[LaVecchiaSignora]

Sampdoria’s Walter Mazzarri has admitted that his side were soundly beaten by Inter, but is frustrated at the nature of the goals in a 3-0 defeat.

The Blucerchiati met an Inter side with a point to prove and were swept aside thanks to a Zlatan Ibrahimovic brace and a Luis Figo blast.

“I’m annoyed because of the way we gave away the goals,” Mazzarri told the Press after the game.

“If Inter had scored with other chances I wouldn’t have minded, but the one-on-ones made me angry.

“We started well, but after the first goal we seemed to give in as if we believed we were destined to lose. I didn’t see any fighting spirit,” the ex-Reggina man lamented.

Finally, Mazzarri was asked about the condition of star striker Antonio Cassano, who only appeared as a substitute in the second half.

“Cassano didn’t get much playing time because football today demands so much physically and even a great player can struggle with fitness,” he explained.

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