In this week 33 match, on Sat Apr 16th, Sampdoria will play host to Salernitana in a meeting 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 16 degrees, which is great football weather. Sampdoria sits at 16th place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 0-2 loss against Bologna. Marko Arnautović struck first for Bologna in the 61st minute on a feed from Mitchell Dijks, then Marko Arnautović added another in the 76th minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Sampdoria couldn’t manage to score, and Bologna took the shutout win. They’re hoping to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while 20th placed Salernitana is fresh off their 1-2 loss against Roma. Ivan Radovanović struck first for Salernitana in the 22nd minute on a feed from Franck Ribéry, then Carles Pérez got the equalizer for Roma in the 81st minute on a feed from Henrikh Mkhitaryan But fortunately they were able to complete the comaback in the 85th minute on a goal by Chris Smalling. Salernitana looks to improve on their recent performance, having lost 5 of their last 10.
Sampdoria and Salernitana last played eachother at the Stadio Arechi on the 21st of November. Sampdoria was victorious by a score of 2 to 0. Di Tacchio scored the first goal for Sampdoria on an own goal in the 40th minute, then Antonio Candreva added another in the 43rd minute At the end of 90 a dissapointed Salernitana couldn’t manage to score, and Sampdoria took the shutout win.
Milan Duric and Federico Bonazzoli are the top scorers for Salernitana in the last five matches, but unfortunately they only have one goal. It’s hard to imagine having success with those stats. Francesco Caputo has been the most effective weapon for Sampdoria lately. The Italian attacker has netted three goals in his last five matches.