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51% Ball Possession JUVENTUS and 49% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Juventus 4 – 2 Sampdoria
18′ Arturo Vidal 38′ Andrea Barzagli (Own goal)
24′ Fernando Llorente 69′ Manolo Gabbiadini
41′ Arturo Vidal (pen)
78′ Paul Pogba
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Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Juventus, 1st position with 52 points and a positive goal difference of +34
Sampdoria, 13th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 19 | 17 | 1 | 1 | 46:12 | 34 | 52 |
| 13 | Sampdoria | 19 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 22:27 | -5 | 21 |
Juventus opening the score in the 18th minute following a fast break. There is the right footed shot assist by midfielder Paul Pogba towards the center finding midfielder Arturo Vidal for the final right footed shot defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Junior Costa in the bottom right corner. It’s the 9th goal for Vidal.
In the 24th minute a corner conceded by Sampdoria midfielder Pedro Obiang. The assist by forward Carlos Tevez towards the center seeing forward Fernando Llorente jumping higher for the headed shot defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Costa in the top right corner. It’s the 8th goal this season for Llorente.
Adding a sour note it is the own goal by Juventus defender Andrea Barzagli in the 38th minute. In this way, Sampdoria shortening the distance.
It’s Vidal’s time! Yep, Vidal rocking big time and scoring in the 41st minute! Vidal converts the penalty with a right footed shot defeating Sampdoria goakeeper Costa in the top left corner. The penalty conceded by defender Vasco Regini for a foul on Vidal.
First half ends 52% ball possession Juventus and 48% ball possession Sampdoria.
Sampdoria start the second half with a substitution in the 45th minute. Midfielder Renan replacing midfielder Birkir Bjarnason.
Here is JUVENTUS official starting lineup by coach Antonio Conte:
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Buffon, Barzagli, Ogbonna, Chiellini, Lichtsteiner,
Vidal, Marchisio, Pogba, Asamoah, Tevez, Llorente.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
SAMPDORIA (4-2-3-1): Da Costa; De Silvestri, Mustafi, Gastaldello,
Regini; Palombo, Obiang; Gabbiadini, Bjarnason, Wszolek; Eder.
Disciplinary Situation: No suspended players for Juventus
2 suspended players for SAMPDORIA: Soriano (1), Krsticic (1)
Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for JUVENTUS: Forward Carlos Tevez with 11 goals
Top scorer for SAMPDORIA: Forward Citadin Eder with 9 goals
| Juventus | Goals | Goals | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tevez, Carlos | 11 | 9 | Eder |
| Vidal, Arturo | 9 | 4 | Gabbiadini, Manolo |
| Llorente, Fernando | 8 | 2 | Pozzi, Nicola |
| Pogba, Paul | 5 | 2 | De Silvestri, Lorenzo |
| Pirlo, Andrea | 3 | 1 | Sansone, Gianluca |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of JUVENTUS: 3 wins
| 12/01/14 | SA | Cagliari – Juventus |
1:4 | Round 19 |
| 05/01/14 | SA | Juventus – Roma |
3:0 | Round 18 |
| 22/12/13 | SA | Atalanta – Juventus |
1:4 | Round 17 |
Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 13/01/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Udinese |
3:0 | Round 19 |
| 09/01/14 | CI | Roma – Sampdoria |
1:0 | Round 1/8 |
| 06/01/14 | SA | Napoli – Sampdoria |
2:0 | Round 18 |
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Serie A Week 20 – Twentieth Round
Juventus 4 – 2 Sampdoria
Saturday 18 January 2014
Juventus Stadium
Turin, Italy
20:45
Referee: Gervasoni di Mantova
Assistants: De Luca-Petrella
Fourth Official: Posado
Add1: Tommasi
Add2: Irrati
Attendance:
Goals: 18′ Arturo Vidal (J), 24′ Fernando Llorente (J), 38′ Andrea Barzagli (Own goal), 41′ Arturo Vidal (J)(pen), 69′ Manolo Gabbiadini (S), 78′ Paul Pogba (J)
Official formations – lineups:
JUVENTUS (3-5-2): Buffon, Barzagli, Ogbonna, Chiellini, Lichtsteiner,
Vidal, Marchisio, Pogba, Asamoah, Tevez, Llorente.
Subs: Storari,
Rubinho, Caceres, Bonucci, Peluso, Isla, Padoin, Pirlo, Pepe, Giovinco,
Vucinic, Quagliarella.
Coach: Antonio Conte
SAMPDORIA (4-2-3-1): Da Costa; De Silvestri, Mustafi, Gastaldello,
Regini; Palombo, Obiang; Gabbiadini, Bjarnason, Wszolek; Eder.
Subs:
Fiorillo, Tozzo, Costa, Salamon, Renan, Rodriguez, Pozzi, Sansone,
Berardi, Fornasier, Gavazzi.
Coach: Sinisa Mihajlovic
| Serie A Week 20 – Twentieth Round
Juventus 4 – 2 Sampdoria 20:45 Referee: Gervasoni di Mantova |
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| Juventus | Match Stats |
Sampdoria |
| 4 | Goals | 2 |
| 18 (5) | Shots (on goal) | 17 (5) |
| 8 | Fouls | 12 |
| 3 | Corner kicks | 10 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 51% | Ball Possession | 49% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 4 | Saves | 1 |
What do you think of the result? Agree? Disagree? Best and worst player?