If Icardi goes seven games without scoring goals (he was injured in three of them) and you face him as an opponent, you should be worried. The 'ketchup theory', for forwards, almost never fails. And today, at Marassi, we had another empirical demonstration: Inter, after a good draw with Napoli, destroyed Sampdoria 5-0 away from home thanks to four goals from Maurito, who took just 50 minutes to complete his poker.

Duván Zapata tried several times, but he was not lucky enough to score a consolation goal. The Colombian's team is not doing well, as they suffered a heavy defeat against Crotone and now against Inter at home.

The match had no history. And this is despite the fact that even the almighty Juventus was defeated in the stadium of the doriani. However, the nerazzurri started with determination and with a great Cancelo. The former Valencia full-back tried to score an Olympic goal, hitting the crossbar, and shortly after he provided Perisic with one of his perfect crosses, which the Croatian took advantage of with a header to make it 1-0.

It was the 26th minute, and four minutes later Rafinha won a penalty after a foul by Barreto. Icardi stepped up to take the penalty, and that's when his party started: the number nine didn't miss the penalty (it was his 100th goal in Serie A) and, incredibly, just one minute later he also scored the 0-3 with a spectacular backheel in the heart of the opposition's area.

Zapata's shot hitting the post was the last sign of life from the hosts, who before halftime also conceded the fourth goal: Rafinha tried to imitate his captain's backheel, this time Viviano was able to save, but on the rebound, once again, Icardi was ready to tap it in. His exhibition was finished in the 51st minute, when he bounced the ball off the ground with a precise volley to complete his poker, scored against the very team he made his Serie A debut with.

The last 40 minutes could have easily not been played: Inter celebrated a vital victory to stay in the fight for Champions League places (now fourth in the table), and Icardi had one of his best Sundays (his other poker in the league was also scored wearing Sampdoria's shirt). This season he already has 22 goals, and at 25 years old he has scored 103 in Serie A. Considering how the market has been, his €110 million release clause is a bargain.