Sampdoria hosts Torino in the Coppa Italia 1/16 finals. The match will be played on Thursday, December 16th at Stadio Luigi Ferraris (Genoa)
Sampdoria was quite a tough middle peasant of the Italian championship in previous years. It was the result of good work by experienced Ranieri, but Claudio left in the offseason. He was replaced by Roberto D'Aversa, who made a name for himself at Parma. But now he cannot boast of high results, and one even talked that Stankovic was invited to Genoa. But Dejan, who led Crvena Zvezda to the Europa League playoffs, eventually extended his contract and stayed in Belgrade. Beyond that, the police arrested Ferrero, and he was removed from the president’s post. But against this background, Sampdoria managed to win an important victory on Friday. The Blue-Whites beat their neighbor, Genoa, in the Derby of the Lantern (3-1). They have 18 points after 17 matches and take 14th place. But it's definitely too early to relax.
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Torino finished in 17th place in the previous season. Only a couple of points separated the Bulls from the relegation from Serie A. They were lucky that 37 points (less than one per match on average!) were enough to survive. To fix everything, Ivan Juric was lured from Verona. The Croat performed well with the Mastiffs, turning them into unyielding middle peasants. Having gone for promotion, the coach generally made progress for his new charges. Not everything is perfect, and Belotti, for example, has scored only twice so far. But the main thing is that Torino manages to earn points regularly. Moreover, the Bulls scored 13 points in the last five home matches. On Sunday, they gained a well-deserved victory over Bologna (2-1). So far, Torino is in the lower part of the standings, but the gap to the European competition zone is not so large.
Sampdoria had three victories and one draw in four head-to-head matches. But in October, Torino was able to defeat the guests from Genoa with a score of 3-0. Then even Belotti was able to score one of his few goals. By and large, it is unlikely that the clubs will desperately fight for victory in the upcoming game. But they won't sit back on heels either, so the fans will probably see goals in both nets.
Prediction for the match: Both teams to score — yes
