On Mon May 16th, in week 37, Sampdoria will host Fiorentina at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in a Serie A match. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 18 degrees, which will be a great treat for players. 15th placed Sampdoria is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Lazio. Patric scored the first goal for Lazio in the 41st minute, then Luis Alberto added another in the 59th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sampdoria couldn’t manage to score, and Lazio took the shutout win. Sampdoria looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 7 points in their last 10 matches, while in their last match, Fiorentina recorded a 2-0 shutout win against Roma. Nicolás González struck first for Fiorentina in the 5th minute from the penalty spot, then Giacomo Bonaventura added another in the 11th minute In the end, Roma was frustrated by Fiorentina’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Fiorentina ended the match with the shutout victory. Fiorentina should be reasonably happy with their recent performance, earning 17 points in their last 10 matches.
On Nov 30th, Fiorentina hosted Sampdoria in their last match together. Fiorentina was victorious by a score of 3 to 1. Manolo Gabbiadini struck first for Sampdoria in the 15th minute on a feed from Antonio Candreva, then José Callejón got the equalizer for Fiorentina in the 23rd minute on a feed from Riccardo Sottil But luckily in the 32nd minute, they were able to complete the comback with a goal by Dušan Vlahović.
Fiorentina is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Riccardo Saponara and Giacomo Bonaventura each only have 1 goal in their last five. Sampdoria’s most prolific scorer has been Francesco Caputo. The Italian attacker has netted 2 goals over the last five matches.