On Sat Feb 19th, in week 26, Sampdoria hosts Empoli at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in a clash of these two closely matched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 11 degrees, which is great football weather. 16th placed Sampdoria is fresh off their 0-1 loss against Milan. Rafael Leão struck first for Milan in the 8th 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 Milan’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Milan ended the match with the shutout victory. Sampdoria looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 8 points in their last 10 matches, while 11th placed Empoli is fresh off their 1-1 draw against Cagliari. Andrea Pinamonti struck first for Empoli in the 38th minute, then Leonardo Pavoletti tied it up for Cagliari in the 84th minute earning them at least the one point. Empoli is looking for direction having earned 11 points in their last 10 matches.
In their last match together, in Stadio Carlo Castellani, Sampdoria was victorious by a score of 3 to 0. Francesco Caputo struck first for Sampdoria in the 31st minute on a feed from Antonio Candreva, then Francesco Caputo added another in the 52nd minute on a feed from Bartosz Bereszyński In the end, Empoli was frustrated by Sampdoria’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Sampdoria ended the match with the shutout victory.
Both Bajrami and Andrea Pinamonti have been the hottest scorers for Empoli in the last five each having scored 2 goals each. Both Andrea Conti and Francesco Caputo have been the hottest scorers for Sampdoria in the last five each having scored 2 goals each.