In this week 14 match on Nov 9th, Sampdoria will travel to Torino to battle Torino in a meeting of these two extremely mismatched Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy and cool day, with daytime temperatures of only 9 degrees, so hopefuly the match makes up for the weather. 10th placed Torino is fresh off their 2-1 win against Milan. Koffi Djidji scored the first goal for Torino in the 35th minute, then Aleksey Miranchuk added another in the 37th minute. Torino is looking for direction having 4 win and 5 losses in their last 10 matches, while 19th placed Sampdoria is fresh off their 0-3 loss against Inter. Stefan de Vrij scored the first goal for Inter in the 21st minute, then Nicolò Barella added another in the 44th minute In the end, Sampdoria couldn’t muster any offence and Inter ran away with the shutout win. Sampdoria looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 5 points in their last 10 matches.
Sampdoria and Torino last played eachother at the Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris on the 16th of December. Sampdoria won by a score of 2 to 1. Fabio Quagliarella struck first for Sampdoria in the 16th minute on a penalty shot, then Rolando Mandragora tied it up for Torino in the 54th minute on a penalty shot.
Sampdoria is having problems scoring lately. Their top scorers, Filip Đuričić and Francesco Caputo each only have 1 goal in their last 5. Torino’s top weapon lately has been Pietro Pellegri, who has 2 goals in the last five matches.