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50% Ball PossessionTORINO and 50% Ball Possession SAMPDORIA
Torino 2 – 0 Sampdoria 
17′ Fabio Quagliarella
24′ Fabio Quagliarella
Serie A Standing BEFORE the game:
Torino, 4th position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +3
Sampdoria, 3rd position with 7 points and a positive goal difference of +5
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | Goals | DIFF | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Sampdoria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 9:4 | 5 | 7 |
| 4 | Torino | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7:4 | 3 | 7 |
Torino and Sampdoria stating the season well winning 2 games and having 1 draw each reaching 7 points each. The objective for both teams is to be among the top 6 teams to be in European competition. Last week games ending Sampdoria 2 – 0 Bologna and Hellas Verona 2 – 2 Torino.
- There are 48 precedents with stats showing Torino with 27 wins, 13 draws, and Sampdoria with 8 wins.
Torino opening the score in the 17th minute. It is forward Fabio Quagliarella to defeat Sampdoria goalkeeper Emiliano Viviano with a headed sot in the top left corner. The assist is by midfielder Bruno Peres.
Rocking time for Quagliarella!!!!! In the 24th minute, there he is again. Quagliarella increasing the score following a corner conceded by Sampdoria defender Matías Silvestre. Quagliarella defeating this time Viviano with a right footed shot in the top right corner. The assist is by Andrea Belotti.
Here is TORINO official starting lineup by coach Giampiero Ventura:
TORINO (3-5-2): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Acquah, Vives, Baselli, Molinaro; Quagliarella, Belotti.
Here is SAMPDORIA official starting lineup by coach Walter Zenga:
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Pereira, Silvestre, Moisander, Regini; Ivan, Fernando, Barreto; Soriano; Éder, Muriel
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Stats. Before the game, top scorer for TORINO: Daniele Baselli with 3 goals
Top scorer for SAMPDORIA: Citadin Eder with 5 goals
| Torino | Goals | Goals | Sampdoria |
|---|---|---|---|
| Daniele Baselli | 3 | 5 | Eder |
| Fabio Quagliarella | 2 | 2 | Luis Muriel |
| Emiliano Moretti | 1 | 1 | Roberto Soriano |
| Acquah Afriyie | 1 | 1 | Fernando |
Stats. Here are the last 3 games of TORINO: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 13/09/15 | SA | Verona – Torino | 2:2 | Round 3 | |||
| 30/08/15 | SA | Torino – Fiorentina | 3:1 | Round 2 | |||
| 23/08/15 | SA | Frosinone – Torino | 1:2 | Round 1 |
Here are the last 3 games of SAMPDORIA: 2 wins, 1 draw
| 14/09/15 | SA | Sampdoria – Bologna | 2:0 | Round 3 | |||
| 30/08/15 | SA | Napoli – Sampdoria | 2:2 | Round 2 | |||
| 23/08/15 | SA | Sampdoria – Carpi | 5:2 | Round 1 |
Photo: facebook.com/sampdoria
Torino vs Sampdoria official formations – lineups
Photo: torinofc.it
2015 – 2016 Italian Serie A Week 4
Torino 2 – 0 Sampdoria
Sunday 20 September 2015
Olimpico di Torino Stadium
Turin, Italy
15:00
Referee: GIACOMELLI
Assistants: TONOLINI – GAVA
Fourth Official: PEGORIN
ADD1: MARIANI
ADD2: CHIFFI
Goals: 17′ Fabio Quagliarella (T), 24′ Fabio Quagliarella (T)
Official formations – lineups:
TORINO (3-5-2): Padelli; Bovo, Glik, Moretti; Peres, Acquah, Vives, Baselli, Molinaro; Quagliarella, Belotti.
Subs.: Castellazzi, Ichazo, Zappacosta, Obi, Benassi, López, Martínez, Jansson, Silva, Amauri, Prcić.
Coach: Giampiero Ventura
SAMPDORIA (4-3-1-2): Viviano; Pereira, Silvestre, Moisander, Regini; Ivan, Fernando, Barreto; Soriano; Éder, Muriel.
Subs: Puggioni, Brignoli, Mesbah, Rodríguez, Correa, Lazaros, Krstičić, Carbonero, Zukanović, Rocca, Cassano.
Coach:. Walter Zenga
Match Stats
| Torino | Match Stats | Sampdoria |
| 2 | Goals | 0 |
| 19(8) | Shots (on goal) | 13(5) |
| 9 | Fouls | 10 |
| 7 | Corner kicks | 7 |
| 0 | Offsides | 1 |
| 50% | Ball Possession | 50% |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 3 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 5 | Saves | 6 |