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42% Ball Possession GENOA and 58% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Genoa 0 – 1 Sampdoria 
. 71′ Luis Muriel
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 |
Sampdoria winning the 114th Derby della Lanterna claiming the bragging rights to rule the City of Genoa. It’s a historic victory. T he last time Sampdoria won two Serie A derbies in the same season was back in 1960. Sampdoria make history today and the party is on for Sampdoria fans.
Genoa being the oldest football club in Italy. Genoa founded on 7 September 1893 (). Sampdoria founded on 12 August 1946 (
It is Sampdoria to open the score. In the 71st minute, there he is Colombian forward Luis Muriel delighting their fans after defeating Genoa goalkeeper Lamanna with a right footed shot to the bottom right corner. Lamanna remaining on the ground while attempting to save. This is the 10th goal of the season by Muriel.
Photo: facebook.com/sampdoria
Here is GENOA official starting lineup by coach Andrea Mandorlini:
GENOA (3-5-2): Lamanna; Izzo, Burdisso, Muñoz; Lazovic, Hiljemark, Cofie, Ntcham, Laxalt; Simeone, Pinilla.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Marco Giampaolo:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Sala, Silvestre, Škriniar, Regini; Barreto, Torreira, Linetty; Fernandes; Quagliarella, Muriel.
- 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
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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 |
Photo: facebook.com/sampdoria
Photo: facebook.com/genoaCFCofficial
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 28
Genoa 0 – 1 Sampdoria
Saturday 11 March 2017
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
20:45
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: CARIOLATO – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: TONOLINI
ADD1: GUIDA
ADD2: PINZANI
Goals: 71′ Luis Muriel (S)
Official lineups – formations:
GENOA (3-5-2): Lamanna; Izzo, Burdisso, Muñoz; Lazovic, Hiljemark, Cofie, Ntcham, Laxalt; Simeone, Pinilla.
Subs: Puggioni, Simic, Dodo, Alvarez, Schick, Palombo, Praet, Pavlovic, Cigarini, Djuricic, Breszynski, Budimir.
Coach: Mandorlini
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Sala, Silvestre, Škriniar, Regini; Barreto, Torreira, Linetty; Fernandes; Quagliarella, Muriel.
Subs: Rubinho, Edenilson, Gentiletti, Palladino, Biraschi, Beghetto, Taarabt, Pandev, Brivio, Rigoni, Morosini, and Cataldi
Coach: Marco Giampaolo