Sampdoria-Inter: 2-1 - Serie A 2020/2021. Final result and commentary from the game

FULL-TIME: SAMPDORIA 2-1 INTER16:58

Eriksen's header at the back post is turned away for a corner, which he will take. The Dane delivers towards the front post, where Colley clears and that will surely be game over.16:58

D'Ambrosio looks in significant pain after being caught by the trailing leg of Leris' slide tackle. The Inter substitute's pain is visible as he rolls around and then eventually hobbles off the pitch, with the help of the visitors' medical team.16:57

Ranieri brings on fresh legs up top as he gives, scorer of the second goal, Keita a rest and replaces the forward with La Gumina.16:54

Hakimi chops down Keita, perhaps more out of frustration than any thing and deservedly becomes the next name in the referee's book.16:54

There will be five minutes of added time as Conte's side remain in search of an equaliser to put them temporarily level on points with league-leaders and local rivals Milan.16:53

There is a bit of miscommunication between Audero and Colley as the goalkeeper comes to collect but the centre-back opts to launch a clearance out of play instead. Fortunately for the hosts, their misunderstanding does not cost them as they comfortably defend the resulting long throw-in into the area.16:52

Damsgaard shows great feet as he dances around Brozovic and Vidal in the middle, before earning a free-kick for the hosts. Surprisingly, Ranieri's side pass up on the chance to waste time and play it quick, allowing D'Ambrosio to intercept on the right-hand side.16:50

Eriksen drills his first effort into the wall, volleys his second wide and into Yoshida before his third headed attempt is comfortably collected by Audero.16:50

Tensions are rising as the visitors remain in search of an equaliser, this time, Bastoni is caught late by Thorsby to win a free-kick just outside the D in the centre of the pitch.16:48

Askildsen joins Keita in the book a minute later for a needless pull of the shirt on Hakimi and then for kicking the ball away in an attempt to waste time.16:49

Keita leaves his mark on De Vrij in the air and the forward becomes the next name in referee Valeri's growing list of cautions.16:46

Hakimi is sheltered out of play by two of the hosts' defenders but still manages to win a corner on the right. Eriksen's set-piece once again finds Perisic, who heads over goal from near the penalty spot. The Croatian keeps finding space from Inter's corners and it just seems a matter of time before the left wing-back makes the hosts pay.16:45

Vidal becomes the first Chilean player to reach 400 appearances in the Top-5 European leagues in the 2000s. Can the Chilean mark the occasion with a crucial equaliser?16:43

Barella, who gave away the penatly for Sampdoria's opener, is brought off in a like-for-like swap with Vidal.16:43

Skriniar, who had just needlessly fouled Thorsby, is hooked off for D'Ambrosio.16:42

Thorsby wins back-to-back free-kicks as he invites the foul from Skriniar and the centre-back duly obliges, to gift the hosts a free-kick on the left-hand side, which will be taken once Conte has made some more changes.16:42

Martinez goes solo as he beats Augello and Colley before prodding a right-footed effort towards the near post, where Audero parries out for a corner. Eriksen's corner is then cleared at the front post and Thorbsy wins a free-kick for the hosts, to earn them some well-deserved temporary respite.16:41

WIDE! Eriksen whips an outswinging corner to the far post, where Perisic towers above his opposite man and heads just wide to the left of Audero's goal from the corner of the six-yard area.16:39

Hakimi rolls through Lukaku but Colley does excellently to beat the Belgian to the initial pass and then win a free-kick for his side, deep inside his own area.16:37

Jankto, who has been industrious down the left-hand side all game, is substituted off for Leris.16:37

The injured Silva, who was struggling after clashing with Martinez, is replaced by Askildsen.21:52

Hakimi forces Audero into a great save at the back post as the goalkeeper dives low to his left, however, none of that will matter as the assistant has his flag up for offside.16:36

After lengthy treatment, Silva limps back onto the pitch and joins Thorbsy in the middle of the park. Yoshida then heads away Lukaku's cross towards the back post, looking for Perisic, as the hosts look to maintain their one-goal lead.16:33

Sanchez, who missed the first penalty of the game, is brought off for Eriksen.16:32

Martinez catches Silva late in his pursuit to regain possession and leaves the midfielder on the floor. The Sampdoria medical team rush on to tend to the midfielder, who seems to be holding his heel. That could be the end of Silva's game here as he hobbles off the pitch.16:32

Bereszynski comes on in place of centre-back Tonelli as Ranieri makes his first change of the game.16:30

The hosts do not appear intimidated by Inter pulling one back, as they knock possession about with purpose before Augello fails to keep the ball in play near the left-hand touchline.16:29

Brozovic's set-piece finds De Vrij inside the area to head home and claw a goal back for the visitors.16:28

Perisic keeps causing Yoshida problems down the left-hand side. On this occasion, the Croatian beats his opposite man before Tonelli is forced into turning away for a corner at the near post.16:27

Martinez wins the initial flick-on at the near post from Perisic's cross but Lukaku is caught on his heels as Audero beats the Belgian striker to the loose ball inside the six-yard area.16:26

Conte signals his attacking intent as he brings off midfielder Gagliardini for forward Lukaku, who will join Martinez and Sanchez up top.16:25

Keita rather unselfishly rolls in Jankto, who from the left-hand side looks to square it for Candreva. However, Bastoni does extremely well to poke a toe at the cross and intercept before loanee Candreva can capitalise.16:24

How much longer will Conte wait to introduce Lukaku? The visitors are seeing a lot of the ball now but they have no real presence up top to challenge Colley and Tonelli, who look happy to keep climbing above Martinez and Sanchez in the air every time a cross is put in.16:23

Perisic drops his shoulder one way then the other before blasting a left-footed cross out of play. That was poor from the Croatian after turning Yoshida the wrong way, he wasted the opportunity to put in a good cross and find the likes of Sanchez or Martinez inside the area.16:22

Ranieri's side are content to sit a little deeper now as they look to maintain their two-goal advantage. De Vrij looks long for Perisic in an attempt to unlock the hosts' defence but his pass travels quickly out of play for a goal-kick, which Audero launches down the pitch.16:20

Thorsby is the next into the book as he catches Skriniar with an accidental elbow when going up for an aerial duel.16:20

Sanchez is furious with the assistant and the referee after he is accused of fouling Augello near the left-hand touchline. The Chilean exchanges a few verbals with the officials before play goes on and somehow the Inter forward escapes a caution.16:18

CHANCE! Sampdoria break quickly down the right-hand side through Keita and Candreva, with the latter reaching the byline and cutting a cross back towards the far post. Jankto covers a lot of ground to get to the back post before his left-footed effort is saved by Handanovic, who dives low to his right to parry wide.16:34

Hakimi and Brozovic stand over a free-kick before the latter delivers the set-piece, which Audero collects before launching a counter-attack.16:34

The visitors have scored in each of their last 13 top-flight away matches (2.5 goals per match on average), going unbeaten during this period (W9 D4). They are going to need to at least match that average to get a result from this game.16:15

Barella is down holding his mouth after being caught by Augello's stray arm. VAR takes a quick look at the incident before deeming there was nothing in it and allowing play to go on.16:14

Thorsby needlessly gives away possession on the left-hand touchline as Martinez intercepts, breaks down the right and crosses towards Sanchez in the box. However, Audero is alert to the danger and claims the cross. Moments later, Sanchez has another chance in the box from Hakimi's cross but heads well wide of the target.16:13

Hakimi races around Silva and reaches the byline but the right wing-back's attempts to cross are then blocked away for a corner at the near post by Thorsby.16:11

The visitors hunt in packs and force Damsgaard into losing possession near the halfway line. Sanchez then comes deep to get the ball before Conte's side retain possession for a minute or so in the middle of the park.16:10

Audero goes flying across his goal as he dives to his left in an attempt to stop Martinez's headed effort from Perisic's cross. Fortunately for the hosts, the Argentine's shot from the penalty spot goes well wide of the far post and out for a goal-kick.16:09

Both sets of players are back out and referee Valeri gets this Serie A fixture back underway!16:07

At half-time, Perisic replaces Young at left wing-back as the visitors look for more of an attacking threat down the left-hand side.16:07

Conte will have to make changes soon if his side are to get back into this game and defend their eight-game winning streak. Perhaps off the bench the Italian may look to Lukaku, Perisic or Vidal to give the visitors some added impetus. For Ranieri's side, he will simply be asking for more of the same of his men, who were excellent in the opening 45.15:54

In what was a frantic opening, three penalties were awarded within the first 23 minutes. Sanchez missed the first, after VAR had adjudged Thorsby to have handled the ball. Sampdoria then had one overturned, once again courtesy of VAR before Candreva converted the third to open the scoring, after Barella's handball. Damsgaard then produced a magnificent solo run to tee up Keita, who doubled the hosts' lead, meaning they go in 2-0 up at the break.16:02

HALF-TIME: SAMPDORIA 2-0 INTER15:50

WIDE! Hakimi has far too much time and gets his head up before delivering a cross towards the near post. Martinez makes a run across his man and, from inside the six-yard area, heads just wide to the left of the goal. Audero is clearly furious with his defence, who let the Argentine coast in for a free header there.15:49

There will be three minutes of added time as Barella fails to control Sanchez's pass, which would have played the midfielder in on goal.15:48

SAVE! Sanchez nips past two Sampdoria defenders and reaches the edge of the D, where he smashes a right-footed effort towards the top left corner. Unfortunately for the visitors, Audero is more than capable of dealing with the Chilean's shot, as he dives to his right and parries away.15:57

Martinez throws his arms in the air after bringing down Tonelli but the Argentine needs to be careful, given he has already been booked earlier in the half for handling Jankto's shot on the edge of the area.15:46

The visitors are in desperate need of half-time, they cannot get out their own half as Ranieri's men continue to press relentlessly high up the pitch. On the rare occasion Conte's side do make it past the halfway line, Martinez hooks Barella's cross well wide of goal from the near post.15:44

De Vrij goes flying through the back of Keita on the touchline and rightfully earns a place in referee Valeri's book.15:43

Jankto looks to inflict more damage as he runs down the left-hand side and attempts to trouble Handanovic before Brozovic steps in to muscle the winger out of possession.16:28

Keita scores the goal but Damsgaard should take all the credit for this one. The forward gains possession near the centre circle, ghosts past Gagliardini before tapping it past Bastoni and racing towards the right-hand side, where he produces a low cross for Keita to score.15:41

Keita thinks he has room to shoot from 25 yards out but Skriniar is alert to the danger and throws his body in the way. Jankto then reaches the byline on the left, however, the Sampdoria winger fails to beat the first man with his cross towards the near post and Inter clear.15:38

Jankto touches the set-piece short and Candreva races inside towards the left of the area before unleashing a right-footed effort, which gets blocked behind for a corner by Brozovic.15:37

The away side cannot get near to the hosts as they confidently play from side to side, looking incredibly assured in possession. Ranieri's team then win a free-kick near the left-hand touchline, which Candreva and Jankto stand over.15:36

Gagliardini wanders in from the left-hand touchline and rather selfishly opts to shoot from 30 yards out. The Inter midfielder's long-range effort takes a deflection and then trickles through to Audero in the hosts' goal.15:32

After a fairly chaotic opening 30 minutes, proceedings have calmed down with Ranieri's team happy to manipulate possession from side to side and invite the visitors to press them.15:31

Conte's side attempt to take a corner quickly but the referee is not happy and demands it gets retaken. Brozovic eventually delivers to the far post but Colley hooks a clearance high and long down the pitch.15:29

Sanchez squares up Candreva and drives to his left on the edge of the area before Keita clumsily catches the Chilean's heels to offer the visitors a free-kick. Young fires the set-piece towards the back post, where Martinez heads wide.15:28

The hosts have now scored in each of their last 16 Serie A games at home: the last time they had a similar streak on home soil in the top-flight was back in 1994 (16).15:27

Barella gives away the penalty and also gets booked for stopping Tonelli's shot at the back post which seemed destined for the far corner.15:28

SAMPDORIA PENALTY! Referee Vareli analyses the screen on the touchline and then adjudges Barella to have handled the ball when blocking Tonelli's headed effort from the hosts' corner.15:26

The hosts are screaming and appealing for handball once more as it looks like Barella has blocked Tonelli's header with his hand. For the third time in the match, VAR is going to get involved to review this decision.15:28

Silva queues up on the edge of the area and finally receives the loose ball before his right-footed effort is deflected behind without troubling Handanovic in the visitors' goal.15:22

If Martinez scores in this game (nine goals for him in 2020/21so far), Inter will have two players with 10+ goals after the first 16 matches in a Serie A season for the first time since 1958/59 (Angelillo and Firmani).15:21

NO PENALTY! After VAR gets involved, referee Valeri overturns his decision and awards Sampdoria a free-kick on the edge of the area instead. Candreva then hits the resulting free-kick into the wall and the danger is averted by Conte's defence.15:20

Martinez gets the first booking of the game for the ball hitting his hand on the edge of the area after Jankto had volleyed towards goal.15:23

PENALTY TO SAMPDORIA! The hosts' first corner of the game gets headed away towards the edge of the area, Jankto volleys with his left foot and the ball smashes into Martinez's hand. Referee Valeri does not hesistate and points to the spot but VAR is going to have a look at this as it looked like Martinez was not inside the area.15:23

CROSSBAR! Candreva earns a free-kick for his side to the right of the area. The loanee then delivers the set-piece towards the penalty spot, where Tonelli produces a glancing header which cannons into the crossbar!15:16

OFF THE BAR! After Sanchez's penalty miss, Young follows up on the rebound and smashes a left-footed effort from close range into the bar. Chance after chance comes for Inter but Conte's men have failed to convert as of yet.15:17

SAVED! Audero reads where Sanchez is going to put his penalty, dives low to his right and saves it to keep the score at 0-0.15:22

PENALTY MISS! Sanchez drills his right-footed penalty to the left, Audero guesses the right way and parries the Chilean’s effort away!15:20

PENALTY TO INTER! Referee Valeri consults the monitor on the touchline, deems Thorbsy to have handled the initial corner and awards the visitors a penalty!15:15

From the resulting corner, Skriniar is afforded far too much time in the area and manages to hook a volley towards the far post. Unfortunately for the visitors, the centre-back's effort just goes the wrong side of the left-hand post. VAR is going to have a quick check for a handball in the area too from Thorbsy before play can restart.15:12

SAVE! Inter work possession down the right-hand side, with Sanchez eventually finding the ball to the right of the area. The Chilean takes a touch before rolling it to Young, who curls a right-footed effort towards the top right corner, where Audero is there to tip the English wing-back's effort over the bar.15:10

Thorbsy leads Sampdoria's press and on two occasions the visitors fail to play out from the back. On the third attempt, Conte's men break from defence before Sanchez's cross is dealt with at the front post by Tonelli.15:08

Hakimi whips a pass down the line for Sanchez to chase, however, Colley intercepts before Barella is far too enthusiastic in the middle and needlessly brings down Silva, which hands the hosts a free-kick inside their own half.15:06

Martinez reaches the byline on the right and attempts to drill across the face of goal but Colley does well to block it behind for the first corner of the game. Skriniar meets the set-piece but then cannot direct his header towards goal.15:04

The hosts start intent to press high but Conte's men are more than capable of playing through the press before the move breaks down at the feet of Barella.15:03

Referee Paolo Valeri blows his whistle to get this Serie A fixture underway!15:01

The players are making their way onto the pitch and shortly kick-off will be upon us.14:56

Inter have won each of their last six Serie A games against Sampdoria; only in 1951 have the Nerazzurri recorded seven consecutive wins against the Blucerchiati in the competition.14:52

Antonio Conte makes two changes to his last starting eleven. Sanchez partners Martinez up top, instead of Lukaku, who suffered a minor thigh injury against Crotone. Gagliardini also comes in for Vidal to join Brozovic and Barella in midfield.14:49

Claudio Ranieri opts for three changes from the hosts’ loss at Roma. Albin Ekdal is suspended so Silva joins Thorbsy in the middle. Ahead of them, veteran Quagliarella gets a rest, which hands an opportunity to youngster Damsgaard. The other change sees Keita replace Valerio Verre, who misses out entirely.14:51

SUBS: Romelu Lukaku, Christian Eriksen, Danilo D’Ambrosio, Daniele Padelli, Aleksandar Kolarov, Ivan Perisic, Ionut Radu, Stefano Sensi, Andrea Ranocchia, Arturo Vidal, Matteo Darmian.14:43

INTER (3-5-2): Samir Handanovic; Stefan de Vrij, Milan Skriniar, Alessandro Bastoni; Ashley Young, Marcelo Brozovic, Roberto Gagliardini, Nicolo Barella, Achraf Hakimi; Alexis Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez.14:41

SUBS: Mehdi Leris, Antonino La Gumina, Nicola Ravaglia, Kristoffer Askildsen, Gaston Ramirez, Kaique Rocha, Lorenzo Avogadri, Fabio Quagliarella, Vasco Regini, Karlo Letica, Bartosz Bereszynski.14:38

SAMPDORIA (4-4-2): Emil Audero; Tommaso Augello, Omar Colley, Lorenzo Tonelli, Maya Yoshida; Morten Thorsby, Antonio Candreva, Adrien Silva, Jakub Jankto; Keita, Mikkel Damsgaard.14:36

The visitors are a point behind top-flight leaders Milan and were most recently 6-2 winners over Crotone, in which Lautaro Martinez bagged a hat-trick. Their hosts sit in 11th after a two-game losing streak, which saw them go down to Sassuolo and Roma.14:33

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