On the 11th of April, in this week 32 match, Sampdoria will travel to Bologna to battle Bologna in a clash of the Serie A. The game day is forecasted to be a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 7 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 12th placed Bologna is fresh off their 0-0 scoreless draw against Milan. Milan had 33 on net, and Bologna had 8, but no one could beat the goalie, and the game ended in a 0-0 draw,. Bologna looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10, while sampdoria sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-1 loss against Roma. Henrikh Mkhitaryan scored the first goal for Roma in the 27th minute, and that single goal was all that was necessary as neither team could manage any more scoring In the end, Sampdoria was frustrated by Roma’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Roma ended the match with the shutout victory. Sampdoria looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 7 of their last 10.
In their last match together, in Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris, Bologna won by a score of 2 to 1. Mattias Svanberg struck first for Bologna in the 47th minute on a feed from Roberto Soriano, then Morten Thorsby tied it up for Sampdoria in the 77th minute.
Francesco Caputo has been the most effective weapon for Sampdoria lately. The Italian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.