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| 47' | Half time at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. Diego Milito's close-range strike in the 34th minute separates the two teams. |
| 47' | Mario Ariel Bolatti, the Argentine who made a name for himself by scoring the goal that saw Argentina qualify for the World Cup, fires wide from 25 yards - his first major contribution in his first start for Fiorentina. |
| 45' | The fourth official signals two minutes of added time. |
| 45' | Balotelli's bullet header from Sneijder's left-wing corner is cleared off the line by Pasqual. Crucial clearance that one, as Frey was beaten. |
| 44' | Sneijder appears to be kicked from behind after receiving from Muntari. Plays continues for a few moments before Tagialvento blows his whistle and awards the free kick. It's taken by Sneijder, whose curling cross is headed over by Pasqual for a corner. |
| 40' | Materazzi picks out Maicon on the right and the wing-back tests Frey with an angled shot. |
| 38' | A right-wing free kick form Vargas dips dangerously on target, forcing Toldo into a tipped save. Fiorentina fail to make the corner count. |
| 36' | Viola close to a quick equaliser as Gilardino plays low into the area for Vargas who drives his low shot wide of the far post. This game has sprung to life after a sluggish start. |
| 34' | That was Diego's 15th goal in 27 games for Inter. What a strike rate! |
| 34' | GOAL!!!!!!! David Santon plays through to Mario Balotelli who gets behind Natali and passes low into the six-yard box for Diego Milito to slot home. INTER 1-0 FIORENTINA. |
| 33' | Another chance for Vargas. The Peruvian receives in a central position and curls a shot on target. Francesco Toldo makes a comfortable save. |
| 32' | Inter hit Fiorentina on the break and win a corner. Sneijder's inswinging cross from the left is caught by Frey. |
| 31' | Vargas receives on the left-edge of our area and unleashes a fierce shot. Lucio blocks at close-range. |
| 29' | Chance for Milito. El Principe beats the offside trap and takes Muntari's through ball to the edge of the box before firing at Frey. |
| 28' | Another Maicon-Balotelli combination. This time, Maicon gets a cross in from the right but it's too high for Milito and Fiorentina clean up on the far side. |
| 27' | Nice try by Maicon. The Brazilian lays off to Balotelli on the right and forces Frey into a punched block with a first-time shot from the Italian's return pass. |
| 24' | Inter close to an opener. Sneidjer goes through on goal and sees his angled shot deflected wide after referee Tagliavento waves play on following a foul on Balotelli. |
| 23' | Balotelli plays in his former Primavera team-mate Santon after holding off a challenge from Comotto on the left, but the Inter defender is intercepted in the area. |
| 20' | Another Viola shot, albeit a disappointing one as Vargas drags his low shot way wide. |
| 19' | Chance for Fiorentina. Riccardo Montolivo rifles wide of Toldo's left-hand post from 25 yards after a weaving run by Santana. |
| 17' | Lucio looks for Milito with a long ball into the Viola area. Gamerbini gets there first and calmly slots back to his keeper. |
| 16' | Materazzi's cross from the left becomes a shot. It's over Frey's crossbar. |
| 14' | Sneijder receives from Muntari and finds Santon down the left. The young left-back is closed down and dispossessed by Santana. |
| 13' | Two Azzurri combine as Gilardino feeds through to Montolivo, but Lucio forces the midfielder wide. |
| 12' | Gilardino plays in Vargas with a delightful flick but Maicon is right behind him and Fiorentina are forced to backtrack. |
| 8' | Fiorentina's Peruvian attacking midfielder Vargas floats in a deep cross from a free kick. Materazzi is first to the ball and the Italian makes a headed clearance. |
| 6' | Balotelli nods a Muntari pass into the path of Milito but the Argentine is dispossessed by Natali as he looks for a way into the box. |
| 3' | The Viola attack back and Gilardino plays through to Montolivo who has his back to goal and can't get a shot in. |
| 2' | Inter press Fiorentina from the start and Maicon whips in a cross from the right that sails over the head of Milito. Muntari gets in behind the defenders but can't prevent a goal kick for the visitors. |
| 1' | Fiorentina have twice gone on to lift the Coppa Italia after meeting Inter at the semi-final stage. But those victories (one in 1965/66 and the other in 1995/96), are well and truly in the past. |
| 1' | Away we go in Milan as Inter kick off. FORZA NERAZZURRI!!!!! |
| 1' | Inter: 1 Toldo; 13 Maicon, 6 Lucio, 23 Materazzi, 39 Santon; 4 Zanetti, 19 Cambiasso, 11 Muntari; 10 Sneijder; 22 Milito, 45 Balotelli.
<br>Subs: 21 Orlandoni, 2 Cordoba, 7 Quaresma, 8 Thiago Motta, 15 Krhin, 17 Mariga, 27 Pandev. <br><br> Fiorentina: 1 Frey; 25 Comotto, 5 Gamberini, 14 Natali, 23 Pasqual; 24 Santana, 18 Montolivo, 28 Bolatti, 19 Gobbi; 6 Vargas; 11 Gilardino.<br>
Subs: 35 Avramov, 8 Jovetic, 16 Felipe 21 Babacar, 22 Ljajic, 29 De Silvestri, 32 Marchionni. |
| 1' | We got to this stage of the competition with 1-0 and 2-1 victories over Livorno and Juventus. Tonight's visitors edged out Chievo and Lazio on their way to the semis with a pair of 3-2 wins. |
| 1' | Want some more positives? Fiorentina haven't scored in their last five matches against us, while Viola coach Prandelli has managed only one win in 19 meetings with Inter, and his teams have let in goals in every visit (ten of them in total) to the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza. |
| 1' | Here are some far more relevant statistics: we're on a run of seven straight home wins, we're unbeaten at home in all competitions since November 2008, and we're unbeaten at home in Italy's cup competition since December 2002. |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 49' | Full time. Inter beat Fiorentina 1-0 in the first leg of our Tim Cup semi-final. |
| 49' | Milito returns the compliment with an inviting pass for Pandev, but the Macedonian shoots wide. |
| 48' | Pandev pokes through to Milito as Inter launch one final counter-attack, but his pass is too long for El Principe. |
| 47' | Jovetic pounces on a loose clearance from that corner and blazes over the bar. |
| 47' | Here he is, ladies and gentlemen: MacDonald Mariga. Our new Kenyan midfielder comes on for his debut, with Sneijder coming off. |
| 46' | Materazzi cuts out Marchionni's dangerous low cross from the right and concedes a corner. |
| 45' | There will be three minutes of injury time. |
| 44' | Javier Zanetti reads to perfection Montolivo's pass for Jovetic and pokes out for a corner to deny the Montenegrin fantasista a clear run on goal. |
| 43' | Diego Milito heads away a curling free kick from Vargas as Fiorentina look to snatch that all-important away goal ahead of the return leg. |
| 38' | Fiorentina make their final change. Serbian youngster Adem Ljajic replaces Manuel Pasqual. |
| 37' | Lucio is booked for protesting. |
| 36' | Marchionni wriggles free on the edge of the area and latches onto Gilardino's through pass but the flag goes up for offside. |
| 32' | Inter win a free kick in Wesley Sneijder territory. The Dutchman's brilliant curling shot is a whisker wide of Frey's right-hand post. |
| 30' | Substitution number two for the Viola. Prandelli withdraws Santana who is replaced by Marco Marchionni. |
| 29' | A third chance in as many minutes for the visitors as Vargas flashes wide his 25-yard effort. |
| 28' | Gigliati on the attack again as Pasqual picks up the ball on the left and floats a cross-shot high over Toldo's left-hand post. |
| 27' | Jovetic gains a yard on Maicon and fires a 25 yard shot on target. Easy save for Toldo. |
| 24' | Sneijder's left-wing free kick finishes on the roof of Frey's net. |
| 24' | Another yellow card. Gamberini sees his name scribbled in Tagliavento's book for a tactical foul on Pandev on the left wing. |
| 23' | And it's Mario Balotelli's last slice of the action. On comes Thiago Motta. |
| 23' | Pasqual is yellow-carded for a foul on Balotelli. It's the first booking of the match. |
| 20' | Montolivo heads away Sneijder's right-wing corner and Fiorentina launch a counter-attack. Pandev brings it to an end with a hooked clearance from the edge of his own area. |
| 18' | Completely unmarked in the area, Jovetic gets on the end of Pasqual's left-wing cross and heads straight at Toldo. |
| 17' | Toldo is quick off his line to thwart Jovetic after a one-two between the Fiorentina sub and captain Montolivo. |
| 13' | Fiorentina bring on Stevan Jovetic for Massimo Gobbi. |
| 12' | Goal disallowed. Pandev's first shot is parried away by Frey. Milito pounces and fires into the back of the net but the flag goes up for offside, Sneijder the culprit. |
| 9' | Inter hit the Viola on the counter and Frey dives to his right to save an effort from Milito that spins off Pasqual. |
| 5' | Maicon sets free Pandev after a wasted free kick by Vargas. The Macedonian powers forward and lays off for Milito but Vargas gets back and makes a headed interception. |
| 3' | Balotelli bursts into the box from the left, turns Gamberini and creates space for a shot, but balloons his effort into the Curva Sud. |
| 1' | José Mourinho replaces Sulley Muntari with Goran Pandev. |
| 1' | Gobbi races onto Vargas' pass through Maicon's legs as the Gigliati make an attacking start to the second period. Fiorentina work the ball to Santana who sees his shot saved by Toldo. |
| 1' | Fiorentina get the second half going. |