Inter Milan striker Mauro Icardi. (Photo : Reuters)
Erstwhile league leader Inter Milan (5-1-0, 15 points) will try to bounce back from their sorry loss in their last game against Fiorentina as they face Sampdoria (3-2-1, 10 points) at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on October 4, Sunday.
I Nerazzurri dropped an embarrassing 1-4 match against now league-leading Viola at the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza on Sunday to give up the top spot after six weeks, via Goal.
Croatian striker Nikola Kalinić was unstoppable with a hat trick after Slovenian midfielder Josip Iličić opened the scoring for Paulo Sousa's side at the 4th minute with a penalty kick.
Inter could only answer with a goal from team captain Mauro Icardi, but other than that they were no match for the attacks of the Lillies that afternoon. Brazilian defender Miranda was sent off at the 31st minute, which started the problems for Roberto Mancini's boys.
Meanwhile, Sampdoria lost a close 1-2 game versus Atalanta at the Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia on Monday to suffer their second defeat in three games, as per SkySports.
An own goal by Finnish defender Niklas Moisander gave La Dea the lead right at the 6th minute and Walter Zenga's team could not recover from there. Two goals from each side during injury time sealed the final count.
Internazionale looks to retake the top spot of the league with a victory in this game against I Blucerchiati.
Prediction: Inter Milan will recover with a 2-0 win over Sampdoria.
Sampdoria starting lineup (4-3-1-2 formation): Viviano; Pereira, Moisander, Zubas, Mesbah; Soriano, Fernando, Barreto; Correa; Muriel, Eder
Inter Milan starting lineup (3-5-2 formation): Handanovic; Santon, Telles, Medel; Perisic, Guarin, Melo, Kondogbia, Alex; Palacio, Icardi
