The game is petering out with a slow tempo as both sides are waiting for the final whistle.
86'
Praet edges his way into the box and attempts to break past the challenge of Miranda, but the defender make an inch-perfect challenge to send the ball out for a corner.
83'
Valero sends Cancelo down the right flank and the full-back cuts a cross back for Brozovic, but the Portuguese in an offside position when raiding into the channel.
81'
OVER! Eder breaks into the right inside channel and goes for the strike, but he fires his effort narrowly over the bar.
80'
Borja Valero enters the game and replaces Rafinha.
Valero replaces Rafinha.
78'
M. Vecino enters the game and replaces A. Candreva.
Vecino replaces Candreva for the visitors.
77'
Rafinha gets yellow.
BLOCK! Inter work their way through the Sampdoria backline once again. Perisic unselfishly cuts the ball back for Candreva, who looks to score for the first time in a year. However, the Italian is denied by a last-ditch block from Ferrari.
Rafinha slides in hard on Caprari, seeking revenge for the striker's tackle on him earlier in the half. The Brazilian goes into the book.
75'
Brozovic sends a dangerous cross into the box, but Viviano takes decisive action to come off his line and punch clear.
73'
Skriniar struggles to clear a low cross from Quagliarella in the box, but with Handanovic and Gagliardini present, Inter manage to bring the ball clear.
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70'
Inter clear their lines and break on the counter through Rafinha. The visitors have a three-on-one situation, but an awful pass from Rafinha to Eder quells the opening.
69'
Murru slides a pass into the feet of Caprari in the left inside channel, but Cancelo deflects his cross out for a corner.
68'
Caprari collects on the edge of the Inter box and goes for the drive at goal, but his strike clatters off the legs of Miranda before being cleared.
66'
Éder enters the game and replaces M. Icardi.
Icardi is withdrawn to be replaced by Eder.
64'
Perisic gets the better of Verre down the left flank and he fires a low ball towards the near post. Ferrari has to slide to send it out for a corner.
63'
Icardi goes down on the edge of the box after receiving a hand to the face from Silvestre, but the referee sees it as incidental contact.
62'
Caprari sends Murru down the left flank, but Cancelo tracks his run all the way and slides to send the ball behind for a corner.
61'
Icardi continues to probe in the final third and he almost latches on to Rafinha's throughball, but Ferrari makes the interception.
59'
It's damage limitation now for the home side. They conceded four goals to Crotone last week and are already up to five with 30 minutes to play. Giampaolo faces a challenge to lift their confidence.
57'
Cancelo floats a cross into the box and Viviano has to improvise to head clear away from Perisic.
54'
V. Regini enters the game and replaces É. Barreto.
Barreto pulls up with an injury and is replaced by Regini.
53'
G. Caprari gets yellow.
Caprari is fortunate to remain on the pitch as he flies into a challenge with Rafinha. He has not control over his feet, but is only booked by the official.
51'
M. Icardi has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
GOALLLLLLLLL!!!!! ICARDI HAS FOUR!!! The Argentine continues his rampage as he latches on to a loose ball in the box. He has work to do from a tight angle, but he drills his right-footed volley into the ground and the ball bounces over Viviano into the net. This could get embarrassing for the home side.
50'
G. Caprari enters the game and replaces G. Ramírez.
Caprari replaces Ramirez for the home side.
49'
The home side have seen the majority of the ball since the restart, but have not been able to muster a threat at goal.
46'
We're back underway in this Serie A contest.
Murru looks to release Quagliarella in behind the Inter backline, but the forward is flagged offside.
45' +1
Torreira swings a late free-kick into the box, but Quagliarella heads his effort over the bar before the referee ends the first half.
45'
There will be one minute of added time.
44'
M. Icardi has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
GOALLLLLLLLLLLL!!!!! ICARDI HAS HIS HAT-TRICK!!!! The Argentine notches his third goal of the match against his former club, ending his goal drought in style. Inter pressed down the right as Candreva forced a low ball across the face of goal. Rafinha tried to backheel another effort into the net. Viviano made the stop, but Icardi pounced on the rebound to fire home.
43'
Although Inter have a three-goal lead, there has been plenty of goalmouth action in their box to suggest that this game is far from over.
41'
OFF THE POST! Zapata comes within inches of getting a goal back for the home side. The forward heads Murru's pinpoint cross towards goal, but the post denies him.
39'
Perisic has been outstanding on the left flank and he whips another dangerous cross, although this time there's no-one there to convert.
38'
MISS! Icardi should have his hat-trick. He latches on to Cancelo's delivery from the right flank from close range, but the ball strikes his knee and loops over the bar.
37'
G. Ramírez gets yellow.
Torreira's corner reaches Praet at the back post and he hammers his effort across the face of goal, but Inter manage to clear it away before breaking upfield through Candreva.
Ramirez slides in on Gagliardini and goes into the book.
36'
Zapata raids into the left inside channel and is able to buy a corner off the legs of Miranda. This is better from the home side.
35'
SAVE! Praet latches on to the corner at the back post and fires his effort low towards the near post, only to be denied by the feet of Handanovic.
34'
V. Verre enters the game and replaces B. Bereszyński.
Bereszynski makes way for Verre.
WIDE! Quagliarella latches on to a loose ball int the Inter box, but Skriniar is alert to divert his strike behind for a corner.
31'
M. Icardi has scored a goal for Inter Milan!
WHAT A GOALLLLLL!!!! ICARDI SCORES A BRILLIANT GOAL!!! Inter are in dreamland, scoring their third goal in five minutes. Icardi improvises from close range to backheel his effort past Viviano and Ferrari into the net. Perisic's low cross fell for the forward as the wet pitch stopped the ball in its tracks. The Argentine had plenty of work to do, but his brilliant backheel caught Viviano and Ferrari out to find the net.
30'
Penalty goal scored by M. Icardi for Inter Milan!
GOALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!! ICARDI FINDS THE NET!!! The Argentine holds his nerve from 12 yards and is able to slot his effort into the bottom corner, sending Viviano the wrong way.
29'
PENALTY TO INTER! Barreto pulls down Rafinha in the box and the referee points to the spot. Icardi will take the spot-kick.
28'
Perisic surges into the left inside channel and opens up space to strike on his right. He fakes the shot before drilling an effort at goal with his left foot. Bereszynski makes the block and is able to take the power off the shot and into the hands of Viviano.
26'
I. Perišić has scored a goal for Inter Milan! Assist by João Cancelo.
Cancelo floats a dangerous cross into the box for Perisic to attack and score.
GOALLLLLLLLL!!!!!!! PERISIC OPENS THE SCORING!! Inter's pressure tells as the visitors break the deadlock. Cancelo lifts a pinpoint cross over the Sampdoria backline. Perisic rises to nod the ball towards the top corner and it loops over the outstretched hand of Viviano into the net. A super header from the winger.
25'
Icardi moves well down the left flank, but his eventual offload to Perisic is caught up in the waterlogged pitch, allowing Bereszynski to clear into touch.
23'
OFF THE POST! Cancelo almost scores directly from the corner. Viviano comes off his line to claim, but loses track of the ball. It floats over his head and strikes the frame of the goal before bouncing clear. A let-off for the Sampdoria keeper.
22'
SAVE! Cancelo whips the resulting corner into the box and Skriniar rises highest to head at goal. His effort bounces towards the bottom corner, but Viviano gets down to palm the ball past the post.
21'
Brozovic wins possession back for Inter and surges forward into the Sampdoria half. He offloads to Icardi on the edge of the box, but his cross for Perisic is poor and allows the home side to clear.
MISS & SAVE! Candreva floats a cross to the back post for Perisic, who nods the ball into the path of Rafinha. He has a great chance to open the scoring, but he misses his kick and then scuffs his second effort. Perisic gathers the loose ball in the box and goes for the strike, only to be denied by Viviano.
20'
Gagliardini is late on Torreira in the middle of the park, handing a free-kick to the home side.
18'
Conditions are at their worst on Inter's left and Sampdoria's right flank. There has not been a great deal of action on that side of the pitch.
16'
Cancelo combines with Candreva down the right, but the Portuguese lifts his cross over the head of Icardi in the box and out for a goal-kick.
14'
Inter have started the game with confidence and are moving the ball around the pitch with ease.
12'
WIDE! Candreva raids down the right and sends a low cross into the middle. Icardi escapes the attention of his marker to fire a right-footed effort at goal, but he pulls his strike wide of the post.
11'
Murru slides in hard on Cancelo and Inter win a free-kick. There have been some tough challenges in the early stages of the contest.
9'
Heavy rain has left difficult terrain in some areas of the pitch. All three of Inter's men in the box slipped as they attempted to latch on to Cancelo's delivery.
8'
Perisic finds space down the left flank, although he sees his effort charged down. D'Ambrosio takes over and wins a corner off the legs of Bereszynski.
6'
Zapata turns down the left flank and goes down under the challenge of Cancelo. The referee warns the Inter full-back over future tackles.
5'
Cancelo feeds Gagliardini, who sends the ball over the top for Icardi's run. However, the Argentine is flagged offside before he can through on goal.
3'
Quagliarella looks to break behind the Inter backline, but Skriniar gets there ahead of him to knock the ball back to Handanovic. The keeper catches the ball, which prompts appeals for a backpass from the home fans. However, the flag was up for offside anyway against the Sampdoria forward.
2'
Cancelo raids down the right and Cancelo fires a dangerous cross into the box, but Icardi cannot make contact wih his diving header.
1'
We're underway in this Serie A contest.
Inter were looking like contenders for the crown in December before falling by the wayside. They've shown signs of life in recent weeks, defeating Bologna and Benevento before drawing with Napoli at the San Siro last week. They're still in the hunt for a Champions League place, but need to end their six-match winless run on the road.
Sampdoria will be looking to bounce back today after their shocking 4-1 defeat at the hands of Crotone last week. Marco Giampaolo's men were hammered on the road and need a strong performance to keep alive their ambition of European football next term. The club are seventh in the table, three points behind sixth-place Milan entering the contest.
Good morning and welcome to the live commentary of the Serie A clash between Sampdoria and Inter at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
The team news has been announced and we'll start with the home side.
SAMPDORIA (4-3-3): Emiliano Viviano; Bartosz Bereszynski, Matias Silvestre, Gianmarco Ferrari, Nicola Murru; Edgar Barreto, Lucas Torreira, Dennis Praet; Fabio Quagliarella, Gaston Ramirez, Duvan Zapata.
INTER (4-2-3-1): Samir Handanovic; Joao Cancelo, Milan Skriniar, Miranda, Danilo D'Ambrosio; Marcelo Brozovic, Roberto Gagliardini; Antonio Candreva, Rafinha, Ivan Perisic; Mauro Icardi.
Inter subs: Lisandro Lopez, Matias Vecino, Yann Karamoh, Borja Valero, Davide Santon, Eder Martins, Daniele Padelli, Dalbert, Tommaso Berni.
Sampdoria have made three changes to their side from their defeat at the hands of Crotone last time out. Bereszynski, Praet and Zapata come into the fold for today's contest as Giampaolo seeks a response from his team.
Luciano Spalletti has named an unchanged side from his starting line-up that played out a goalless draw against Napoli last week. Icardi continues to lead the line supported by Rafinha, Perisic and Candreva.
STAT! Sampdoria are unbeaten in their last three home league matches against Inter Milan, the last time they went four Serie A games without a defeat at Ferraris stadium against the Nerazzurri was back in 1963.
HALF-TIME: SAMPDORIA 0-4 INTER
Luciano Spalletti could not have dreamed for a better first half from his team. Inter hold a four-goal lead at the break over Sampdoria, with Mauro Icardi notching a hat-trick against his former club. The visitors played with confidence from the off and were rewarded when Ivan Perisic headed them in front. A penalty decision allowed Icardi to end his two-month goal drought before he scored a spectacular backheel to score his second. Icardi completed his hat-trick before the interval, pouncing a loose ball after Rafinha was denied by Emiliano Viviano. It would take something incredible for Sampdoria to bounce back from this in the second half.
Sampdoria subs: Joachim Andersen, Gianluca Caprari, Ricardo Alvarez, Ivan Strinic, Vasco Regini, Valerio Verre, Leonardo Capezzi, Andrea Tessiore, Vid Belec, Andrea Tozzo.
FULL-TIME: SAMPDORIA 0-5 INTER
Thanks for joining our commentary this afternoon. Until next time, goodbye.
Inter get back to winning ways on the road with an emphatic victory over Sampdoria, ending their six-game winless run away from the San Siro. Mauro Icardi ended his goal drought with a four-goal special against his former team, scoring a hat-trick in the first half. Ivan Perisic got the other when he opened the scoring in the 26th minute before the Argentine dominated. Luciano Spalletti will be hopeful that his side can channel momentum from this outing to secure a top-four place. Sampdoria have conceded nine goals in their last two matches, leavin Marco Giampaolo with a lot of work to do to rebuild his team's confidence down the stretch.
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