Goals from Ivan Perišić and Joaquín Correa charged Inter to a 3-0 victory over Sampdoria in the final matchday of the Serie A 2021/22 campaign.
Other than winning their game against Sampdoria, Inter needed Milan to drop three points against Sassuolo to stay in the running for their consecutive Serie A title. Inter started the game with urgency. They passed the ball well, kept their composure and subsequently came up with a couple of feasible opportunities in the first half.
Emil Audero stood firm with the gloves, making a few outstanding saves to keep the scoreline 0-0 at the end of the first half. Samp did create chances but not as many as the home side managed to muster in the first forty-five minutes of the game.
Inter came out all guns blazing in the second half, with Ivan Perišić drawing the first blood in the 49th-minute of the game. Joaquín Correa scored a quick brace with two exquisite finishes. Hakan Çalhanoğlu was the assist-provider for both goals.
After considering three goals, Samp’s attack came to life. They carved out a few golden chances but never got closer to beating the Inter custodian. Inter won the match but lost the Scudetto race to Milan, who won against Sassuolo with a 3-0 scoreline. Here are the player ratings from the Nerazzurri’s final game of the season.
Inter (3-5-2): Handanovic (6.5); Skriniar (6), de Vrij (6), Bastoni (6.5); Dumfries (6), Barella (7), Brozovic (6.5), Calhanoglu (8), Perisic (8); Correa (9), Lautaro Martínez (6.5)
Substitutes: Vidal (6), Gosens (6.5), Dimarco (6), Ranocchia (N/A), Caicedo (N/A)
Sampdoria (4-5-1): Audero (6.5); Bereszynski (5.5), Ferrari (5.5), Yoshida (6), Augello (6); Vieira Nan (5.5); Candreva (6), Thorsby (5.5), Rincón (6), Sabiri (6); Caputo (5.5)
Substitutes: Damsgaard (5.5), Trimboli (6), Askildsen (N/A), Magnani (N/A), Yepes (N/A)
