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52% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA and 48% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Sampdoria 0 – 1 AC Milan 
. 85′ Carlos Bacca
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
AC Milan, 15th position with 3 points and a negative goal difference of -2
Sampdoria, 5th position with 6 points and a negative goal difference of -2
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Sampdoria | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5:4 | 1 | 6 |
| 15 | Milan | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5:7 | -2 | 3 |
An agonizing victory for AC Milan defeating Sampdoria at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. AC Milan stopping Sampdoria on their quest to jump to the top 3 positions. Sampdoria had won their previous 2 games. AC Milan winning now their second game this season to pursue the objective to be in the top 3 positions.
AC Milan silencing the Luigi Ferraris Stadium in the 85th minute. It is Colombian forward Carlos Bacca to smack a goal defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist is by Suso. It’s the fourth goal of the season by Bacca.
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
AC Milan scored 14 times in the past 15 matches played away against Sampdoria, scoring a total of 25 goals. Last 7 matches between AC Milan and Sampdoria saw the red and blacks undefeated: 3 draws and 4 victories.
- Last time the two teams played on a Friday night it was 1959/60 at San Siro: the match ended 4-0 for the Rossoneri.
There are 58 precedents at the Ferraris with stats showing AC Milan with 22 wins, 19 draws, and Sampdoria with 17 wins. The big ex is Vincenzo Montella who played coached last season: 26 games and 14 defeats. Against Samp, Montella has a positive record: in 7 previous matches, 4 victories, 2 draws and just one defeat. AC Milan scored in all the past 6 Serie A matches against Sampdoria winning at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Marco Giampaolo:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Sala, Silvestre, Škriniar, Regini; Barreto, Torreira, Linetty; Praet; Muriel, Quagliarella.
Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Abate, Paletta, Romagnoli, Calabria; Sosa, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Suso, Lapadula, Niang.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Muriel and Quagliarella with 2 goals each
Top scorer of AC MILAN: Carlos Bacca with 3 goals
| Sampdoria | Goals | Goals | ac milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Muriel, Luis | 2 | 3 | Bacca, Carlos |
| Quagliarella, Fabio | 2 | 1 | Suso |
| Barreto, Edgar | 1 | 1 | Niang, Mbaye |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 11/09/16 | SA | Roma – Sampdoria | 3:2 | 3 | |||
| 28/08/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Atalanta | 2:1 | 2 | |||
| 21/08/16 | SA | Empoli – Sampdoria | 0:1 | 1 |
Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 win, 2 lost
| 11/09/16 | SA | Milan – Udinese | 0:1 | 3 | |||
| 03/09/16 | CFG | Bournemouth – Milan | 1:2 | ||||
| 27/08/16 | SA | Napoli – Milan | 4:2 | 2 |
Disciplinary Situation BEFORE the game. 1 suspended player for SAMPDORIA: Alvarez
1 suspended player for AC MILAN: Kucka (1)
Photo: sampdoria.it
Photo: facebook.com/ACMilan
AC Milan official starting lineup against Sampdoria
2016 – 2017 Italian Serie A Week 4
Sampdoria 0 – 1 AC Milan
Friday 16 September 2016
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
20:45
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: MANGANELLI – LONGO
Fourth Official: PAGANESSI
ADD1: ORSATO
ADD2: RUSSO
Goals: 85′ Carlos Bacca (M)
Official lineups – formations:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Sala, Silvestre, Škriniar, Regini; Barreto, Torreira, Linetty; Praet; Muriel, Quagliarella.
Subs.: Puggioni, Amuzie, Dodo, Eramo, Fernandes, Pereira, Schick, Krajnc, Palombo, Cigarini, Đuričić, Budimir.
Coach: Marco Giampaolo.
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Donnarumma; Abate, Paletta, Romagnoli, Calabria; Sosa, Montolivo, Bonaventura; Suso, Lapadula, Niang.
Subs: Gabriel, Plizzari, Ely, Adriano, Honda, Gómez, Poli, Vangioni, Bacca, Locatelli, Pašalić.
Coach: Vincezo Montella.