Inter wrest another win at the death as Brozovic downs Sampdoria

Inter Milan's Croatian midfielder Marcelo Brozovic celebrates after scoring a goal during the Italian Serie A football match between Sampdoria and Inter Milan at the Luigi Ferraris stadium in Genoa on September 22, 2018.
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Internazionale have won two straight matches in added time after a weak Sampdoria clearance was met by Marcelo Brozovic 94 minutes into Saturday's Serie A meeting.

The Croatian tamed the ball on his chest before smashing the winner past Emil Audero. Inter also got out of jail on Tuesday when last-gasp goals from Mauro Icardi and Matias Vecino overturned a one-goal deficit against Tottenham Hotspur in the Champions League.

Before Brozovic's dramatic intervention, three goals were disallowed in Genoa. Radja Nainggolan was denied a spot on the scoresheet with a fantastic effort on the stroke of halftime when Icardi was found to be blocking Audero's view in an offside position. In the second period, Kwadwo Asamoah was denied his own stunning crack at the mesh after it was ruled the ball went out of play earlier in the move, while Sampdoria forward Gregoire Defrel had his shirt off in celebration before his goal was called back for offside.

Inter manager Luciano Spalletti was sent off following some exuberant celebrations for Brozovic's winner.

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