Inter are still very much ‘Pazza Inter’ based on these last 7 days where the Nerazzurri first lost at home to Parma and then managed to undertake a remarkable comeback victory against Tottenham in their first UEFA Champions League game in six years. Inter will be hoping to build on this winning momentum when they travel to in-form Sampdoria tonight.

Attack:

It is evident that a clinical touch is clearly missing this season. Inter have scored only 5 goals in 4 games, averaging 1.3 goals per game. Ivan Perisic remains Inter’s most efficient player with 2 goals and 1 assist to his name. Nainggolan has fired the most shots per game with 4.5 scoring just one goal while Matteo Politano has created the most chances per game with 2.8 including 2 assists.

For Sampdoria , Gregoire Defrel is currently leading the Serie A top scorer’s chart with 4 goals. Old warhorse Fabio Quagliarella has 2 assists and 2 goals. Interestingly, Samp have scored 9 goals in their previous three games.

Defence:

Their inability to prevent the opposition from creating chances against them has resulted in Inter to concede 4 goals in 4 Serie A games as the defence has been very naive and prone to individual errors. Inter have made 16.3 tackles and 8.3 interceptions per game respectively with Brozovic making the most tackles per game, 4.5, while Gagliardini averages the most interceptions per game at 1.5.

Sampdoria have conceded just 2 goals this season and they have an average of 21.7 tackles per game and 11.3 interceptions per game.

Moving the ball:

The Nerazzurri average the most possession in Serie A with 61.3% and have completed 87.5% of their passes. Brozovic has initiated a staggering 104.5 average passes per game, the highest in Italy and second highest in all of Europe. Despite all the possession, Inter have averaged only 1 through ball per game, where Gagliardini is the highest with 0.5 per game. Inter have completed 8 dribbles per game with Perisic and Keita Baldè sharing the stats at 1.5.

Sampdoria have average 56.2% possession and 84.7% passes per game. They have also completed 5 dribbles per game.

Whoscored rating leaders:

Perisic (7.44), Brozovic (7.26) and Politano (7.06) are Inter’s best rated players. Sampdoria are currently the best rated side in Serie A with 7.01, while Defrel (7.79), Audero (7.56) and Quagliarella (7.26) are their best rated players.