Great Serie A Games: Inter-Sampdoria 2004/2005

First, the international week is incredibly boring. Second, I thought I’d start a new post here on the Italy Offside: Great Serie A games. A post that will show videos of some of the greatest Serie A games of all time. For the first post I decided to stay fairly recent. We go back to the 2004/2005 season. Inter-Sampdoria. This is pre-calciopoli. This a time where Inter just weren’t that good, and Sampdoria fans couldn’t enjoy the magical moments of Antonio Cassano. Story of the game and video after the jump.

This was Roberto Mancini’s first season as Inter manager, and up front Inter had the duo of Adriano (when he was still good) and Bobo Vieri (when he started his decline). Sampdoria were managed by Walter Novellino and had a decent team, with players like Francesco Antonioli, Sergio Volpi, and Francesco Flachi. The story of the game goes like this: Inter dominate but can’t seem to score if their lives depended on it. Sampdoria go up 1-0 in the first half. In the second half Inter continue to bombard the Samp goal but still can’t score. Sampdoria score on the counter-attack late in the game (with the commentator even saying “the result has been put to bed“). Inter fans hurl insults on the squad and start to clear out the San Siro. All of a sudden, Inter spring to life in the 41st minute. Oba Oba Martins pulls one back and Inter continue to attack. Within 6 minutes, they are 3-2 up and have won the game, thanks to a spark from Alvaro Recoba. One of the most impressive Serie A comebacks of recent times and definitely one of the reasons Inter was so aptly nicknamed “Pazza Inter” (Crazy Inter, also became their club anthem) during those times.

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