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45% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA and 55% Ball Possession AC MILAN
Sampdoria 2 – 2 AC Milan 
45′ Stefano Okaka 10′ Stephan El Shaarawy
51′ Citadin Eder 65′ Jeremy Menez (pen)
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 4th position with 19 points and a positive goal difference of +6
AC Milan, 7th position with 16 points and a positive goal difference of +4
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Sampdoria | 10 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12:6 | 6 | 19 |
| 7 | Milan | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 18:14 | 4 | 16 |
Pressure for both teams to claim the victory, but it ends with a thriller 2-2 draw. Highlight of the game is the goal by AC Milan forward Stephan El Shaarawy because he had not scored since 24 February 2013. It’s a great way to respond to Italy Head Coach Antonio Conte who was watching the game from the Tribune. AC Milan with a motivation after winning the 2014 Luigi Berlusconi Trophy defeating San Lorenzo de Almagro. AC Milan lost the Serie A Week 10 game against Palermo at the San Siro Stadium and need to win to climb towards the top 3 positions.
It is AC Milan to open the score in the 10th minute! The unblocking by forward Stephan El Shaarawy defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Sergio Romero with a right footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by forward Jeremy Menez.
Click the video to watch the goal by Spiky Boy forward Stephan El Shaarawy…..
Sampdoria equalizing the score in the 45th minute with forward Stefano Okaka defeating AC Milan goalkeeper Diego Lopez with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner. The assist by forward Manolo Gabbiadini. It’s Okaka’s second goal this season.
Sampdoria taking the lead in the 51st minute following a corner conceded by AC Milan defender Daniele Bonera. It is forward Citadin Eder to defeat goalkeeper Lopez with a right footed shot crom close range in the center.
Referee Daniele Orsato giving a penalty to AC Milan in the 65th minute conceded by Sampdoria defender Djamel Mesbah after a handball. It is forward Jeremy Menez to convert the penalty with a right footed shot in the bottom right corner to equalize the score. It’s the fourth goal of the season for Menez.
Things complicating for AC Milan in the 85th minute when Referee Orsato gives the second yellow card to defender Daniele Bonera after a foul on Sampdoria forward Stefano Okaka making it an automatic Red Card. AC Milan playing with 10 players the last 5 minutes.
Last time Sampdoria defeated AC Milan at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium with a 2-1 was during the 2009-2010 Season. AC Milan defeated Sampdoria last season at the Ferraris with a 0-2.
Before the game. Stats for Sampdoria vs AC Milan in Genoa are 56 games with AC Milan winning 21, Sampdoria 17 wins, and 18 draws. There have been 153 goals with 88 for Milan and 65 Sampdoria. It’s the second goal this season for Okaka.
News is that AC Milan defender Philippe Mexes playing his first game this season with Milan in this season after long time recovery.
- Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-3): Romero; De Silvestri, Gastaldello, Silvestre, Mesbah; Soriano, Obiang, Duncan; Gabbiadini, Okaka, Éder.
- Here is AC MILAN official starting lineup by coach Filippo Inzaghi:
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Diego López; De Sciglio, Mexès, Rami, Bonera; Essien, de Jong, Bonaventura; Honda, Ménez, El Shaarawy.
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Stats AFTER the game. Top scorer for SAMPDORIA: Forward Manolo Gabbiadini with 4 goals
Top scorer for AC MILAN: Forward Keisuke Honda with 6 goals
| Sampdoria | Goals | Goals | AC Milan |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gabbiadini, Manolo | 4 | 6 | Honda, Keisuke |
| Gastaldello, Daniele | 2 | 4 | Menez, Jeremy |
| Okaka, Stefano | 2 | 2 | Bonaventura, Giacomo |
| Obiang, Pedro | 1 | 2 | de Jong, Nigel |
| Palombo, Angelo | 1 | 2 | Muntari, Sulley |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 1 draw, 1 lost
| 02/11/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Fiorentina | 3:1 | Round 10 | |||
| 29/10/14 | SA | Inter – Sampdoria | 1:0 | Round 9 | |||
| 25/10/14 | SA | Sampdoria – Roma | 0:0 | Round 8 |
Here are the last 3 games of AC MILAN: 1 win, 1 draw, a lost
| 05/11/14 | BT | Milan – San Lorenzo | 2:0 | Friendly | |||
| 02/11/14 | SA | Milan – Palermo | 0:2 | Round 10 | |||
| 29/10/14 | SA | Cagliari – Milan | 1:1 | Round 9 |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the Serie A Week 11 game, Sampdoria 2- 2 AC Milan including all goals by Stephan El Shaarawy, Sterano Okaka, Citadin Eder, and Jeremy Menez
Click the video to watch the commentaries from DIRETTA STADIO by Tiziano Crudelli on Sampdoria vs AC Milan.
Sampdoria forward Stefano Okaka challenging AC Milan midfielder Nigel De Jong
2014 – 2015 Italian Serie A Week 11
Sampdoria 2 – 2 AC Milan
Saturday 8 November 2014
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
20:45
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: MELI – COSTANZO
Fourth Official: PADOVAN
ADD1: RIZZOLI
ADD2: MARIANI
Goals: 10′ Stephan el Shaarawy (M), 45′ Stefano Okaka (S), 51′ Citadin Eder (S), 65′ Jeremy Menez (M)(pen)
Official formations – lineups:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-3): Romero; De Silvestri, Gastaldello, Silvestre, Mesbah; Soriano, Obiang, Duncan; Gabbiadini, Okaka, Éder.
Subs.: Da Costa, Massolo, Fornasier, Mesbah, Cacciatore, Regini, Krsticic, Marchionni, Rizzo/Duncan, Bergessio, Fedato, Sansone, Wszolek.
Coach: Sinisa. Mihajlović.
AC MILAN (4-3-3): Diego López; De Sciglio, Mexès, Rami, Bonera; Essien, de Jong, Bonaventura; Honda, Ménez, El Shaarawy.
Subs.: Abbiati, Agazzi, Albertazzi, Armero, Zaccardo, Zapata, Poli, Saponara, van Ginkel, Niang, Pazzini, Torres.
Coach. Filippo Inzaghi
| Sampdoria | Match Stats | AC Milan |
| 19(8) | Goals | 2 |
| 19(8) | Shots (on goal) | 10(3) |
| 13 | Fouls | 23 |
| 5 | Corner kicks | 5 |
| 1 | Offsides | 1 |
| 45% | Ball Possession | 55% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Saves | 6 |