Inter Milan draw with Sampdoria, crowd honor quake victims

By Can Erozden

ANKARA (AA) – Second in the Italian Serie A standings, Inter Milan missed many chances as they were held to a 0-0 draw with Sampdoria on Monday.

Before the kickoff at Genoa's Luigi Ferraris Stadium, a minute's silence was observed to honor the earthquake victims in Türkiye and Syria.

During the warm-up, Inter's Turkish midfielder Hakan Calhanoglu appeared with a "Pray for Türkiye" t-shirt on him.

"Painful days. Thanks to our fans for standing with us," Calhanoglu tweeted after the match.

After 22 games, Inter have 44 points to be 15 points behind leaders Napoli.

Atalanta, Roma and AC Milan all have 41 points to chase Inter in the Serie A standings.

Sampdoria have 11 points to be in the relegation zone.

- Earthquakes hit Türkiye last week

At least 31,643 people were killed by two strong earthquakes that jolted southern and southeastern Türkiye on Feb. 6, according to the latest official figures.

The magnitude 7.7 and 7.6 earthquakes, centered in the southern Kahramanmaras province, affected more than 13 million people across 10 provinces, including Hatay, Gaziantep, Adiyaman, Malatya, Adana, Diyarbakir, Kilis, Osmaniye, and Sanliurfa.

Several countries in the region, including Syria and Lebanon, also felt the strong tremors that struck Türkiye in the space of less than 10 hours.

In neighboring Syria, the death toll has topped 3,600, with more than 5,200 people injured.