Sampdoria twice fought back from behind to hold the Serie A Champions Inter Milan to a 2-2 draw on Sunday, when the Simone Inzaghi team dropped points for the first time this season.
Inter began life under their new coach with two league wins and had the opportunity to go eight points from Juventus’ title rival after their defeat at Napoli, but the Nerazzurri had to be satisfied with the point of the end to the end.
Inter Federico Defender Dimarco detonated a free kick to the upper corner after 18 minutes, the first goal was 23 years old for his childhood club, but Maya Yoshida immediately level with volleyball deflected.
Lautaro Martinez cruelly completed a counter-attack swept with volleyball to put visitors back ahead before halftime, but Tommaso Augello responded with a beautiful volley attack at the start of the second half.
Both parties had the opportunity to take three points but did not find a decisive breakthrough, leaving the second Inter with seven points and Sampdoria in 13th place with two points.
Inter scored seven goals during the back-to-back victory over Genoa and Hellas Verona before the international holiday, but Inzaghi was left frustrated in the Serie A match 200th as coach as Sampdoria who got points.
The host, also under the new management at Roberto D’Aversa, had a good start opportunity when Morten Thorsby headed from six meters, but they went back when Dimarco swept a free kick that was unstoppable, the Sky Italia clocked at 106 KPJ.
Sampdoria equalized in the 32nd minute when permission towards the falling angle to Yoshida, whose shot was deflected.
But Inter returned to lead with a counterattack executed well by Nicolo Barella, who ran into the opposition, driving a challenge, and chose Martinez for the soft volley.
The Italian midfielder Barella became the first Inter player to provide assists in each of his first three matches from Serie A season since Opta began collecting data in 2004-05.
But the champion again handed over their profits two minutes to the second half, when Augello was left without a sign to fire volleyball to the upper corner.
Inter midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu and Sampdoria debut Francesco Caputo both sent opportunities that promised wide, before Danilo d’Ambrosio conducted lines of lines to reject Mikkel Damsgaard.