1st half
2nd half
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 45' | The first half ends with no added time. The Nerazzurri are a goal to the good at the break thanks to D'Ambrosio's opener |
| 43' | Soriano floats one in towards the head of Ranocchia, the defender can't hit the target |
| 42' | Brozovic is booked and he'll now miss next week's game at Juventus |
| 39' | Eder tries to make headway in Samp territory but doesn't get lucky with a deflection |
| 35' | Icardi plays in Eder but Ranocchia gets the block in just as he's set to pull the trigger |
| 33' | Biabiany is taken down by Dodo as he races away on the counter. Yellow card for the Brazilian |
| 29' | Icardi is fouled by Cassani and wins a free kick |
| 23' | GOOOAL FOR INTER!!! Brozovic's corner is headed on by Murillo and D'Ambrosio swoops at the far post to put Inter in front! 1-0 |
| 23' | Biabiany surges up the length of the pitch leaving yellow shirts trailing in his wake. His cross is turned behind by Cassani |
| 20' | An Inter corner is cleared only as far as Biabiany. The Frenchman has time to line up his shot but lifts it over |
| 18' | Ranocchia comes in with a late challenge from behind on Eder and is the first name into the ref's book |
| 13' | Quagliarella latches onto a through ball and aims for the far post. Wide |
| 12' | Ranocchia climbs high to meet a corner but sends his header over |
| 11' | Quagliarella attempts to squeeze the ball inside the near post from a tight angle. Handanovic sticks out a foot and concedes a corner |
| 9' | Fernando has a go from outside the box but it's nowhere near troubling Handanovic |
| 7' | Icardi attempts a first-time reverse pass to Eder. Smart idea by the captain but it's just too far ahead of the Italy forward |
| 4' | A ball is played in behind for Eder to run onto but Viviano is out to claim |
| 1' | Vincenzo Montella's side - playing in yellow tonight - take the kick-off and we're away! FORZA INTER!!! |
| 1' | Mancini opts for a 4-4-2 formation tonight: Biabiany and Perisic out wide with Eder and Icardi up front |
| 1' | Inter and Sampdoria are out on the pitch. We're almost ready for kick-off here at the Meazza! |
| Minute | Text commentary |
| 48' | It ends 3-1 at the Meazza! D'Ambrosio, Miranda and Icardi with the goals! |
| 47' | Quagliarella scores a fine goal to reduce the arrears, clipping Muriel's pass beyond Handanovic with a great first-time finish. 3-1 to Inter |
| 45' | We'll have three minutes of stoppage time |
| 44' | Muriel drills a shot in towards the near post, Handanovic stands up to and pushes away with his foot |
| 43' | Mancini's last change sees Jovetic come on for Brozovic |
| 40' | Gnoukouri has a dig from outside the box but hits it over |
| 39' | Christodoulopoulos comes on in place of Alvarez |
| 37' | Brozovic is halted by a wrong offside decision |
| 34' | Montella responds by putting on Krsticic for Correa |
| 33' | Mancini uses up another sub with Gnoukouri coming on for Biabiany |
| 28' | GOOOOAAAL! Icardi skips away from Ranocchia before rolling the ball beyond Viviano to make it 3-0! |
| 27' | Nagatomo is shown a yellow card for handball |
| 23' | Sampdoria replace Ivan with Muriel |
| 22' | Quagliarella is in with a chance but he's offside |
| 17' | We make our first change of the game as Ljajic comes on for Eder |
| 12' | 2-0! Miranda nods home at the far post from Felipe Melo's headed assist to double our lead! |
| 10' | Icardi does well to keep hold of the ball in the box and attempt a backheeled pass to Perisic but Samp clear their lines |
| 8' | Perisic scampers away behind the Samp defence but he's pulled up for a what appears to be a very close offside call |
| 6' | Dodo flicks on the free kick and Ranocchia is inches away from connecting at the far post |
| 5' | Miranda holds onto Correa and picks up a yellow card. Samp have a free kick on the left side of the box |
| 2' | Melo smashes the ball against the bar from a corner but there's a bit of a free-for-all: the Brazilian is adjudged to have fouled Silvestre |
| 1' | The second half begins with no half-time changes |