In the 2nd minute of stoppage time, Inter Milan created a dangerous situation. Mc孔 went down along the flank, Pazzini intentionally let it go, and Sneijder sent the ball into the penalty area, but unfortunately, Pazzini's scissor kick missed its mark. In the 4th minute, Ranocchia made a mistake in passing the ball from the backfield, which was intercepted by Matri who charged into the penalty area, but his shot was blocked. Juventus' overall pressing was very aggressive, while Inter Milan relied more on their right-wing attacks to threaten the opponent. In the 9th minute, Chiellini crossed the ball from the flank, but Toni's header in the penalty area went over the crossbar. In the 11th minute, Matri fell while competing for the ball with Cordoba inside the penalty area, but the referee did not make any indication.
In the second half, after switching sides, in the 49th minute, Mc孔 crossed the ball from the right wing, Pazzini rushed in from the far post to head the ball towards the goal, but Buffon was perfectly positioned and deflected the ball away. In the 51st minute, Chiellini had a verbal altercation with Leonardo on the sideline, but they soon shook hands and reconciled. In the 52nd minute, Clacich crossed the ball from the right wing, and Matri easily headed the ball towards the goal without anyone marking him, but the ball narrowly missed the post. A minute later, Aquilani made a brilliant pass into the penalty area, and Matri prepared to shoot after controlling the ball, but fortunately, Mc孔 timely intercepted the ball and cleared it out of bounds. Juventus then took a corner kick, and Chiellini's header from the far post narrowly missed the far post.
In the 58th minute, after a scramble in the front field, Hargea's shot was blocked by Chiellini. Leonardo made a substitution, bringing on Pandev to replace Hargea to strengthen the attack. In the 64th minute, Inter Milan earned a corner kick opportunity, and the first point in the penalty area was blocked. The long-range shot from outside the box was instinctively blocked by Ranocchia in the penalty area. Subsequently, Quaglia replaced Toni. Then Marchisio's long-range shot deviated from the post.
In the 29th minute, Juventus scored first. Clacich broke through on the right wing and returned the pass, Sorensen followed up with a cross, Cordoba missed the top at the front point, and Matri, unmarked in the penalty area, headed the ball into the net. Juventus led 1-0 against Inter Milan. In the 31st minute, Cambiasso's shot in the penalty area after receiving a horizontal pass went over the crossbar. In the 36th minute, Inter Milan's right-wing cross reached the penalty area, but unfortunately, Pazzini's position ran past in the penalty area. In the 40th minute, Sneijder's cross from the left rib, Pazzini's header in the penalty area failed to hit the target correctly.
In the 81st minute, Inter Milan had a chance to level the score. Sneijder's lobbed pass reached Eto'o rushing into the penalty area. After controlling the ball, Eto'o attempted a shot but was blocked by the advancing Buffon. Subsequently, Chiellini also blocked the ball on the goal line. In the 85th minute, Mc孔's long-range shot from outside the penalty area went over the crossbar. In the 88th minute, Pepe crossed the ball from the left wing, and Matri's shot in the penalty area narrowly missed.
In the 14th minute, Aquilani directly dangled the ball from 30 yards out, but the ball slightly went over the crossbar. Fifteen minutes later, both teams were locked in midfield battles. In the 25th minute, Inter Milan sent a long pass into the penalty area, but Eto'o's attempt to shoot after controlling and flicking the ball was thwarted. In the 26th minute, Mc孔 curved the ball down the flank, and Buffon timely came out to clear the ball. In the 27th minute, Marchisio's shot was blocked by Ranocchia in the penalty area using his forehead.
In the 88th minute, Inter Milan missed a golden opportunity! Mc孔's low pass from the right wing was extremely penetrating, going through everyone's defense, and Buffon had lost his position. Unfortunately, Eto'o's close-range shot was denied by the crossbar! Two minutes later, again it was Eto'o, attempting a scissor kick in the penalty area but failed to hit the target correctly!
In the 66th minute, after Mc孔 went down the right wing, Balzaretti's clearance landed exactly at Sneijder's feet, but Sneijder's powerful long-range shot hit Pan德夫's feet inside the penalty area. A minute later, Pazzini received the ball inside the penalty area after a cross from the left wing and attempted a scissor kick that deviated from the far post. Two minutes later, Eto'o's shot from 20 yards out deflected off an opponent and went out of bounds. In the 74th minute, Sorensen's back pass was careless, and Eto'o decisively charged out, but Buffon courageously came out and destroyed the ball. In the 76th minute, Eto'o shot from outside the large penalty area on the left rib, but the ball narrowly missed the far post. In the 78th minute, Sissoko intentionally kicked Sneijder and received a yellow card.
Historically, the two teams have had 186 encounters, with Juventus having an advantage of 84 wins, 47 draws, and 55 losses. However, in the 10 matches since the phone-tapping scandal, Inter Milan has achieved 4 wins, 4 draws, and 2 losses, holding an advantage. In the last three matchups, Inter Milan maintained a record of 2 wins and 1 draw. Inter Milan's points-scoring momentum after the winter break was only surpassed by Barcelona in all of Europe, while Juventus' performance stood at only 3 wins, 1 draw, and 5 losses, slipping to 8th place in the league standings. Both teams' starting lineups were completely consistent with the pre-game media predictions. Juventus reverted to the 442 system, deploying a four-center-back combination in defense; whereas Inter Milan's frontline featured a trident combination of Pazzini + Sneijder + Eto'o. Cambiasso, injured during the midweek national team game, returned to play alongside Hargea and Motta in midfield.