Inter Milan’s sluggish performance caught up to them in the end as the exhausted players settled for a two-goal draw against Sampdoria. Returning from the international break the players seemed low in energy on the field. Nerazzurri right from the start could not match Blucerchiati’s energy and buckled under the pressure, making several errors right at the start of Sunday’s match cost them heavily.
The imposing side that defeated Genoa 4-0 and Hellas Verona with a 3-1 scoreline looked weaker without Romelu Lukaku. Sampdoria took advantage of their shortcoming holding back Nerazzurri to just eight attempts on goal. Inter even failed to maintain their 2-1 lead heading into the second half, wasting the efforts put in by Federico Dimarco and Lautaro Martinez.