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52% Ball Possession INTER and 48% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Inter 3 – 2 Sampdoria 
19′ Milan Skriniar 64′ Dawid Kownacki
32′ Mauro Icardi 85′ Fabio Quagliarella
54′ Mauro Icardi
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 2nd position with 23 points and a positive goal difference of +12
Sampdoria, 6th position with 17 points and a positive goal difference of +7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Inter | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 17:5 | 12 | 23 |
| 6 | Sampdoria | 8 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 16:9 | 7 | 17 |
Inter with a good start this season winning 8 games and 2 draws jumps to the first position with 26 points and will keep the first position if Napoli (25 points) lose their game against Genoa at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Sampdoria failing to win the away game to climb towards the top 5 position of the Serie A.
It is Inter to open the score in the 18th minute. The ex-Sampdoria player Milan Skriniar causing a pain to his ex fans…. Skriniar defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Puggioni from close range with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The headed assist is by Matías Vecino following a corner conceded by Sampdoria midfielder Edgar Barreto. Skriniar not celebrating the goal while his teammates join him to congratulate him.
Photo: twitter.com/Inter_en
Milan Skriniar defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Cristian Puggioni….. bam!
Photo: twitter.com/Inter_en
Photo: twitter.com/Inter_en
Sampdoria in trouble….. Inter increasing the score in the 32nd minute. It is Argentinean forward Mauro Icardi, also an ex-Sampdoria player, to smack a right footed shot all the way to the bottom right corner. No hope for Puggioni.. Inter fans going wild celebrating.
? ? | Technique #InterSampdoria 2-0 pic.twitter.com/ilf6DHneQ3
— Inter (@Inter_en) October 24, 2017
Tough situation for Sampdoria. Inter just rocking big time at the Meazza Stadium. Mauro Icardi scoring the third goal of the match in the 54th minute crashing sampdoria’s hope to draw the game…. Icardi with a left footed shot sends the ball to the bottom left corner. The assist is by Ivan Perisic. This is the 11th goal of the season by Icardi.
Photo: twitter.com/Inter_en
Sampdoria shortening the distance. The honor goal in the 62nd minute with Dawid Kownacki defeating Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by forward Fabio Quagliarella with a cross.
62: #Samp pull one back! @FQuagliarella27‘s dinked cross is met on the volley by @dkownacki24 at the back post. It’s #InterSamp 3-1 now
— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) October 24, 2017
⚽️ #Kownacki shows he’s not in awe of San Siro as he scores with a fine finish. Two in five days for our young Polish striker #InterSamp 3-1 pic.twitter.com/WNNACxToLd
— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) October 24, 2017
There you go….. Sampdoria speeding up…. In the 85th minute the goal by forward Fabio Quagliarella for the 3-2. Quagliarella defeating from close range goalkeeper Handanovic with a headed shot in the bottom left corner. The assistis by Dennis Praet with a cross.
85: GOAAAAAL! @FQuagliarella27 heads home to further reduce the arrears. C’mon lads, let’s have another! #InterSamp 3-2
— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) October 24, 2017
Here is INTER official starting lineup – formation by Coach Luciano Spalletti:
INTER (4-2-3-1): Handanović; D’Ambrosio, Škriniar, Miranda, Nagatomo; Vecino, Gagliardini; Candreva, B. Valero, Perišić; Icardi.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup – formation by Coach Marco Giampaolo:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Puggioni; Bereszyński, Silvestre, Ferrari, Murru; Barreto, Torreira, Praet; Ramírez; Quagliarella, Zapata.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of INTER: Mauro Icardi with 9 goals
Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Fabio Quagliarella with 5 goals
| Inter | Goals | Goals | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icardi, Mauro | 9 | 5 | Quagliarella, Fabio |
| Perisic, Ivan | 3 | 3 | Caprari, Gianluca |
| Brozovic, Marcelo | 2 | 3 | Zapata, Duvan |
| Vecino, Matias | 1 | 2 | Linetty, Karol |
| Skriniar, Milan | 1 | 1 | Ferrari, Gianmarco |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 21/10/17 | SA | Napoli – Inter | 0:0 | 9 | |||
| 15/10/17 | SA | Inter – Milan | 3:2 | 8 | |||
| 01/10/17 | SA | Benevento – Inter | 1:2 | 7 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 21/10/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Crotone | 5:0 | 9 | |||
| 15/10/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Atalanta | 3:1 | 8 | |||
| 30/09/17 | SA | Udinese – Sampdoria | 4:0 | 7 |
? | Here’s how the Nerazzurri will start tonight in #InterSampdoria! ?#FORZAINTER ⚫️? pic.twitter.com/6q7GVwDm9k
— Inter (@Inter_en) October 24, 2017
? These lads are up for the challenge! Here’s #Giampaolo‘s starting line-up for #InterSamp pic.twitter.com/QoKeMlLGfU
— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) October 24, 2017
⏱ | FT Inter 3-2 Sampdoria
We didn’t make it easy on ourselves at the end but it’s another win at San Siro! ??#ForzaInter ⚫️? pic.twitter.com/aWsBjngnmW
— Inter (@Inter_en) October 24, 2017
2017 – 2018 Italian Serie A Week 10
Inter 3 – 2 Sampdoria
Tuesday 24 October 2017
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: TASSO – PASSERI
Fourth Official: CALVARESE
VAR: FABBRI
AVAR: NASCA
Goals: 19′ Milan Skriniar (I), 32′ Mauro Icardi (I), 54′ Mauro Icardi (I), 62′ Dawid Kownacki (S), 85′ Fabio Quagliarella (S)
Official lineups – formations:
INTER (4-2-3-1): Handanović; D’Ambrosio, Škriniar, Miranda, Nagatomo; Vecino, Gagliardini; Candreva, B. Valero, Perišić; Icardi.
Subs: Berni, Padelli; Cancelo, J. Mário, Ranocchia, Karamoh, Santon, Éder, Dalbert, Pinamonti.
Coach: Luciano Spalletti
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Puggioni; Bereszyński, Silvestre, Ferrari, Murru; Barreto, Torreira, Praet; Ramírez; Quagliarella, Zapata.
Subs: Krapikas, Tozzo; Sala, Caprari, Álvarez, Linetty, Strinić, Regini, Verre, Capezzi, Kownacki.
Coach: Giampaolo