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51% Ball Possession INTER and 49% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Inter 1 – 2 Sampdoria 
35′ Danilo D’Ambrosio 50′ Patrik Schick
. 85′ Fabio Quagliarella (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 6th position with 55 points and a positive goal difference of +24
Sampdoria, 10th position with 41 points and a positive goal difference of +1
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Inter | 29 | 17 | 4 | 8 | 55:31 | 24 | 55 |
| 10 | Sampdoria | 29 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 35:34 | 1 | 41 |
A total failing day for Inter on their quest to keep up the race towards a spot in the Europa League next season. Inter starting with the lead and Sampdoria overturning the result to claim this important away victory. Inter remaining with 55 points having a +11 point advantage over Sampdoria reaching 44 points.
Tough situation for Sampdoria forced to make their first substitution in the 16th minute. Midfielder Bartosz Bereszynski replacing injured Jacopo Sala.
16: #Giampaolo is forced to make an early change as @jacoposala goes off with an injury. #Bereszynski comes on in his place #InterSamp
— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) April 3, 2017
Inter opening the score in the 35th minute following a corner conceded by Sampdoria defender Dodô. It is defender Danilo D’Ambrosio to defeat Sampdoria goalkeeper Emiliano Viviviano with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by midfielder Éver Banega.
35: ⚽️ GOOOOOAL!!!! @ddambrosio stabs home to give us a 1-0 lead! #InterSampdoria pic.twitter.com/ChfDmAR3cc
— F.C. Internazionale (@Inter_en) April 3, 2017
Sampdoria equalizing the score in the 50th minute. It is Patrik Schick to defeat Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a left footed shot in the bottom left corner. The headed assist is by Matías Silvestre.
50: And an equaliser we have! #Fernandes crosses, #Silvestre heads goalwards and #Schick gets the final touch! #InterSamp 1-1
— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) April 3, 2017
Oh la la la! Referee Domenico Celi giving a penalty to Sampdoria conceded by Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozović. It is Sampdoria forward Fabio Quagliarella to convert the penalty defeating goalkeeper Handanovic with a right footed shot in the high center.
⚽️ #Quagliarella blasts the penalty straight down the middle and into the roof of the net! #InterSamp 1-2 pic.twitter.com/RztSSqF0Dd
— Sampdoria English (@sampdoria_en) April 3, 2017
Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Stefano Pioli:
INTER (4-2-3-1): Handanović; D’Ambrosio, Medel, Miranda, Ansaldi; Gagliardini, Brozović; Candreva, Banega, Perišić; Icardi.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Marco Giampaolo:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Sala, Silvestre, Škriniar, Dodô; Barreto, Torreira, Linetty; Fernandes; Schick, Quagliarella.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of INTER: Mauro Icardi with 20 goals
Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Luis Muriel with 10 goals
| Inter | Goals | Goals | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icardi, Mauro | 20 | 10 | Muriel, Luis |
| Perisic, Ivan | 9 | 7 | Schick, Patrik |
| Banega, Ever | 6 | 7 | Quagliarella, Fabio |
| Candreva, Antonio | 5 | 4 | Fernandes, Bruno |
| Eder | 4 | 2 | Barreto, Edgar |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 18/03/17 | SA | Turin – Inter | 2:2 | 29 |
| 12/03/17 | SA | Inter – Atalanta | 7:1 | 28 |
| 05/03/17 | SA | Cagliari – Inter | 1:5 | 27 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 2 wins , 1 lost
| 19/03/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Juventus | 0:1 | 29 |
| 11/03/17 | SA | Genoa – Sampdoria | 0:1 | 28 |
| 04/03/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Pescara | 3:1 | 27 |
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
Inter official starting lineup against Sampdoria
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 30
Inter 1 – 2 Sampdoria
Monday 3 April 2017
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: CELI
Assistants: PRETI – LONGO
Fourth Official: LO CICERO
ADD1: IRRATI
ADD2: LA PENNA
Goals: 35′ Danilo D’Ambrosio (I), 50′ Patrik Schick (S), 85′ Fabio Quagliarella (S)(pen)
Official lineups – formations:
INTER (4-2-3-1): Handanović; D’Ambrosio, Medel, Miranda, Ansaldi; Gagliardini, Brozović; Candreva, Banega, Perišić; Icardi.
Subs: Carrizo; Andreolli, Sainsbury, Murillo, Santon, Nagatomo, Kondogbia, João Mário, Biabiany, Palacio, Éder, Barbosa.
Coach: Stefano Pioli
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Sala, Silvestre, Škriniar, Dodô; Barreto, Torreira, Linetty; Fernandes; Schick, Quagliarella.
Subs: Puggioni, Falcone; Šimić, Palombo, Regini, Pavlović, Bereszyński, Cigarini, Praet, Álvarez, Djuričić, Budimir.
Coach: Marco Giampaolo