Stop at home for Sampdoria, who lose at home against Sudtirol and slow down their pursuit of the playoffs. A grumpy match with many fouls, the visiting team took home the three points thanks to the goal scored at the start of the second half by Tait. More goal opportunities in the first half, two with Odogwu for Sudtirol and three for Kasami, in the second half, after Valente’s team took the lead, almost non-existent. The biggest opportunity comes to Borini in the 60th minute: he saves Tait in the corner, lurking on the line. Pirlo’s team plays the game and closes with a final attack, but is unable to find the right opening for the equalizer.
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Immediately a nice construction by Sampdoria with Kasami’s shot blocked in the 5th minute, then Sudtirol comes out and between 9′ and 11′ creates two good scoring opportunities with Odogwu, first Stankovic saves with his feet, then saves Stojanovic and Molina on the line he kicks the rebound very high. Tegola De Luca around 15′, the striker tries to grit his teeth and stay on the pitch, but after a few minutes he gives way to Borini due to a muscle problem. Pirlo’s boys take back control of the game and Kasami finds space to shoot three times between 24′ and 37′, two shots are blocked by Poluzzi, the third goes just wide.
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In the second half there was a cold shower because Sudtirol took the lead with Tait who collected Odogwu’s pass and slotted the ball past Stankovic with a great diagonal shot. Sampdoria tries to regain control of the game, but the pace is not too high: in the 56th minute Darboe shoots badly wide, in the 60th minute Borini, following free-kick developments, finds the decisive deflection into Tait’s corner kick , stationed on the goal line. Pirlo then redesigns the Blucerchiati and chooses the trident. Pedrola and Alvarez inside, Verre and Darboe outside. However, it is still Sudtirol who come very close to doubling their score, in the 67th minute on the counterattack, with a long-range shot from Arrigoni which is lifted for a corner by Stankovic. Great save. Nervous final part of the match, with the guests locked in and the hosts struggling to find openings to create scoring chances, many fouls and few scoring chances, Depaoli protests at the end after a contact in the penalty area with Davi, the The referee consults the VAR and then awards a free kick to the guests, a belly-flop with a shot by Barreca blocked in the area in injury time.
Sampdoria-Sudtirol 0-1, video goals and highlights
Sampdoria-Sudtirol 0-1, the scoreboard
Rarely: 49′ Tait
Sampdoria (3-5-2): Stankovic 6.5; Murru 5.5, Ghilardi 5, Leoni 5 (70′ Depaoli 5); Barreca 6, Darboe 5.5 (62′ Pedrola 6), Yepes 6, Kasami 6, Stojanovic 5.5; Verre 5 (62′ Alvarez 5), De Luca 6 (22′ Borini 5.5). All. Pirlo.
Sudtirol (3-4-3): Poluzzi 6; Cagnano 6, Masiello 6.5, Giorgini 6; Davi 6.5, Kurtic 6 (62′ Peeters 6), Arrigoni 6, Molina 6.5; Tait 7 (76′ Rover sv), Casiraghi 6, Odogwu 6.5 (62′ Merkaj 6). All. Valente.
Referee: Ferrieri Caputi of Livorno.
Note: Masiello, Arrigoni, Pedrola, Cagnano, Depaoli booked.