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Genoa – Sampdoria 
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 10th position with 38 points and a positive goal difference of +1
Genoa, 15th position with 29 points and a negative goal difference of -11
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Sampdoria | 27 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 34:33 | 1 | 38 |
| 15 | Genoa | 27 | 7 | 8 | 12 | 30:41 | -11 | 29 |
It’s the Derby della Lanterna to claim the bragging rights to rule the City of Genoa. Genoa being the oldest football club in Italy. Genoa founded on 7 September 1893 (). Sampdoria founded on 12 August 1946 (
- There are 67 precedents in Serie A between Genoa and Sampdoria. Stats showing Sampdoria with 25 wins, 25 draws, and Genoa with 17 wins. Sampdoria scoring 84 goals and Genoa 71 goals.
- The first Serie A Derby della Lanterna was played on March 3, 1947 ending Genoa 2–3 Sampdoria.
- The last Serie A, Derby della Lanterna was played on October 22, 2016 ending Sampdoria 2–1 Genoa.
- The largest victory was Sampdoria 5 – 1 Genoa in Serie A on October 17, 1948
Photo: facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of GENOA: Giovanni Simeone with 10 goals
Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Luis Muriel with 9 goals
| Genoa | Goals | Goals | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Simeone, Giovanni | 10 | 9 | Muriel, Luis |
| Pavoletti, Leonardo | 3 | 7 | Schick, Patrik |
| Ntcham, Olivier | 3 | 7 | Quagliarella, Fabio |
| Ocampos, Lucas | 3 | 4 | Fernandes, Bruno |
| Ninkovic, Nikola | 2 | 2 | Barreto, Edgar |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 05/03/17 | SA | Empoli – Genoa | 0:2 | 27 | |||
| 26/02/17 | SA | Genoa – Bologna | 1:1 | 26 | |||
| 19/02/17 | SA | Pescara – Genoa | 5:0 | 25 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 2 draws
| 04/03/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Pescara | 3:1 | 27 | |||
| 26/02/17 | SA | Palermo – Sampdoria | 1:1 | 26 | |||
| 19/02/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Cagliari | 1:1 | 25 |
Serie A Week 28: Genoa vs Sampdoria Called up players
Here are GENOA official called up players by coach Andrea Mandorlini for the Serie A Week 28 game, Genoa vs Sampdoria on Saturday 11 March 2017 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium at 20:45 for the famous “Derby della Lanterna.”
Goalkeepers: Lamanna, Rubinho, Zima
Defenders: Edenilson, Gentiletti, Izzo, Burdisso, Munoz, Brivio, Biraschi
Midfielders: Ntcham, Hiljemark, Beghetto, Taarabt, Lazovic, Rigoni, Morosini, Cataldi, Cofie
Forwards: Simeone, Pinilla, Pandev, Palladino
Photo: facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial
Here are SAMPDORIA official called up players by coach Marco Giampaolo for the game against Genoa:
Goalkeepers: Falcone, Puggioni, Viviano
Defenders: Bereszynski, Dodô, Pavlovic, Regini, Sala, Silvestre, Simic, Skriniar
Midfielders: Alvarez, Barreto, Cigarini, Djuricic, Fernandes, Linetty, Palombo, Praet, Torreira
Forwards: Budimir, Muriel, Quagliarella, Schick
Serie A Week 28: Genoa vs Sampdoria Match Officials
The Italian Referee Association (AIA) has designated Referee Daniele Orsato from the section of Schio to direct the Serie A Week 28 game GENOA vs SAMPDORIA. on Saturday 11 March 2017 at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in Genoa, Italy at 20:45.
Orsato will be assisted by Gianluca Cariolato from the section of Legnago and Andrea Marzaloni from the section of Rimini. The fourth official will be Mauro Tonolini from the section of Milano. The additional assistant referees will be Marco Guida from the section of Torre Annunziata and Riccardo Pinzani from the section of Empoli.
Photo: sampdoria.it
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 28
Genoa – Sampdoria
Saturday 11 March 2017
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
20:45
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: CARIOLATO – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: PINZANI