Sampdoria host AC Milan in round 1 of Italian Serie A. The match will be played on Monday, August 23rd at Stadio Luigi Ferraris (Genoa)
Under the management of Claudio Ranieri, Sampdoria did not aim at the European competitions. But the Blue-Whites could feel quite calm, keeping away from the danger zone. Claudio took 9th place with the team in the previous season and left. And everyone remembers how the representative of Genoa failed after Marco Giampaolo went to Milan. Wasn't the management wrong to bet on D'Aversa? Roberto raised Parma to Serie A, but returning to the helm of the Crusaders in the last season, he could not save them from relegation. At the new club, he started with a victory, but it was rather tough. On August 16, Sampdoria beat Alessandria from Serie B in the cup (3-2). Let’s note that again the veterans decided everything: Quagliarella, Gabbiadini, and Candreva.
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AC Milan showed excellent results right after the lockdown. The Red-and-Blacks managed to keep their good shape in the first part of the new season, and they were in the lead for quite a long time. But as expected by many experts, the club fizzled out, and the winter attempts to strengthen it mostly failed. Especially Mandzukic, who didn’t live up to expectations at all. However, AC Milan returned to the Champions League. Moreover, taking advantage of the slump of competitors, especially Juventus, the Red-and-Blacks even finished the season in 2nd place. Of course, Stefano Pioli continues to manage the team. Beyond that, efforts were made to strengthen the roster again. It is clear that the previous squad would not have withstood the fight on two fronts. Maignan, Ballo-Toure, and Giroud have already been signed, and the contracts of Tomori and Tonali have been bought out. The club tries to buy Nikola Vlašić, and other work has not been completed yet, but hardly anyone else will be ready to play on Saturday.
In the previous season, Milan successfully, but in a peculiar way, played against Sampdoria. Both games at the San Siro brought draws, and both games in Genoa were won by Pioli's charges. Sampa lost to the Red-and-Blacks even under the management of Ranieri. It is unlikely that it will turn out better now, so we bet on the victory of the visitors.
Prediction for the match: AC Milan to win
