Internazionale vs Sampdoria, 2019-20 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AInter close gap on leading pair despite second-half slump
Third-placed Inter Milan restarted their Serie A campaign with a 2-1 home win over struggling Sampdoria on Sunday.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 2': Offside, Inter Milan. Nicolò Barella tries a through ball, but Antonio Candreva is caught offside.
- 6': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the centre of the goal. Assisted by Ashley Young.
- 7': Foul by Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria).
- 7': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Alessandro Bastoni.
- 8': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 8': Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria).
- 8': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 10': Goal! Inter Milan 1, Sampdoria 0. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the centre of the goal. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 13': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Nicolò Barella.
- 14': Andrea Bertolacci (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 14': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 17': Antonino La Gumina (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 22': Foul by Andrea Bertolacci (Sampdoria).
- 22': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 22': Andrea Bertolacci (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 24': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Bartosz Bereszynski.
- 25': Attempt missed. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box misses to the left. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
- 25': Attempt blocked. Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked.
- 26': Attempt missed. Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is close, but misses to the left. Assisted by Ashley Young.
- 28': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Milan Skriniar.
- 30': Foul by Omar Colley (Sampdoria).
- 30': Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 31': Foul by Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan).
- 31': Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Antonio Candreva (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 32': Foul by Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria).
- 33': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Sampdoria 0. Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Antonio Candreva.
- 34': Foul by Ashley Young (Inter Milan).
- 34': Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Ashley Young (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 35': Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria).
- 36': Offside, Inter Milan. Antonio Candreva tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 38': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 38': Karol Linetty (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 40': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 40': Omar Colley (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 40': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 40': Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 42': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Nicola Murru.
- 42': Attempt missed. Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) header from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Christian Eriksen with a cross following a corner.
- 43': Offside, Inter Milan. Antonio Candreva tries a through ball, but Lautaro Martínez is caught offside.
- 45': Attempt missed. Jakub Jankto (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box misses to the left. Assisted by Maya Yoshida.
- 45': Attempt missed. Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box is too high.
- 45'+1': First Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Sampdoria 0.
- 45': Second Half begins Inter Milan 2, Sampdoria 0.
- 46': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Lautaro Martínez.
- 46': Foul by Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan).
- 46': Karol Linetty (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 46': Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 46': Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria).
- 48': Andrea Bertolacci (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 48': Foul by Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan).
- 48': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 49': Attempt missed. Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box misses to the right. Assisted by Christian Eriksen.
- 50': Attempt saved. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the centre of the goal.
- 51': Foul by Maya Yoshida (Sampdoria).
- 51': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 52': Corner, Sampdoria. Conceded by Antonio Candreva.
- 52': Omar Colley (Sampdoria) hits the bar with a header from the centre of the box. Assisted by Gastón Ramírez with a cross following a corner.
- 52': Goal! Inter Milan 2, Sampdoria 1. Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner following a corner.
- 54': Foul by Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan).
- 54': Karol Linetty (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 55': Foul by Romelu Lukaku (Inter Milan).
- 55': Omar Colley (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 56': Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria).
- 56': Lautaro Martínez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Ashley Young (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 57': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
- 60': Foul by Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan).
- 60': Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 61': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 61': Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria).
- 62': Ashley Young (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 62': Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria).
- 62': Ashley Young (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 62': Foul by Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria).
- 64': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 64': Foul by Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria).
- 64': Morten Thorsby (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 67': Foul by Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan).
- 67': Gastón Ramírez (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 68': Antonino La Gumina (Sampdoria) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 68': Foul by Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan).
- 69': Attempt missed. Omar Colley (Sampdoria) header from the centre of the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Gastón Ramírez with a cross following a set piece situation.
- 69': Substitution, Sampdoria. Mehdi Léris replaces Jakub Jankto.
- 69': Substitution, Sampdoria. Fabio Depaoli replaces Gastón Ramírez.
- 70': Foul by Karol Linetty (Sampdoria).
- 70': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Alessandro Bastoni (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 71': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria).
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Victor Moses replaces Antonio Candreva.
- 73': Substitution, Inter Milan. Cristiano Biraghi replaces Ashley Young.
- 75': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Fabio Depaoli.
- 76': Substitution, Sampdoria. Federico Bonazzoli replaces Antonino La Gumina.
- 76': Attempt blocked. Christian Eriksen (Inter Milan) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 77': Attempt missed. Nicola Murru (Sampdoria) left footed shot from outside the box is high and wide to the right. Assisted by Federico Bonazzoli.
- 78': Substitution, Inter Milan. Borja Valero replaces Christian Eriksen.
- 79': Cristiano Biraghi (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 79': Foul by Fabio Depaoli (Sampdoria).
- 81': Substitution, Sampdoria. Ronaldo Vieira replaces Karol Linetty.
- 82': Substitution, Sampdoria. Kristoffer Askildsen replaces Andrea Bertolacci.
- 82': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Omar Colley.
- 83': Substitution, Inter Milan. Alexis Sánchez replaces Lautaro Martínez.
- 84': Federico Bonazzoli (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 84': Foul by Stefan de Vrij (Inter Milan).
- 86': Attempt blocked. Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the centre of the box is blocked. Assisted by Victor Moses.
- 86': Attempt blocked. Borja Valero (Inter Milan) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 86': Bartosz Bereszynski (Sampdoria) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 86': Foul by Borja Valero (Inter Milan).
- 86': Borja Valero (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 87': Attempt saved. Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner.
- 88': Attempt missed. Victor Moses (Inter Milan) right footed shot from the right side of the box is high and wide to the left. Assisted by Romelu Lukaku.
- 89': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (Sampdoria).
- 89': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 90': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) has gone down, but the referee deems it simulation.
- 90': Roberto Gagliardini (Inter Milan) is shown the yellow card.
- 90'+1': Foul by Mehdi Léris (Sampdoria).
- 90'+1': Milan Skriniar (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+2': Corner, Inter Milan. Conceded by Maya Yoshida.
- 90'+3': Foul by Ronaldo Vieira (Sampdoria).
- 90'+3': Nicolò Barella (Inter Milan) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+3': Ronaldo Vieira (Sampdoria) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90'+4': Alexis Sánchez (Inter Milan) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 90'+4': Foul by Kristoffer Askildsen (Sampdoria).
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Inter Milan 2, Sampdoria 1.
- 0': Match ends, Inter Milan 2, Sampdoria 1.
Statistics
 SAM |
INT |
|
|---|---|---|
| 21 | Fouls | 17 |
| 3 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 1 | Corner Kicks | 5 |
| 2 | Saves | 1 |
| 27.9 | Possession | 72.1 |
| 7 | SHOTS | 18 |
| 2 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.3 | On Target % | 0.2 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 160 | Accurate Passes | 540 |
| 244 | Passes | 635 |
| 0.7 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 3 | Accurate Crosses | 5 |
| 9 | Crosses | 19 |
| 0.3 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 74 | Long Balls | 69 |
| 34 | Accurate Long Balls | 40 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Blocked Shots | 7 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 7 |
| 11 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.5 | Tackle % | 0.4 |
| 16 | Interceptions | 11 |
| 23 | Effective Clearances | 10 |
| 23 | Clearances | 10 |
Game Information
Competition: Italian Serie A
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Venue: Stadio Giuseppe Meazza
Location: Milano, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 34 | +49 | 79 |
| 2 | Napoli | 34 | +19 | 69 |
| 3 | AC Milan | 34 | +21 | 67 |
| 4 | Juventus | 34 | +28 | 64 |
Line-Ups
Internazionale (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Samir Handanovic (GK) |
| 6 | Stefan de Vrij |
| 95 | Alessandro Bastoni |
| 37 | Milan Skriniar |
| 5 | Roberto Gagliardini  |
| 23 | Nicolò Barella |
| 24 | Christian Eriksen |
| 15 | Ashley Young |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| 10 | Lautaro Martínez |
| 9 | Romelu Lukaku |
Sampdoria (3-5-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Emil Audero (GK) |
| 34 | Maya Yoshida |
| 15 | Omar Colley |
| 24 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 14 | Jakub Jankto |
| 7 | Karol Linetty |
| 91 | Andrea Bertolacci |
| 29 | Nicola Murru |
| 18 | Morten Thorsby |
| 17 | Antonio La Gumina |
| 11 | Gastón Ramírez |
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