Good evening and welcome to LIVE text commentary of Internazionale v Sampdoria. Kick-off 19:45 (UK time)

And there's the final whistle - it's finished Internazionale 1-1 Sampdoria.

Zauri is booked.

Cassano opts for the corner but is soon dispossessed.

Cassano is brought down on the right flank by Obi. Will Sampdoria cross into the box or play the ball down to the corner?

Sampdoria have lost just once this season, against Napoli.

Pazzini miscues his shot to waste a Sampdoria opportunity.

Inter have had almost twice as much possession as Sampdoria in this second half!

There will be five minutes of added time!

INTER SUB: The excellent Coutinho is replaced by Joel Chukwuma Obi.

Sneijder delivers and Maicon's header is just over!

Eto'o is barged down just outside the right edge of the box. Can Inter grab a winner with just minutes remaining?

Inter rise leapfrog AC Milan into second while Sampdoria will rise two places to eighth.

Lazio will hold a four point lead at the top of Serie A if things stay the same.

Inter look intent on grabbing the winner - and I wouldn't put it past them at this stage... Sampdoria are on the rack.

How's that for a baptism of fire for Costa - beaten within two minutes of coming on!

GOAL! Inter are level! Coutinho drives into the box and send in a cross to the near post which Eto'o turns home!

SAMPDORIA: And that's the last we'll see of Curci. Júnior Costa comes on to make his Sampdoria debut.

Curci looks in real trouble - he's tweaked a muscle touching that cross clear.

Maicon chips in a cross and Eto'o rises to head home but Curci gets their first to touch the ball to safety. That was a crucial intervention.

Maicon swings in a corner but Volta rises to head clear.