On the 22nd of August, Sampdoria will host Juventus at Stadio Comunale Luigi Ferraris in a meeting of these two Serie A teams. Weather on match day is looking like a cloudy but warm day with daytime temperatures of 23 degrees, which is great football weather. 18th placed Sampdoria is fresh off their 0-2 loss against Atalanta. Rafael Tolói struck first for Atalanta in the 26th minute on a feed from Mario Pašalić, then Ademola Lookman added another in the 4th minute of the second half’s stoppage time on a feed from Ruslan Malinovskyi In the end, Sampdoria was frustrated by Atalanta’s defence and couldn’t put any tallies on the board. Atalanta ended the match with the shutout victory. Sampdoria looks to improve on their recent performance, having earned only 9 points in their last 10 matches, while juventus sits at 2nd place in the tables. In their last match they recorded a 3-0 shutout win against Sassuolo. Ángel Di María struck first for Juventus in the 26th minute on a feed from Alex Sandro, then Dušan Vlahović added another in the 43rd minute from the penalty spot In the end, Sassuolo couldn’t muster any offence and Juventus ran away with the shutout win. Juventus is looking for direction having earned 12 points in their last 10 matches.
On Tue Jan 18th, Juventus hosted Sampdoria in their last match together. Juventus was victorious by a score of 4 to 1. Juan Cuadrado scored the first goal for Juventus in the 25th minute, then Daniele Rugani added another in the 52nd minute.
Juventus is glad to have Dušan Vlahović in top form. In the last five matches the attacker has scored four goals. Abdelhamid Sabiri has been the most prolific scorer on Sampdoria in his last 5 matches with two goals.