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35% Ball Possession CHIEVO VERONA and 65% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Chievo Verona 2 – 1 Sampdoria 
9′ Riccardo Meggiorini                             93′ Patrik Schick
41′ Sergio Pellissier (pen)

Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Chievo Verona, 11th position with 22 points and a goal difference of “0”
Sampdoria, 12th position with 22 points and a negative goal difference of -2

Chievo Verona claiming the victory at the Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium thanks to the emblematic forward Sergio Pellissier.  Chievo reaching 25 points

It’s Chievo Verona to open the score in the 9th minute.  Forward  Riccardo Meggiorini defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Christian Puggioni with a left-footed shot in the center. The assist is by Lucas Castro.

Forward Pellissier converting a penalty in the 41st minute with a right-footed shot.  The penalty is conceded by Sampdoria goalkeeper Christian Puggioni.   Surely, Chievo fans applauding Pellissier.

Sampdoria scoring the honor goal in the agonizing 93rd minute.   Patrik Schick defeating Chievo Verona goalkeeper Stefano Sorrentino with a headed shot in the high center.  The assist is by Vasco Regini with a cross.

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Here is CHIEVO VERONA  official starting lineup by coach Rolando Maran:

CHIEVO VERONA (4-3-1-2): Sorrentino; Cacciatore, Dainelli, Gamberini, Frey; Castro, Radovanović, De Guzman; Birsa; Pellissier, Meggiorini.

Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Marco Giampaolo:

SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Puggioni; Sala, Palombo, Škriniar, Regini; Barreto, Torreira, Praet; Ricky Álvarez; Muriel, Quagliarella.

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2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 17

Chievo Verona 2 – 1 Sampdoria
Sunday 18 December 2016
Marc’Antonio Bentegodi Stadium
Verona, Italy

15:00

Referee: MARIANI
Assistants: PAGANESSI – DEL GIOVANE
Fourth Official: DI VUOLO
ADD1: CALVARESE
ADD2: PEZZUTO

Goals: 9′ Riccardo Meggiorini (C),  41′ Sergio Pellissier (pen), 93′ Patrik Schick (S)

Official lineups – formations:

CHIEVO VERONA (4-3-1-2): Sorrentino; Cacciatore, Dainelli, Gamberini, Frey; Castro, Radovanović, De Guzman; Birsa; Pellissier, Meggiorini.

Subs: Seculin, Bressan, Confente, Spolli, Cesar, Costa, Bastien, Izo, Rigoni, Inglese, Parigini, Jallow, Floro Flores.

Coach:  Rolando Maran.

SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Puggioni; Sala, Palombo, Škriniar, Regini; Barreto, Torreira, Praet; Ricky Álvarez; Muriel, Quagliarella.

Subs: Tozzo, Krajnc, Pavlović, Pereira, Cigarini Djuričić, Eramo, Bruno Fernandes, Linetty, Budimir, Schick.

Coach:  Marco Giampaolo.