December 10th features a match where Sampdoria and Genoa will play a match in Genova in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams in the anticipated Genova derby. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cold day, with daytime temperatures of only 1 degrees, which will make playing unpleasant. In their last match, Genoa recorded a 0-2 loss against Juventus. Juan Cuadrado scored the first goal for Juventus in the 9th minute, then Paulo Dybala added another in the 82nd minute on a feed from Federico Bernardeschi At the end of 90 a dissapointed Genoa couldn’t manage to score, and Juventus took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches, while sampdoria is fresh off their 1-3 loss against Lazio. Sergej Milinković-Savić struck first for Lazio in the 7th minute on a feed from Mattia Zaccagni, then Ciro Immobile added another in the 17th minute. Sampdoria looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 6 of their last 10.
Sampdoria and Genoa last played eachother at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris on Nov 26th. Genoa was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Valerio Verre scored the first goal for Sampdoria in the 18th minute, then Gianluca Scamacca got the equalizer for Genoa in the 60th minute on a feed from Eldor Shomurodov But luckily in the 68th minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Lukas Lerager.
For Sampdoria, their top scorers are Antonio Candreva and Manolo Gabbiadini, each having 2 goals in their last 5 matches. Genoa is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Flavio Junior Bianchi and Domenico Criscito each only have 1 goal in their last 5.