Italian Serie A preview: UC Sampdoria – AS http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Roma-c31603
Mid table mediocrity for Blucerchiati
Il Doria finished fourth last season, winning a Champions League berth in process. Antonio Cassano and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Giampaolo-Pazzini-c14802 were the stars for Sampdoria. This season however has been a downhill ride. Marred by internal disputes and poor performances on the
pitch, Blucerchiati are sliding down the Calcio charts.
As things stand, Domenico Di Carlo’s side are 9th in the league with 23 points from 17 games. Goals have been a commodity hard to come by at Stadio Luigi Ferraris. Pazzini and co. have scored just 18 goals in the first part of the season. The
arrival of Federico Macheda might improve things for Di Carlo, but the young Italian is relatively inexperienced and will take his time settling down in most tactical of the leagues.
Il Doria welcomes an in-form Roma outfit who have been scoring goals for fun. The game could not have been at a worse time for Blucerchiati. La Samp were thumped 3 – 0 by Palermo in their last league outing and tonight promises to be another difficult outing
for Antonio Cassano’s former side.
The Rise of the wolves
Gilarossi are a true phenomenon. The team has the potential to be brilliant and ugly in equal measures. Staying true to their unpredictable nature, Gilarossi started the season in a disastrous manner only to mount one of their trademark comebacks.
Going into round 19 of Serie A, Claudio Ranieri’s side sit fourth in the league. It’s difficult to believe that Ranieri was running the risk of losing his job at one point in time. I Lupi have accumulated 32 points from 18 games; seven points off the summit.
Ranieri’s men travel to Genoa smelling blood. Doria have been poor this season and with former club talisman, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Antonio-Cassano-c6302, now playing with AC Milan, Gilarossi would be optimistic of getting three precious points. However, Sampdoria have lost just one
game this season and Gilarossi will have to guard against complacency.
Team News
UC Sampdoria
Francesco Semioli and http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Federico-Macheda-c13475, is likely to start on the bench.
AS Roma
New Year has started well for Lupi on injury front. Ranieri will only have David Pizzaro’s injury to worry about.
Key Players
Giampaolo Pazzini
With Il Talentino di Bari finally gone, Pazzo will have to play beyond his abilities to rescue Sampdoria’s season. The Italian might be playing his last games for the club as Juventus are reportedly working out a deal to bring the Italian international to
Turin. Until then, Pazzini will be the key player for Doria in all the games.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Mirko-Vucinic-c26024
On Wednesday, the Montenegrin forward scored a brilliant brace against Catania to win Lupi three priceless points. Vucinic is one of the best strikers in peninsula when on form, and Ranieri would be rubbing his hands in glee. Gilarossi usually concede away
from home, so Vucinic will have to make sure he puts on his shooting boots today.
Prediction
For all their woes, Doria have lost only one game in the league this season. However, Gilarossi are playing some brilliant football and Ranieri will mastermind a routine victory. AS Roma to win the game by a 1 – 2 score line.
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