By Anna Italia
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% Ball Possession GENOA and % Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Genoa 0 – 1 Sampdoria 
24′ Maxi Lopez
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Genoa, 11th position with 27 points and a negative goal difference of -4
Sampdoria,
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
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| 11 | Genoa | 21 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 23:27 | -4 | 27 |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 21 | 5 | 7 | 9 | 25:32 | -7 | 22 |
It’s the Derby della Lanterna, the number 76 in Serie A. Record showing 25 wins for Sampdoria and Genoa with 24 wins while 26 draws. Genoa have always scored against Sampdoria in the last five Derby. Sampdoria winning only 1 Derby in the last 10 played at Genoa’s home.
Sampdoria opening the score in the 24th minute. An assist by Eder with a through ball towards the center finding forward Maxi Lopez smacking a right footed shot to defeat Genoa goalkeeper Mattia Perrin in the bottom left corner.
First half ending 55% ball possession Genoa and 45% ball possession Sampdoria.
Sampdoria closer to the goal again in the 54th minute with defender Lorenzo De Silvestri challenging Genoa goalkeeper Perrin with a left footed shot …. though saving in the bottom right corner.
Sampdoria increasing pressing while Genoa not finding the way to the goal.
In the 75th minute Maxi Lopez closer to the goal after the headed assist by midfielder Angelo Palombo. Genoa goalkeeper Perrin denying the goal by saving in the bottom left corner. Immediately, forward Manolo Gabbiadini with another change delivering a left footed shot and again saved by Perrin in the bottom right corner.
Final attempt for Genoa in the 90th minute with forward Alberto Gilardino delivering a right footed shot only to be saved by Sampdoria goalkeeper Junior Costa in the bottom left corner.
Game ending 61% ball possession Genoa and 39% ball possession Sampdoria.
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Gian Piero Gasperini:
Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Antonini, Burdisso, De Maio;
Marchese, Bertolacci, Matuzalem, De Ceglie; Konatè, Gilardino,
Antonelli.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
Sampdoria (4-3-3): Da Costa; De Silvestri, Mustafi,
Gastaldello, Regini; Soriano, Palombo, Krsticic; Gabbiadini, Eder, Maxi
Lopez.
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for GENOA: Forward Alberto Gilardino with 9 goals
Top scorer for SAMPDORIA: Forward Citadin Eder with 9 goals
| Genoa | Goals | Goals | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gilardino, Alberto | 9 | 9 | Eder |
| Bertolacci, Andrea | 2 | 6 | Gabbiadini, Manolo |
| Kucka, Juraj | 2 | 2 | Pozzi, Nicola |
| Lodi, Francesco | 2 | 2 | De Silvestri, Lorenzo |
| Antonini, Luca | 2 | 1 | Soriano, Roberto |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of GENOA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 26/01/14 | SA | Fiorentina – Genoa |
3:3 | Round 21 |
| 19/01/14 | SA | Genoa – Inter |
1:0 | Round 20 |
| 12/01/14 | SA | Roma – Genoa |
4:0 | Round 19 |
Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 26/01/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Bologna |
1:1 | Round 21 |
| 18/01/14 | SA | Juventus – Sampdoria |
4:2 | Round 20 |
| 13/01/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Udinese |
3:0 | Round 19 |
2013 – 2014 Italy Serie A
Genoa 0 – 1 Sampdoria
Week 22, Twenty Second Round
Monday 3 February 2014
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
20:45
Referee: VALERI
Assistants: GIALLATINI – DOBOSZ
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: DOVERI
ADD2: PINZANI
Attendance:
Goals: 24′ Maxi Lopez (S)
Official formations – lineups:
Genoa (3-4-3): Perin; Antonini, Burdisso, De Maio;
Marchese, Bertolacci, Matuzalem, De Ceglie; Konatè, Gilardino,
Antonelli.
Subs: Bizzarri, Albertoni, Sculli, Cofie, Calaiò,
Fetfatzidis, Vrsaljko, Motta, Centurion, Sturaro, Cabral, Portanova.
Coach. Gasperini.
Sampdoria (4-3-3): Da Costa; De Silvestri, Mustafi,
Gastaldello, Regini; Soriano, Palombo, Krsticic; Gabbiadini, Eder, Maxi
Lopez.
Subs: Fiorillo, Costa, Salomon, Renan, Rodriguez, Okaka,
Sansone, Berardi, Obiang, Wszolek, Fornadier, Sestu.
Coach. Sinisa Mihajlovic
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Genoa 0 – 1 Sampdoria 20:45 |
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| Genoa | Match Stats |
Sampdoria |
| 0 | Goals | 1 |
| 10 (4) | Shots (on goal) | 10(6) |
| 14 | Fouls | 22 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 3 | Offsides | 3 |
| 61% | Ball Possession | 39% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 4 |
What do you think of the result? Agree? Disagree? Best and worst player?