Fiorentina – Sampdoria
In a match from the 20th round of the Serie A, Fiorentina hosts Sampdoria at the Stadio Artemio Franchi. Let’s take a look.
For Fiorentina this is another average season in the Serie A. Right now La Viola are 10th in the standings with 26 points, also having a record of 6 wins, 8 draws and 5 defeats. They started the season with hopes for a return to the European competitions, but so far they don’t show that they are ready for this.
In their last five matches Fiorentina won twice, made two draws and suffered one defeat. In the team’s last game Stefano Pioli’s boys made a 0-0 draw during the visit to Genoa at the Luigi Ferraris.
Before this draw in Genova, Fiorentina suffered their 5th defeat for the season, losing with 0-1 at home against Parma. It was a dissapointing performance for La Viola.
As for Sampdoria, they are doing a little bit better, being 7th in the league with 29 points and a record of 8 wins, 5 draws and 6 defeats. In their last five games Samp are moving well – three wins, one draw and one defeat.
In their last game Sampdoria suffered a defeat, though. Marco Giampaolo’s boys travelled to Turin and faced the champion Juventus, suffering a 1-2 defeat. Both goals in the game were scored by Juve’s big star Cristiano Ronaldo.
Before this defeat against the Old Lady, Sampdoria were enjoying a run of three consecutive wins, achieved against Parma, Empoli and Chievo. Now they will try to return to this kind of performance. Right now Sampdoria are just one point behind the 6th Roma, so they can improve their position in the league as well.
That’s what we had to say about the Serie A game between Fiorentina and Sampdoria. Good luck!