Claudio Ranieri said Sampdoria must ‘push’ to reach the target and admitted the Blucerchiati are ‘hungry for points’ ahead of Torino.
Sampdoria sit 11th in Serie A, but haven’t won since the 2-1 triumph against Fiorentina on February 14.
The 3-1 defeat to Bologna last weekend stretched the winless run to five League games and the coach is worried by the lack of points in recent weeks.
Claudio Ranieri said Sampdoria must ‘push’ to reach the target and admitted the Blucerchiati are ‘hungry for points’ ahead of Torino.
Sampdoria sit 11th in Serie A, but haven’t won since the 2-1 triumph against Fiorentina on February 14.
The 3-1 defeat to Bologna last weekend stretched the winless run to five League games and the coach is worried by the lack of points in recent weeks.
“We are hungry for points because we have only picked up two in the last five games,” Ranieri told the club’s official channel. “This doesn’t reflect the value of our team.
“We did well in Bologna and unfortunately we lost. The performance made me happy because the team fought. But we conceded two goals by lacking concentration.
“But we had a really good game with 20 shots and good plays. But we collected zero points.
“We have to collect points, we are close to the target and must push.”
Torino, on the other hand, arrive from a 3-2 win over Sassuolo last time and have picked up seven points from their last five games in Serie A.
“Torino are a very good team,” Ranieri said. “They are recovering and have the fighting spirit of the Toro.
“On Wednesday, they won against Sassuolo, never giving up after going down 0-2 and it’s not the first time this has happened.
“We will face a really difficult team.”
Ranieri confirmed Ernesto Torregrossa, who struggles with a calf problem, could be on the bench against the Granata.
“He is training separately. He will most likely be in the preparations tomorrow,” Ranieri said. “If he has no problems, I’ll bring him on the bench.”
The next round of fixtures will be dedicated to Serie A’s campaign against racism.
“The fight against racism is an important thing,” Ranieri said. “We will have to be sensitive to this fact. Racism doesn’t exist in stadiums because they’re empty.
“There’s a bit in some societies and among these, there’s also the Italian. We need to understand we are all the same.“