Brozovic strikes late to save Inter

World Cup runner-up Brozovic scored four minutes into injury time after Radja Nainggolan and Kwadwo Asamoah both had goals ruled out for Inter, with Sampdoria's Gregoire Defrel also denied by VAR.

Inter Milan coach Luciano Spalletti was also banished from the touchline by officials for his wild celebration of the winning goal.

"I turned towards the camera to shout 'goal' and the fourth official told me I had done it with too much force," Spalletti told streaming service 'DAZN'.

"It was too important a goal, like a liberation," added Spalletti.

"We played with great character, always remaining in the game and fighting for every ball."

The win followed Inter's 2-1 Champions League comeback victory in the final minutes against Tottenham on Tuesday.

The three points give Inter just their second win of the Serie A season and move Spalletti's side up to seventh, equal on seven points with Sampdoria, after five games.

Earlier, Fiorentina moved second with a 3-0 win in Tuscany, spoiling SPAL's promising start to the campaign.

Ferrara outfit SPAL had been riding high in second, three points behind champions Juventus, before the tie in Florence with just one goal conceded in four games.

But Croatian World Cup runner-up Marko Pjaca opened the floodgates after 18 minutes with Serbian defender Nikola Milenkovic heading in a second ten minutes later.

Italian international Federico Chiesa completed the scoring in the 56th minute as Fiorentina bounced back from last week's 1-0 defeat by Napoli to climb to two points behind Juventus who travel to promoted Frosinone on Sunday.

Fiorentina are level with Sassuolo, who beat 10-man Empoli 3-1 on Friday, on ten points after five games, but ahead on goal difference.