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43% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA and 57% Ball Possession NAPOLI
Sampdoria 2 – 4 Napoli 
45′ Joaquin Correa 9′ Gonzalo Higuaín
73′ Citadin Éder 18′ Lorenzo Insigne (pen)
. 60′ Marek Hamsik
. 79′ Dries Mertens
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Sampdoria, 14th position with 23 points and a negative goal difference of -3
Napoli, 1st position with 44 points and a positive goal difference of +25
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Napoli | 20 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 41:16 | 25 | 44 |
| 14 | Sampdoria | 20 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 29:32 | -3 | 23 |
Napoli keeping the sole leadership of the Serie A after defeatin Sampdoria. It’s a go get it for Napoli redeeming themselves after their elimination in Coppa Italia by Inter.
Problems for Sampdoria. It is Napoli to open the score in the 9th miute with forward Gonzalo Higuaín defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano with a right footed shot in the enter. This is the 21st goal by Higuaín continuing a s sole top scorer.
Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
Things going badly for Sampdoria conceding a penalty ! Referee Orsato giving a penalty to Napoli conceded by Sampdoria midfielder Edgar Barreto after a foul on Napoli defender Raúl Albiol. It is forward Lorenzo Insigne to convert the penalty with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Photo: Photo: facebook.com/SSCNapoli
- There are 48 precedents between Sampdoria vs Napoli at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium. Stats showing Sampdoria with 20 wins, 17 draws,, and Napoli with 11 wins. Out of the 117 goals Sampdoria scoring 71 goals and Napoli scoring 46 goals.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Vincenzo Montella:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-3): Viviano; Cassani, Moisander, Zukanović, Regini; Carbonero, Fernando, Barreto; Éder, Cassano, Correa.
Here is NAPOLI official starting lineup by coach Maurizio Sarri:
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamšík; Insigne, Higuaín, Callejón.
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Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer of SAMPDORIA: Citadin Eder with 11 goals
Top scorer of NAPOLI: Gonzalo Higuain with 20 goals
| Sampdoria | Goals | Goals | Napoli |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eder | 11 | 20 | Higuain, Gonzalo |
| Soriano, Roberto | 6 | 8 | Insigne, Lorenzo |
| Muriel, Luis | 4 | 4 | Hamsik, Marek |
| Zukanovic, Ervin | 3 | 3 | Allan |
| Correa, Joaquin | 1 | 2 | Gabbiadini, Manolo |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 1 win, 2 lost
| 17/01/16 | SA | Carpi – Sampdoria | 2:1 | Round 20 | |||
| 10/01/16 | SA | Sampdoria – Juventus | 1:2 | Round 19 | |||
| 05/01/16 | SA | Genoa – Sampdoria | 2:3 | Round 18 |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of NAPOLI: 2 wins, 1 lost
| 19/01/16 | CI | Napoli – Inter | 0:2 | Quarterfinal | |||
| 16/01/16 | SA | Napoli – Sassuolo | 3:1 | Round 20 | |||
| 10/01/16 | SA | Frosinone – Napoli | 1:5 | ound 19 |
Photo: facebook.com/sampdoria
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 21
Sampdoria 2 – 4 Napoli
Sunday 24 January 2016
Luigi Ferraris Stadium
Genoa, Italy
15:00
Referee: ORSATO
Assistants: BARBIRATI – MARZALONI
Fourth Official: MANGANELLI
ADD1: DAMATO
ADD2 DOVERI
Goals: 9′ Gonzalo Higuaín (N), 18′ Lorenzo Insigne (pen), 45′ Joaquin Correa (S), 60′ Marek Hamsik (N)72′ Citadin Éden (S), 80′ Dries Mertens (N)
Official lineups – formations:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-3): Viviano; Cassani, Moisander, Zukanović, Regini; Carbonero, Fernando, Barreto; Éder, Cassano, Correa.
Subs.: Brignoli, Puggioni, Silvestre, Dodô, Pereira, Regini, Álvarez, Ivan, Palombo, Krstičić, Muriel, Rodríguez
Coach: Vincenzo Montella
NAPOLI (4-3-3): Reina; Hysaj, Albiol, Koulibaly, Ghoulam; Allan, Jorginho, Hamšík; Insigne, Higuaín, Callejón.
Subs: Gabriel, Strinić, Luperto, Chiricheș, Gabriel, Maggio, Valdifiori, Chalobah, López, El Kaddouri, Mertens, Gabbiadini,.
Coach: Maurizio Sarri
Match Stats
| Sampdoria | Match Stats | Napoli |
| 2 | Goals | 4 |
| 8(4) | Shots (on goal) | 23(9) |
| 14 | Fouls | 12 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 3 |
| 4 | Offsides | 2 |
| 43% | Ball Possession | 57% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 1 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 2 |