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67% Ball Possession AC MILAN and 33% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
AC Milan 0 – 1 Sampdoria 
. 70′ Luis Muriel (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 7th position with 37 points and a positive goal difference of +6
Sampdoria, 13th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -24
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Milan | 21 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 32:26 | 6 | 37 |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 22 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 25:29 | -4 | 27 |
AC Milan failing bg time to win the home game and theirdream for a spot in the Champions League next season seems disappearing. Milan has not won in the last 6 games and is -14 points below Juventus having 51 points. Great victory for Sampdoria coach Marco Giampaolo defeating for the first time coach Vincenzo Montella in this away game.
Referee Guida giving a penalty to Sampdoria in the 70th minute conceded by AC Milan defender Gabriel Paletta after a foul on Sampdoria forward Fabio Quagliarella. It is Colombian forward Luis Muriel to convert the penalty defeating Milan goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. This is the 8th goal of the season by Muriel and his 40th goal in Serie A.
Photo: facebook.com/sampdoria
Tough situation for AC Milan. Referee Guida giving a second yellow card to midfielder José Sosa in the 90th minute after a foul on Sampdoria midfielder Filip Djuricic. It’s the automatic red card and Milan finished the game with 10 players.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Kucka, Zapata, Paletta, Romagnoli; Bertolacci, Sosa, Pašalić; Suso, Bacca, Deulofeu.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Marco Giampaolo:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Bereszyński, Silvestre, Škriniar, Regini; Linetty, Torreira, Praet; Bruno Fernandes; Quagliarella, Muriel.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 8 goals
Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Luis Muriel with 7 goals
| AC Milan | Goals | Goals | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bacca, Carlos | 8 | 7 | Muriel, Luis |
| Suso | 5 | 5 | Schick, Patrik |
| Lapadula, Gianluca | 4 | 4 | Quagliarella, Fabio |
| Niang, Mbaye | 3 | 3 | Fernandes, Bruno |
| Bonaventura, Giacomo | 3 | 2 | Barreto, Edgar |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 3 lost
| 29/01/17 | SA | Udinese – Milan | 2:1 | 22 | |||
| 25/01/17 | CI | Juventus – Milan | 2:1 | Q | |||
| 21/01/17 | SA | Milan – Napoli | 1:2 | 21 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 29/01/17 | SA | Sampdoria – Roma | 3:2 | 22 | |||
| 22/01/17 | SA | Atalanta – Sampdoria | 1:0 | 21 | |||
| 19/01/17 | CI | Roma – Sampdoria | 4:0 | 1/8 |
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
Photo: facebook.com/sampdoria
Photo: facebook.com/sampdoria
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 23
AC Milan 0 – 1 Sampdoria
Sunday 5 February 2017
San Siro Stadium
Milan, Italy
12:30
Referee: GUIDA
Assistants: MARZALONI – VALERIANI
Fourth Official: DI VUOLO
ADD1: CELI
ADD2: SAIA
Goals: 70′ Luis Muriel(S) (pen)
Official lineups – formations:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Kucka, Zapata, Paletta, Romagnoli; Bertolacci, Sosa, Pašalić; Suso, Bacca, Deulofeu.
Subs: Storari, Abate, Calabria, Gómez, Vangioni, Honda, Locatelli, Mati Fernández, Poli, Lapadula, Ocampos.
Coach: Vincenzo Montella.
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Bereszyński, Silvestre, Škriniar, Regini; Linetty, Torreira, Praet; Bruno Fernandes; Quagliarella, Muriel.
Subs: Puggioni, Kaprikas, Dodô, Pavlović, Tomić, Álvarez, Cigarini, Djuričić, Barreto, Palombo, Budimir, Schick.
Coach: Marco Giampaolo.