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Sampdoria – AC Milan 
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 15th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Sampdoria, 5th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sampdoria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:7 | -2 | 3 |
There are 58 precedents at the Ferraris with stats showing AC Milan with 22 wins, 19 draws, and Sampdoria with 17 wins. The big ex is Vincenzo Montella who played coached last season: 26 games and 14 defeats. Against Samp, Montella has a positive record: in 7 previous matches, 4 victories, 2 draws and just one defeat. AC Milan scored in all the past 6 Serie A matches against Sampdoria winning at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.
AC Milan scored 14 times in the past 15 matches played away against Sampdoria, scoring a total of 25 goals. Last 7 matches between AC Milan and Sampdoria saw the red and blacks undefeated: 3 draws and 4 victories.
- Last time the two teams played on a Friday night it was 1959/60 at San Siro: the match ended 4-0 for the Rossoneri.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Muriel and Quagliarella with 2 goals each
Top scorer of AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 3 goals
| Sampdoria | Goals | Goals | ac milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muriel, Luis | 2 | 3 | Bacca, Carlos |
| Quagliarella, Fabio | 2 | 1 | Suso |
| Barreto, Edgar | 1 | 1 | Niang, Mbaye |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 11/09/16 | SA | Roma – Sampdoria | 3:2 | 3 | |||
| 28/08/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Atalanta | 2:1 | 2 | |||
| 21/08/16 | SA | Empoli – Sampdoria | 0:1 | 1 |
Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 win, 2 lost
| 11/09/16 | SA | Milan – Udinese | 0:1 | 3 | |||
| 03/09/16 | CFG | Bournemouth – Milan | 1:2 | ||||
| 27/08/16 | SA | Napoli – Milan | 4:2 | 2 |
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for SAMPDORIA: Alvarez
1 suspended player for AC MILAN: Kucka (1)
Here is the probable formation for Sampdoria (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Sala, Silvestre, Regini, Dodò; Barreto, Torreira, Linetty; Praet, Muriel, Quagliarella.
Unavailable: Tozzo, Carbonero, Pavlovic
Photo: sampdoria.it
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 4
Sampdoria – AC Milan
Friday 16 September 2016
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
20:45
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: MANGANELLI – LONGO
Fourth Official: PAGANESSI
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: RUSSO