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44% Ball Possession INTER and 56% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Inter 3 – 1 Sampdoria 
23′ Danilo D`Ambrosio 92′ Fabio Quagliarella
57′ Miranda
73′ Mauro Icardi
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Inter, 5th position with 45 points and a positive goal difference of +9
Sampdoria, 16th position with 25 points and a negative goal difference of -7
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Inter | 25 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 31:22 | 9 | 45 |
| 16 | Sampdoria | 25 | 6 | 7 | 12 | 36:43 | -7 | 25 |
Inter surviving the pressure to win this home game. Inter still struggling to reach at least the 3rd position. There are 58 precedents between Inter vs Sampdoria at the Giuseppe Meazza Stadium. Stats showing Inter with 35 wins, 16 draws, and Sampdoria with only 7 wins.
Inter opening the score in the 23rd minute following a corner conceded by Sampdoria goalkeeper Mattia Cassani. It’s forward Jeison Murillo to provide the assist to Inter defender Danilo D’Ambrosio on the right spot to defeat goalkeeper Cassani with a left footed shot in the center.
Second goal of the match arriving in the 57th minute also following a corner conceded by goalkeeper Cassani. It’s Inter defender Miranda to score defeating goalkeeper Cassani with a headed shot in the center. The headed assist is by midfielder Felipe Melo
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
Chaos for Sampdoria! Inter practically closing the game with the third goal. In the 73rd minute, forward Mauro Icardi delighting his fans by scoring with a left footed shot in the bottom right corner to put Inter 3- 0. The assist is by midfielder Marcelo Brozovic.
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
Sampdoria scoring the “honor goal” in the 92nd minute. It’s forward Fabio Quagliarella to shorten the distance by defeating Inter goalkeeper Samir Handanovic with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner. The assist is by forward Luis Muriel.
Here is INTER official starting lineup by coach Roberto Mancini:
INTER (4-4-2): Handanovič; D’Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Nagatomo; Biabiany, Felipe Melo, Brozović, Perišić; Éder, Icardi.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
SAMPDORIA (3-4-1-2): Viviano; Cassani, Ranocchia, Silvestre; Ivan, Soriano, Fernando, Dodô; Ricky Álvarez; Quagliarella, Correa
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Click the video to watch INTER vs SAMPDORIA highlights, Saturday 20 February 2016
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of INTER: Mauro Icardi with 10 goals
Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Citadin Eder with 12 goals
| INTER | Goals | Goals | SAMPDORIA |
|---|---|---|---|
| Icardi, Mauro | 10 | 12 | Eder |
| Jovetic, Stevan | 4 | 7 | Soriano, Roberto |
| Brozovic, Marcelo | 3 | 6 | Muriel, Luis |
| Perisic, Ivan | 3 | 3 | Correa, Joaquin |
| Ljajic, Adem | 2 | 3 | Zukanovic, Ervin |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of INTER: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 14/02/16 | SA | Fiorentina – Inter | 2:1 | Round 25 | |||
| 07/02/16 | SA | Verona – Inter | 3:3 | Round 24 | |||
| 03/02/16 | SA | Inter – Chievo | 1:0 | Round 23 |
Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 2 draws, 1 lost
| 14/02/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Atalanta | 0:0 | Round 25 | |||
| 07/02/16 | SA | Roma – Sampdoria | 2:1 | Round 24 | |||
| 03/02/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Turin | 2:2 | Round 23 |
Photo: facebook.com/Inter
Inter official starting lineup against Sampdoria
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 26
Inter 3 – 1 Sampdoria
Saturday 20 February 2016
Giuseppe Meazza Stadium
Milan, Italy
20:45
Referee: MASSA
Assistants: MARZALONI – DE PINTO
Fourth Official: BARBIRATI
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: PINZANI
Goals: 23′ Danilo D’Ambrosio (I), 57′ Miranda (I), 73’Mauro Icardi (I), 92′ Fabio Quagliarella (S)
Official lineups – formations:
INTER (4-4-2): Handanovič; D’Ambrosio, Miranda, Murillo, Nagatomo; Biabiany, Felipe Melo, Brozović, Perišić; Éder, Icardi.
Subs: Carrizo, Berni, Juan Jesus, Santon, Popa, Gnoukouri, Zonta, Ljajić, Jovetić, Palacio, Manaj.
Coach: Roberto Mancini.
SAMPDORIA (3-4-1-2): Viviano; Cassani, Ranocchia, Silvestre; Ivan, Soriano, Fernando, Dodô; Ricky Álvarez; Quagliarella, Correa.
Subs: Puggioni, Brignoli, Moisander, Škriniar, De Silvestri, Palombo, Barreto, Krstičić, Christodoulopoulos, Muriel, Cassano, Rodríguez
Coach: Vincenzo Montella
Match Stats
| Inter | Match Stats | Sampdoria |
| 3 | Goals | 1 |
| 6 (3) | Shots (on goal) | 19 (3) |
| 16 | Fouls | 11 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 3 | Offsides | 8 |
| 44% | Ball Possession | 56% |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 2 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Saves | 0 |