi beats the Cagliari number seven to a high ball and heads back to Carini. |
| 23' | Inter bring on Stankovic for Karagounis. |
| 21' | Cambiasso finds Martins with a long ball forward. The Nigerian plays to Karagounis who sets up Adriano. The Brazilian's shot is blocked by Bega. |
| 20' | Cordoba wins a left-wing duel with Esposito, who has switched flanks in the second half. |
| 17' | Adriano's powerful left-foot effort is just over the bar. |
| 17' | Free kick to Inter 35 yards out for a Maltagliati foul on Martins. |
| 16' | Langella's cross-shot from the left flank is over Carini's crossbar. |
| 14' | Cagliari attack back. Esposito's first-time effort from Langella's low pass into the Nerazzurri box is wide of the left post. |
| 13' | Adriano's header from Veron's free kick is directed at the far post. Brunner anticipates Materazzi and pushes to safety. |
| 13' | Inter win a free kick 25 yards out on the right for a Conti foul on Adriano. |
| 11' | Zola curls his free kick wide of the far post. |
| 10' | Free kick to Cagliari on the left wing for a Karagounis foul on Zola. This game has really come to life after the two goals. |
| 8' | Bertini books Bega and Martins after an off-the-ball incident in the Cagliari area. |
| 7' | Inter win another corner. |
| 7' | That's Obagol's 21st goal in all competitions this season. |
| 6' | OBAGOL!!!!! The Nerazzurri equalise through Martins, who stabs home Mihajlovic's corner kick after a goalmouth scramble. 1-1. |
| 5' | Inter react immediately as Adriano dribbles three then plays forward to Martins, who is intercepted. Corner. |
| 5' | Zola's curling free kick goes in at the top left-hand corner. 1-0 to Cagliari. |
| 3' | Carini handles a Cagliari forward pass outside his area. The Uruguayan keeper is booked and the Rossoblu win a free kick right on the edge of the Inter box. |
| 1' | Cagliari get the second period under way. |
| 1' | Adriano combines with Veron and Martins then has a shot blocked. The ball falls to Giorgos Karagounis, whose stunning drive is superbly saved by Brunner. |