MILANO. Inter was eventually too good for Sampdoria with the goal of S. de Vrij (21′), N. Barella (44′) and J. Correa (73′).
The match was played at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza stadium in Milano on Saturday and it started at 8:45 pm local time. In front of 73,311 spectators. The referee was Luca Massimi who was helped by Mauro Galetto and Gaetano Massara. The 4th official was Francesco Cosso. The weather was clear. The temperature was pleasant at 16.5 degrees Celsius or 61.72 Fahrenheit. The humidity was 82%.
Match Statistics
Ball possession
There was not much difference in terms of ball possession. Inter was in possession of the ball for 52% of the time vs. Sampdoria that controlled the ball for 48% of the time.
Attitude and shots
Sampdoria was more pushing with 60 dangerous attacks and 7 shots of which 2 were on target. Anyway, Inter was capable to find the solution to win this match.
Inter shot 18 times, 6 on target, 12 off target. On the opposite side, Sampdoria shot 7 times, 2 on target, 5 off target.
Cards
Inter received 1 yellow card (A. Bastoni). On the other side, Sampdoria received 6 yellow cards (G. Yepes, O. Colley, F. Djuricic, V. Verre, M. Gabbiadini and B. Amione).
Match Timeline
Standings
After playing this match, Inter will have 24 points like Lazio and Atalanta to hold in the 4th place. Regarding the opposition, Sampdoria will stay with 6 points to sit in the 18th place.
Next matches
In the next match in the Serie A, Inter will play away against Atalanta on the 13th of November with a 12-6 head to head record in favor of Inter (12 draws).
Sampdoria will host Lecce on the 12th of November with a 6-2 head to head stats in favor of Sampdoria (1 draw).
Inter – Formation
Inter started with a 3-5-2 line-up (3-5-2).
The manager Simone Inzaghi decided to play with the following team: André Onana , Milan Škriniar , Stefan de Vrij , Alessandro Bastoni , Denzel Dumfries , Nicolò Barella , Hakan Çalhanoğlu , Henrikh Mkhitaryan , Federico Dimarco , Lautaro Martínez and Edin Džeko .
The home team had on the bench: Raoul Bellanova , Matteo Darmian, Kristjan Asllani, Joaquín Correa , Samir Handanović, Francesco Acerbi , Robin Gosens, Alex Cordaz, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Roberto Gagliardini and Romelu Lukaku .
Substitutions
Inter made 5 changes: E. Dzeko for J. Correa (68′), L. Martinez for R. Lukaku (68′), A. Bastoni for F. Acerbi (69′), D. Dumfries for R. Bellanova (79′) and H. Calhanoglu for K. Asllani (83′).
Best player: Hakan Çalhanoğlu
Following our analysis, the most impressive player for Inter was Hakan Çalhanoğlu even if he didn’t score any goal.
His rating is with 53 passes (84% accurate) and 4 key passes. He was won 5 duels out of 7. He performed 4 crosses.
Sampdoria – Formation
Sampdoria started with a 4-4-1-1 line-up (4-4-1-1).
Dejan Stankovic played with: Emil Audero , Bartosz Bereszyński , Alex Ferrari , Omar Colley , Bruno Amione , Manolo Gabbiadini , Gerard Yepes , Gonzalo Villar , Mehdi Léris , Filip Đuričić and Francesco Caputo .
These were the players on the bench: Tomás Rincón , Simone Trimboli, Jeison Murillo, Nicola Murru, Abdelhamid Sabiri, Nikita Contini, Tommaso Augello, Andrea Conti, Valerio Verre , Ronaldo Vieira , Ignacio Pussetto , Nicola Ravaglia and Daniele Montevago .
Substitutions
Sampdoria made 5 changes: G. Yepes for R. Vieira (46′), G. Villar for V. Verre (53′), F. Caputo for I. Pussetto (66′), F. Djuricic for T. Rincon (78′) and M. Gabbiadini for D. Montevago (78′).
Best player: Alex Ferrari
The player that probably impressed the most for Sampdoria was Alex Ferrari.
His rating is with 30 passes (83% accurate) and 0 key passes. He was won 3 duels out of 7. He performed 1 cross.
Results of the day
These are the results of the day in the Serie A.