| Minute | Text commentary |
| 45' | Half time. Inter lead Ascoli 1-0, thanks to Javier Zanetti's 41st-minute goal. |
| 42' | Before today Zanetti last scored for Inter on 6 November 2002 in a 4-3 Serie A win at Empoli. |
| 41' | GOOOOAAAAALL!!!!!! Zanetti makes amends with his first goal for Inter in ages. The Nerazzurri captain 'intercepts' Crespo's cross-shot from Ibra's cut-back and taps in from a yard out. |
| 40' | Zanetti uncharacteristically loses possession and Ascoli mount a counter attack. Bjelanovic's header from Giampà's ball into the box is well off target. |
| 38' | At the other end Stankovic crosses from the left flank. Headed clearance by Nastase. |
| 37' | The flag stays down as Bjelanovic chests down a Giampà pass into the Inter area. Julio Cesar narrows the angle, forcing the Ascoli forward to shoot wide. |
| 34' | Nastase tackles Ibra in his own area and concedes a corner. Stankovic plays short to Zanetti and crosses from the return pass. Crespo's effort goes wide of the near post. The Argentine forward is booked for using his arm instead of his head. |
| 30' | Crespo receives the ball from Stankovic on the left edge of the Ascoli area and tries to curl it into the top right corner but the Argentine's effort goes over at the far post. |
| 29' | Minieri beats Crespo to Stankovic's floated long-range pass and heads to safety. |
| 28' | Nastase clears an Ibrahimovic cross from the left with Crespo lurking in the area. |
| 26' | Stankovic fires wide from inside the Ascoli box after Ibra's header from Maicon's cross is blocked. |
| 24' | Superb ball into the box from the right by Ibrahimovic after good approach play by Vieira and Maicon. Crespo only just fails to connect for what would have been a certain goal. |
| 23' | Another chance for Inter, and another offside. The flag goes up as Ibra's shot from Stankovic's headed pass is saved by Pagliuca's feet. |
| 21' | Chance for Ascoli. Giampà blazes over from a tight angle after receiving in space on the right side of the Inter area. |
| 20' | Dacourt's ball into the box is too long for Crespo and Ibra. Pagliuca collects. |
| 18' | Maicon combines with Vieira and Ibrahimovic then crosses into the six-yard box. The ball is too fast for Stankovic who fails to connect at the far post. |
| 17' | Back in the Inter half Fabio Grosso blocks a Giampà cross. |
| 16' | Crespo is caught offside as he runs to meet Dacourt's long pass from his own half. |
| 15' | Cordoba beats Bjelanovic to Giampà's cross from the right and makes a headed clearance. |
| 13' | Vieira's glancing header from Maicon's whipped cross is wide of the far post. |
| 12' | Corner to Ascoli after Vieira's headed intervention from a long-range shot. |
| 11' | Maicon and Samuel make headed clearances in the box to deny Skela and Paolo Zanetti. |
| 10' | Dacourt unleashes a right-footer from a central position 35 yards out. It's well over Pagliuca's crossbar. |
| 9' | Inter close again. Pagliuca fails to hold Ibra's shot from Vieira's pass following a run into the box by Stankovic, but once again the flag goes up for offside. |
| 8' | Samuel beats Bjelanovic to a Giampà pass down the right and boots out for an Ascoli throw. |
| 7' | Ibrahimovic offside as he runs to meet Vieira's through ball. |
| 6' | Crespo is flagged offside as he meets a Stankovic through ball. |
| 5' | Lukovic tackles Maicon to end an Inter attack down the right channel. |
| 4' | Gianluca Pagliuca, who made 234 appearances for the Nerazzurri from 1994 to 1999, clears a Maicon cross from the right. |
| 3' | An Ascoli passing move in the Inter half comes to an end as Giampà's ball down the right goes out for a Nerazzurri throw-in. |
| 1' | Welcome to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza for our minute-by-minute text commentary of Inter v Ascoli. |
| 1' | Inter close to an opener. Vieira knocks the ball forward to Crespo who combines with Stankovic on the edge of the Ascoli area. The ball is then played to Ibra who is offside as he shoots wide of the right post. |
| 1' | Banti blows his whistle, and the Bianconeri from Italy's Marche region kick off. FORZA INTER!!!! |
| 1' | We're seconds away from kick-off at the Meazza. The players are wearing black armbands as part of the Italian Football League's protest against crime and to honour the memory of Bari Primavera player Giovanni Montani, who was assassinated last week. |
| 1' | Ascoli lineup: 1 Pagliuca; 32 Nastase, 5 Minieri, 6 Cudini, 3 Lukovic; 16 Giampà, 27 P.Zanetti, 10 Galloppa, 8 Fini, 14 Skela; 11 Bjelanovic. |
| 1' | Inter lineup: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 2 Cordoba, 25 Samuel, 11 Grosso; 14 Vieira, 15 Dacourt, 5 Stankovic, 4 J.Zanetti; 8 Ibrahimovic, 18 Crespo. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat Ascoli 2-0. The Meazza roars as the electronic scoreboard shows the Rossoneri's result: Atalanta 2-0 AC Milan. |
| 48' | Cudini blocks an Ibra cross from the by-line. Corner to Inter. |
| 47' | Minieri booked for a foul from behind on Luis Figo. |
| 45' | 3 minutes of added time to play. |
| 45' | Santiago Solari replaces Hernan Crespo. |
| 45' | Luis Figo gets into a shooting position in the Ascoli area but his low shot goes wide of the right post. |
| 44' | Good save by Julio Cesar from Galloppa's 25-yard strike. |
| 44' | Headed clearance by Samuel from a Bjelanovic cross. |
| 41' | Paolucci's shot on the turn from inside the Inter box is wayward. |
| 40' | Crespo steals in to head over a Luis Figo cross from the left wing. |
| 37' | Good chance for Inter. Maicon controls Vieira's ball over the Ascoli defence and has his diagonal shot pushed round for a corner by Pagliuca. |
| 34' | Ascoli replace Lukovic with Perrulli. |
| 33' | Lukovic's right-foot effort from Bjelanovic's cut-back goes skywards. |
| 32' | Cudini makes a headed clearance from a Figo corner. Inter stay in the Ascoli third and go close through Ibra who shoots wide from seven yards. |
| 31' | Inter replace Stankovic with Mariano Gonzalez. |
| 29' | Another vital save from Julio Cesar. The Brazilian dives to parry a header from the unmarked Bjelanovic. |
| 28' | Fini yellow-carded for a foul on Zanetti. |
| 28' | Galloppa unleashes a shot from the edge of the Inter area. Stankovic blocks. |
| 27' | At the near post Ibrahimovic makes a headed clearance from Lukovic's corner. |
| 25' | Stankovic booked for a foul on Paolucci. The Serbian midfielder will miss next Sunday evening's Serie A trip to Parma. |
| 22' | Crespo's header from Figo's cross is saved by Pagliuca. |
| 22' | Stankovic's curling shot from a Zanetti pass is high and wide. |
| 21' | Paolucci heads an Ascoli cross over the bar as the visitors remain in attack. |
| 20' | Julio Cesar pulls off a terrific save from Fini. Ascoli fail to convert their first penalty of the season. |
| 19' | Maicon booked for handling the ball. |
| 19' | Referee Luca Banti spots a hand ball by Maicon in the Inter area. Penalty to the Bianconeri. |
| 18' | Pagliuca smothers the ball after failing to hold a powerful low right-footer from Zlatan Ibrahimovic. |
| 17' | Figo races past an opponent on the right and crosses into the six-yard box. There's no team-mate on hand, and Pagliuca gathers. |
| 16' | At the other end Julio Cesar saves Paolo Zanetti's shot on the turn from Bjelanovic's cross. |
| 15' | Crespo's volley from Ibrahimovic's headed cut-back is saved by Pagliuca. |
| 13' | Ibrahimovic involuntarily blocks Stankovic's volley from Figo's cross. |
| 13' | Samuel's header from the resulting corner takes a deflection. Another Inter corner. |
| 12' | Inter close to a third. Crespo's near-range shot from Figo's cross is blocked by Pagliuca. |
| 12' | Lukovic's curling shot from the free kick is over Julio Cesar's bar. |
| 11' | Samuel booked for a foul on Bjelanovic. Free kick to Ascoli on the edge of the area. |
| 8' | GOOOAALLL!!!!!!!! Ibrahimovic makes a central run to the edge of the area then sweeps wide to Figo who crosses into the six-yard box. Cudini beats Crespo to the ball and turns into his own net. |
| 7' | Ascoli make a double substitution: Gotti and Paolucci for Giampà and Skela. |
| 7' | Inter replace Grosso with Figo. |
| 7' | Stankovic whips in a cross from the left. Headed clearance by Nastase who beats Crespo to the ball. |
| 6' | Nastase's attempt at a headed clearance from Stankovic's inswinger goes sky high, forcing Pagliuca to jump to collect the ball with Crespo lying in wait. |
| 4' | Ascoli remain in attack and win another corner after Grosso blocks Giampà's diagonal shot. |
| 4' | At the other end Ascoli go close to an equaliser. Paolo Zanetti's first-time shot from Giampà's cross takes a deflection off Cordoba. Corner to the visitors. |
| 3' | Inter attack with Ibra, Crespo, Vieira and Stankovic. The latter's cross from the left side of the Ascoli area goes behind for a goal kick. |
| 2' | Maicon takes no risks and heads out for a corner to deny Bjelanovic a shot from Giampà's cross. Cudini's near-post shot from Fini's corner is wide. |
| 1' | Inter get the second half under way. |