Our prediction for this Serie B match:
Arena Garibaldi will host Saturday’s Serie B game between Pisa and Sampdoria. The hosts aim to build on a 3-1 win over Cremonese and a win over Sampdoria will see them retain top position in the standings. Romania forward Olimpiu Morutan is a major doubt, while both Esteves and Leris are out of contention with injuries. La Samp, on the other hand, aim to recover from a 1-0 loss to Brescia.
As the visitors will go for a victory as well, we believe that there is a big value in betting on both teams to score. Bear in mind, though, that Sampdoria defender Alessandro Riccio serves a one-game ban. Midfielder Ronaldo Vieira is a major doubt and the 26-year-old will be assessed ahead of the kick-off, while experienced forward Massimo Coda is widely expected to return to the starting XI.
Highlighted Team (Sampdoria):
Sampdoria is an Italian football club from Genoa which is currently playing in the highest Italian football division: the Serie A. The club colours of Sampdoria are blue and white and is known under the nickname Blucerchiati. Sampdoria host it’s home games in the Stadio Luigi Ferraris which is located in Genua. Interesting detail is that their biggest city rival Genoa is playing their home games in Stadio Luigi Ferraris as well.
In the past Sampdoria was playing in the Serie B and Serie A on and off. After the big successes in the end of the eighties the club became a stable team in the Serie A. Sampdoria managed to win the Scudetto once in 1991, the Coppa Italia 4 times in 1985, 1988, 1989 and 1994 and the Europe Cup II in 1990.
There are a lot of important players in football history that played for Sampdoria such as: Seedorf, Gullit, Mancini, Poli, Vieri, Zenga, Falcone, Karembeu, Vialli, Klinsmann and Veron.