Walter Zenga picks Eder, Luis Muriel and Fernando as Sampdoria face Vojvodina in a Europa League preliminary round tie.
The first leg kicks off today at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT). It is hosted by the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, as Marassi is not up to code.
The Blucerchiati had originally failed to qualify for this tournament, but were bumped up after city rivals Genoa failed to register an alternative home stadium and were therefore denied a UEFA licence.
Walter Zenga picks Eder, Luis Muriel and Fernando as Sampdoria face Vojvodina in a Europa League preliminary round tie.
The first leg kicks off today at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT). It is hosted by the Stadio Olimpico in Turin, as Marassi is not up to code.
The Blucerchiati had originally failed to qualify for this tournament, but were bumped up after city rivals Genoa failed to register an alternative home stadium and were therefore denied a UEFA licence.
Serbians Vojvodina have something in common with Sampdoria, as both were once coached by legend Vujadin Boskov.
Zenga is also no stranger to Serbian football, having won the League title with Red Star Belgrade.
He picks a trident attack with Nenad Krsticic, Eder and Muriel, while summer signings Fernando and Ervin Zukanovic also start.
Vasco Regini and Andrea Coda are suffering from a stomach bug, so only the latter is even on the bench.
Vojvodina defender Nino Pekaric is only fit for the bench, while striker Miljan Mrdakovic is ruled out after scoring two goals in three qualifiers.
The referee is Sweden’s Andreas Ekberg.
The decisive second leg will be in Novi Sad on August 6 at 20.00 UK time (19.00 GMT).
Sampdoria: Viviano; Cassani, Palombo, Silvestre, Zukanovic; Barreto, Fernando, Soriano; Eder, Muriel, Krsticic
Sampdoria bench: Brignoli, Coda, Salamon, Regini, Ivan, Bonazzoli, Wszolek
Vojvodina: Zakula; Vasilic, Pankov, Djuric, Nastic; Sekulic, Ivanic, Maksimovic; Stanisavljevic, Puskaric, Ozegovic
Vojvodina bench: M Kordic, Pekaric, Lakicevic, Palocevic, Babic, S Kordic, Stamenic