By Anna Italia
49% Ball Possession SASSUOLO and 51% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Sassuolo 1 – 2 Sampdoria 
16′ Alessandro Longhi 1′ Gianluca Sansone
66′ Stefano Okaka
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Serie A Standing AFTER the game:
Sassuolo 19th position with 21 points and a negative goal difference of -30
Sampdoria, 9th position with 40 points and a negative goal difference of -3
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | Diff. | Points |
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| 11 | Sampdoria | 30 | 11 | 7 | 12 | 40:43 | -3 | 40 |
| 19 | Sassuolo | 30 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 29:59 | -30 | 21 |
Surprisingly, Sampdoria opening the score in the 1st minute! An assist by midfielder Birkir Bjarnason to forward Gianluca Sansone delivering a right footed shot to defeat Sassuolo goalkeeper Gianluca Pegolo in the center.
Sassuolo equalizing the score in the 16th mintue with defender Alessandro Longhi defeating Sampdoria goalkeeper Junior Costa with a right footed shot in the bottom left corner.
Here is SASSUOLO official starting lineup by coach:
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Pegolo; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Ariaudo, Longhi; Chibsah, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Floccari, Zaza.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Sinisa Mihajlovic:
Sampdoria (4-4-2): Da Costa; De Silvestri, Mustafi, Costa, Regini; Renan, Obiang, Wszolek, Bjarnason; Okaka, Sansone.
Stats BEFORE the game. Top scorer for SASSUOLO: Forward Domenico Berardi with 12 goals
Top scorer for SAMPDORIA: Forward Eder with 9 goals
| Player | Goals | Goals | Player |
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| Berardi, Domenico | 12 | 9 | Eder |
| Zaza, Simone | 6 | 8 | Gabbiadini, Manolo |
| Floro Flores, Antonio | 5 | 3 | Soriano, Roberto |
| Missiroli, Simone | 1 | 2 | Renan |
| Floccari, Sergio | 1 | 2 | Okaka, Stefano |
Click the video to watch the highlights of the game SASSUOLO vs SAMPDORIA, Wednesday 26 March 2014, Mapei Stadium, Sassuolo, Italy, Serie A Week 30
Italian Serie A Week 30
Sassuolo 1 – 2 Sampdoria
Wednesday 26 March 2014
Mapei Stadium
Sassuolo, Italy
20:45
Referee: IRRATI
Assistants: PAGANESSI – IANNELLO
Fourth Official: VUOTO
ADD1: DI BELLO
ADD2: BRUNO
Goals: 1′ Gianluca Sansone (Samp)
Official formations – lineups:
Sassuolo (4-3-3): Pegolo; Gazzola, Cannavaro, Ariaudo, Longhi; Chibsah, Magnanelli, Missiroli; Berardi, Floccari, Zaza.
Subs: Pomini, Polito, Bianco, Terranova, Mendes, Rosi, Ziegler, Biondini, Masucci, Farias, Gliozzi, Sanabria.
Coach: Di Francesco.
Sampdoria (4-4-2): Da Costa; De Silvestri, Mustafi, Costa, Regini; Renan, Obiang, Wszolek, Bjarnason; Okaka, Sansone.
Subs: Fiorillo, Falcone, Gastaldello, Fornasier, Berardi, Rodriguez, Soriano, Palombo, Gabbiadini, Salamon, Eder, Maxi Lopez.
Coach: Sinisa Mihajlović
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| Sassuolo | Match Stats |
Sampdoria |
| 1 | Goals | 2 |
| 16(6) | Shots (on goal) | 17(8) |
| 17 | Fouls | 21 |
| 6 | Corner kicks | 1 |
| 0 | Offsides | 3 |
| 49% | Ball Possession | 51% |
| 1 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 1 |
| 6 | Saves | 5 |
What do you think of the results? Which players surprised you or disappointed you and why?