Alexis Sanchez scored twice, with Roberto Gagliardini and Keita Balde Diao also on target, as Inter are celebrating their Scudetto with Sampdoria.
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The Nerazzurri were crowned Champions of Italy last week with four rounds to spare and were unbeaten in Serie A since their 2-1 defeat away to Sampdoria on January 6, notching up 14 wins and four draws. They were aiming for a 14th consecutive league home victory, having already equalled the all-time club record of 13 set in May 2011.
Samp stood either side of the entrance to the pitch, providing the guard of honour for the new Champions of Italy as they walked out into the Stadio Giuseppe Meazza.
It took under four minutes to break through, as Matias Vecino robbed Tommaso Augello to spark the counter, Lautaro Martinez found Ashley Young down the left, who laid it off for Roberto Gagliardini to come sliding in.
Gaston Ramirez failed to make the most of a Keita Balde Diao assist, while only Emil Audero’s fingertips prevented Achraf Hakimi scoring an extraordinary goal with a counter that started in his own penalty area.
Gagliardini was involved in the second goal too, as he found Alexis Sanchez with a smart vertical pass, allowing the Chilean to take a touch and beat Audero.
Neither side felt any pressure, so it was a wide open and entertaining game. Jakub Jankto whipped in a cross that Antonio Candreva scuffed horribly at the bac post, Samir Handanovic clawed it off the line, only for Keita to blast in the rebound.
Moments later, Inter restored the two-goal cushion with a wonderful goal, the Hakimi low cross finding Alexis Sanchez for a perfectly-weighted volley into the far bottom corner.
Inter 3-1 Sampdoria (Half-Time)
Gagliardini 4 (I), Alexis Sanchez 26, 36 (I), Keita Balde 35 (S)
Inter: Handanovic; D’Ambrosio, Ranocchia, A Bastoni; Hakimi, Gagliardini, Vecino, Eriksen, Young; Alexis Sanchez, Lautaro Martinez
Sampdoria: Audero; Bereszynski, Tonelli, Colley, Augello; Candreva, Thorsby, Silva, Jankto; Ramirez; Keita Balde
Ref: Ayroldi