GENOA - Inter got back to winning ways by beating Sampdoria 2-0 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris this evening. Rodrigo Palacio grabbed both goals in a victory that takes the Nerazzurri up to 50 points in the table.
The first period was an evenly matched affair with chances for both sides but it was Inter who broke the deadlock two minutes before half time. Pereira carried the ball forward before floating a ball into the box for Palacio to latch onto and nod into the far corner. Handanovic did his job superbly as always, pulling off a number of stops to keep Inter in front. Palacio sealed the win with his second of the night in stoppage time after going it alone on the counter-attack: he beat Palombo for pace and escaped from Obiang then finished clinically past Romero. That's 22 goals for the Nerazzurri striker this season.
Sampdoria 0-2 Inter (HT: 0-1)
Scorer: Palacio 43, 90+2.
Sampdoria: 22 Romero; 8 Mustafi, 17 Palombo, 28 Gastaldello; 19 De Silvestri, 16 Poli, 25 Krsticic (Munari 86), 14 Obiang, 2 Estigarribia (Poulsen 77); 12 Sansone (Maxi Lopez 59), 98 Icardi.
Subs not used: 1 Da Costa, 32 Berni, 13 Berardi, 7 Castellini, 33 Rossini, 4 Rodriguez, 6 Maresca, 5 Renan, 21 Soriano.
Coach: Delio Rossi.
Inter: 1 Handanovic; 42 Jonathan (Silvestre 58), 23 Ranocchia, 40 Juan Jesus, 31 Pereira; 4 Zanetti, 10 Kovacic, 21 Gargano; 14 Guarin; 8 Palacio, 99 Cassano (Kuzmanovic 67).
Subs not used: 27 Belec, 30 Carrizo, 25 Samuel, 7 Schelotto, 11 Alvarez, 24 Benassi, 28 Pasa, 18 Rocchi.
Coach: Andrea Stramaccioni.
Referee: Luca Banti (Livorno).
Booked: Poli 22, Gargano 65, Krsticic 76, Kovacic 88.
Added time: 1 + 4 minutes.
