Viera exclusive: ‘Serie A more tactical’
Sampdoria midfielder Ronaldo Vieira tells Football Italia the football is “more tactical” in Italy but “not as physical” as England. The 20-year-old joined the Blucerchiati from Leeds United in the…
Sampdoria midfielder Ronaldo Vieira tells Football Italia the football is “more tactical” in Italy but “not as physical” as England. The 20-year-old joined the Blucerchiati from Leeds United in the…
Maurizio Sarri revealed the moment that Jurgen Klopp bromance was born, his heirs in Serie A and why Gonzalo Higuain “left Napoli too soon.” You can read the rest of…
Sampdoria Coach Marco Giampaolo expects a “very difficult” game against Atalanta in the duel for European places. It kicks off at 14.00 UK time (13.00 GMT), click here for a…
Sampdoria Coach Marco Giampaolo admits “it wouldn’t surprise me” if Fabio Quagliarella is recalled to the Italy squad. The 35-year-old hasn’t played for his country since 2010, but he has…
Sampdoria striker Gregoire Defrel reveals “I was feeling an ankle injury” before his winning goal against Spal. The Frenchman turned home Fabio Quagliarella’s assist to give the hosts the three…
Sampdoria Coach Marco Giampaolo expects Cagliari to “play with a lot of intensity” and asked his men to forget the Inter defeat. It kicks off on Wednesday at 20.00 UK…
Marco Giampaolo felt Sampdoria “played on level terms with Inter and shouldn’t have lost” to a stoppage-time Marcelo Brozovic strike. It was a chaotic game with three disallowed goals –…
Sampdoria boss Marco Giampaolo insists he has cleared the air with Fabio Quagliarella after his frustration at being substituted against Fiorentina. Giampaolo and Quagliarella risked falling out just two weeks…
Marco Giampaolo insists Sampdoria “didn’t have an easy game at all” against Frosinone, despite the 5-0 final result. The Blucerchiati are on a roll, as after thumping Napoli 3-0, they…
Marco Giampaolo has challenged Sampdoria to come through their ‘tour de force’ unscathed. “If the big teams do it…” Samp’s trip to Frosinone on Saturday is their first game of…
Sampdoria defender Lorenzo Tonelli admits he was so distraught during his Napoli injury nightmare that he “wanted to just retire.” The 28-year-old made only nine appearances in a Napoli jersey…
Sampdoria humiliated Napoli 3-0 and Marco Giampaolo believes “if Cristiano Ronaldo had scored Fabio Quagliarella’s goal, everyone would talk about it.” The Blucerchiati ran riot at Marassi with a Gregoire…
Marco Giampaolo feels Sampdoria have every reason to do well against Napoli, even if they are “an almost impossible opponent.” It kicks off on Sunday at 19.30 UK time (18.30…
Marco Giampaolo saw “potential” in Sampdoria after their 1-0 defeat to Udinese, but rued a poor start to the game. This was the Blucerchiati’s first match of the season, as…
Marco Giampaolo is impressed by the new Spanish-style Udinese and said Sampdoria are “working on something different” this year. It kicks off on Sunday at 19.30 UK time (18.30 GMT),…
Arrigo Sacchi believes Roberto Mancini can improve Italy but “as long as the Federation doesn’t improve, it won’t do any good”. The legendary tactician is himself a former Azzurri CT,…
Riccardo Saponara confirms he came to Sampdoria largely for his ex-Empoli Coach Marco Giampaolo. “We wanted to work together again.” The trequartista made the transfer deadline day move, on loan…
Sampdoria new boy Riccardo Saponara says he will ‘try to seize this opportunity as best I can’ after arriving for his medical. Saponara checked in for tests with Samp on…
Genoa and Sampdoria players have arrived together to attend the State funerals of the Morandi bridge collapse victims, as the death toll rose to 41. Another three bodies were recovered…
It is now official that Sampdoria have signed Riccardo Saponara, on loan with option to buy from Fiorentina. According to various sources, the cost of the operation is €2m for…