On Dec 16th, Sampdoria will play host to Torino in a clash of the Coppa Italia. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. Sampdoria is fresh off their 3-1 win against Genoa. Manolo Gabbiadini struck first for Sampdoria in the 7th minute, then Francesco Caputo added another in the 49th minute. Sampdoria is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Torino recorded a 2-1 win against Bologna. Antonio Sanabria struck first for Torino in the 24th minute on a feed from Saša Lukić, then Adama Soumaoro added another on an own goal in the 69th minute. Torino is looking for direction having 4 win and 4 losses in their last 10 matches.
This will be the first match for these two teams against eachother this season. Last season Sampdoria won the head to head battle with 1 win and 1 draw.
Gleison Bremer and Josip Brekalo are the top scorers for Torino in the last 5 matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Manolo Gabbiadini has been on a hot streak lately. In the last five games, hes scored four goals for Sampdoria.