| Minutos | Crónica |
| 50' | It's 1-0 to Inter after a fast and furious first half at the Luigi Ferraris. |
| 49' | Good chance for Inter. Figo serves Ibrahimovic who has a clear rout on goal but Rubinho comes out of his area to close down the Swede. Ibra blocks the Genoa keeper's clearance but the ball goes behind for a goal kick. |
| 47' | Ibrahimovic is shown a yellow card for charging into Bocchetti. |
| 45' | Four minutes of added time to play. |
| 45' | Milito's cross into the box is cleared but Genoa remain in attack and Julio Cesar is forced into two quick saves from Thiago Motta and Milito. |
| 44' | Free kick to Genoa in the Inter third after a tactical foul by Mario Balotelli on Criscito. |
| 43' | Bocchetti makes a headed clearance from a free kick awarded for a Biava foul on Ibrahimovic. |
| 40' | Back at the other end it's a right-wing corner for Inter. Luis Figo's outswinging cross is palmed away by Rubinho. |
| 39' | Cambiasso and Muntari block Milito's right-wing cross as the Rossoblu come straight back at Mourinho's men. Milito crosses again and Julio Cesar saves. |
| 38' | Inter back on the attack. Ibra fails to control Muntari's through pass and the ball rolls through to Rubinho. |
| 34' | Free kick for Genoa in a central position around 25 metres from goal. Thiago Motta wastes a good chance, lifting his free kick over the wall and over the bar. |
| 32' | Nico is unable to continue. He is replaced by Muntari and Cambiasso slots in alongside Cordoba at the centre of defence. |
| 31' | Genoa win a left-wing corner kick but nothing comes of it as Juric's cross is cleared. |
| 29' | More problems for Inter as Burdisso appears to have suffered an injury. Muntari is all set to come on but for the moment El Padroncito is playing on. |
| 28' | Another chance for Genoa as Sculli heads Criscito's inswinging cross straight at Julio Cesar. |
| 26' | There's no let-up in the pressue and Maicon touches back to his keeper to deny Jankovic a crossing chance. |
| 22' | Milito is flagged for offside as he runs on to a through pass from Sculli. The Argentine protests about the decision, earning himself a yellow card. |
| 21' | Genoa close to an equaliser. Biava crosses for Thiago Motta who powers his header on target, but what a save by Julio Cesar! |
| 19' | Morganti has words with Balotelli after a foul from behind on Juric. |
| 17' | Mario Balotelli swings in a cross from the right. It sails over the head of Zlatan Ibrahimovic. |
| 16' | Marco is unable to continue. On comes Ivan Ramiro Cordoba. |
| 15' | It looks like Inter will be forced into an early change as Materazzi has pulled up with a knee problem. |
| 15' | It's all Genoa at the moment but there's no way through the Nerazzurri defence as Stankovic blocks and clears Criscito's thumped cross from the left. |
| 13' | The home fans roar free kick as Milito goes down under a challenge from Javier Zanetti but the Inter captain's tackle was inch perfect. |
| 11' | Sculli blazes over after receiving in space from Milito, but the flag goes up for offside. |
| 10' | Marco Materazzi makes a diving clearance from Jankovic's cross as Genoa look for openings down the left. |
| 9' | Genoa cpatain Marco Rossi gets to the byline and crosses, but the flag goes up as the ball went out of play. |
| 6' | SuperMario muscles his way past two Rossoblu players in the area but slips before he can take on a third. |
| 5' | Free kick to Inter on the left wing. Balotelli's curling cross is caught by Rubinho at the back post. |
| 2' | That was Ibra's 18th goal in all competitions this season. |
| 2' | GOAL!!!!! Inter hit straight back and take the lead through Ibrahimovic. The Swedish striker controls Stankovic's lofted pass with his head and lobs the onrushing Rubinho. GENOA 0-1 INTER. |
| 1' | Four days after our cup defeat to Sampdoria, we're back at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris for the Serie A Week 27 match against Genoa. Let's hope for a different result this time. |
| 1' | A scare for Inter in the opening seconds as Milito plays through to Thiago Motta who fires wide with just Julio Cesar to beat. |
| 1' | Genoa kick off. FORZA INTER!!! |
| 1' | Inter: 12 Julio Cesar; 13 Maicon, 16 Burdisso, 23 Materazzi, 39 Santon; 4 Zanetti, 19 Cambiasso, 5 Stankovic; 7 Figo; 8 Ibrahimovic, 45 Balotelli.<br> Subs: 1 Toldo, 2 Cordoba, 10 Adriano, 11 Jimenez, 18 Crespo, 20 Muntari, 33 Mancini. |
| 1' | Genoa: 83 Rubinho; 25 Biava, 13 Ferrari, 26 Bocchetti; 7 Rossi, 28 Juric, 88 Thiago Motta, 4 Criscito; 14 Sculli, 22 Milito, 17 Jankovic.<br> Subs: 73 Scarpi, 10 Palladino, 11 Olivera, 15 Papastathopoulos, 20 Mesto, 23 Modesto, 77 Milanetto. |
| 1' | It's 3-4-3 against 4-4-2 with Sculli, Milito and Jankovic spearheading the Rossoblu attack, and Ibrahimovic up front with Balotelli for Inter. |
| 1' | Inter will take to the pitch wearing the Centenary shirt as the club's 100th anniversary celebrations come full circle on 9 March. You too can wear it one more time - visit store.inter.it for all the details. |
| 1' | A win today will see Mourinho's Nerazzurri open up a double-figure lead at the top of the table, with second-placed Juventus in action tonight. |
| Minutos | Crónica |
| 48' | Full time. Inter beat Genoa 2-0 thanks to goals in each half from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Mario Balotelli. See you on Wednesday for the Champions League round of 16 return leg against Manchester United. |
| 47' | Olivera's flicked header from Milito's left-wing cross is over JC's bar. |
| 45' | Three minutes left to play. |
| 45' | Cambiasso blocks a Palladino shot in the last few seconds before the onset of added time. |
| 44' | Maicon goes for goal from the right edge of the Genoa box. His effort is high and wide. |
| 44' | Mancini tests Rubinho with a low diagonal shot after receiving from Ibrahimovic. Corner. |
| 40' | Juric's free kick poses few problems for the Nerazzurri defence. |
| 39' | Mancini is yellow-carded for foul on Olivera. |
| 38' | Biava weaves his way into the box and crosses. Cordoba sweeps clear. |
| 37' | Palladino collects on the right wing and delivers a cross. Julio Cesar beats Rossi to the ball. |
| 35' | Ten minutes to go, plus added time. Surely there's no way back for the Rossoblu. |
| 33' | Free kick to Genoa on the left after a Balotelli foul on Criscito. Julio Cesar makes a punched clearance from the resulting cross. |
| 32' | Genoa close again. Olivera dribbles Cambiasso and pokes short to Biava who fires wide from eight yards. |
| 31' | Cordoba closes down Rossi before the Genoa captain can unleash a shot after a right-wing corner. |
| 30' | Olivera looks for Milito but Cambiasso makes a headed clearance. |
| 28' | Balotelli is booked for time-wasting. |
| 28' | And Gasperini brings on Mesto for Bocchetti. |
| 27' | José brings on Mancini for Figo. |
| 27' | Ferrari is booked for a foul from behind on Balotelli. |
| 23' | A chance for Genoa. Thiago Motta plays through to Marco Rossi who controls with his left and pokes over with his right. |
| 21' | Substitution number two for Gasperini. Olivera replaces Sculli. |
| 16' | GOAL!!!!! Julio Cesar's long goal kick is headed into the path of Mario Balotelli by Ibrahimovic and the Italian scores with a low diagonal shot that Rossi can't prevent from crossing the line. |
| 15' | Balotelli blasts his free kick way over the crossbar. |
| 14' | Biava is yellow-carded for bringing down Santon and Inter win a free kick about 25 metres from goal. |
| 11' | Gasperini makes his first change: Palladino for Jankovic. |
| 10' | Criscito one-twos with Thiago Motta. Cordoba intercepts, forcing Julio Cesar to boot behind for a corner. |
| 8' | Stankovic crashes over after meeting Ibrahimovic's headed pass just outside the Rossoblu box. |
| 8' | Thiago Motta gets a yellow card for tripping Mario Balotelli. |
| 7' | Biava is first to a rebound and slices on target. Easy save for Julio Cesar. |
| 6' | Sculli makes a headed clearance from Maicon's right-wing cross. Seconds later, Balotelli gets in a cross from the same flank but Rubinho saves at the far post. |
| 3' | Corner for Genoa. Juric's cross is cleared by Zanetti. Bocchetti pounces on the loose ball and shoots from distance but his effort is easily blocked by the Inter rearguard. |
| 1' | Inter get part two under way. |