Coach Walter Zenga admits the international break has come at a good time for Sampdoria – “we hope to get some injured players back”.
The Blucerchiati have had a tough fixture list to kick off the season, but are nonetheless above Milan and Juventus in the Serie A table.
“This is a well-timed break,” Zenga admitted in an interview with Sky.
“The team is growing, and the lads are doing well. We hope to get some injured players back.
Coach Walter Zenga admits the international break has come at a good time for Sampdoria – “we hope to get some injured players back”.
The Blucerchiati have had a tough fixture list to kick off the season, but are nonetheless above Milan and Juventus in the Serie A table.
“This is a well-timed break,” Zenga admitted in an interview with Sky.
“The team is growing, and the lads are doing well. We hope to get some injured players back.
“In the first seven games we’ve played Roma, Inter and Napoli, who are among the Scudetto contenders, and we’ve done well, taking five points.”
Samp held the Nerazzurri to a draw at Marassi on Saturday, and Zenga saw a good performance from his side.
“You can talk about things after the game, but virtually all of the scoring chances were ours. After 26 minutes of the second half, there was the chance for [Luis] Muriel where we could have gone 2-0 and the match would have been over then.
“We also had the advantage in terms of possession. I think at the end of the season the partnership of Eder and Muriel will have scored more than all the others [strike-partnerships] in Serie A.”