Our prediction for this Serie A match:
Sampdoria
Match Time & Date:
22/10/2021
02:45 PM
Prediction: 2-1
Spezia
Sampdoria will look to bounce back from a 3-1 loss to Cagliari when they face Spezia on Matchday 9. La Samp have been playing some high-scoring games of late, with over 2.5 goals being netted in each of their last six league fixtures. Head coach Roberto D’Aversa will watch the game from the stands as he was sent off at the weekend. As for Sampdoria players, Thorsby is banned, while both Vieira and Damsgaard are sidelined with injuries.
Spezia, on the other hand, aim to build on a 2-1 win over Salernitana, and they are likely to stick to their attacking style of play. Since the Bianconeri have been playing some entertaining games of late as well, we are tempted to put our money on over 2.5 goals. All Sala, Leo’ Sena, Agudelo, Nguiamba, Bourabia, Amian, Colley, and Erlic are sidelined with injuries, while Reca has been tested positive for coronavirus.
Highlighted Player (Antonio Candreva):
Antonio Candreva is an Italian football player born on 28th of February 1987 in Rome. Candreva played in the youth academy of Udinese where he made his debut in season 2007/2008.
After playing for Livorno, Juventus, Parma, Cesena he transferred to Lazio Roma, which didn’t pay any transfer fee. Cendreva plays for the Italian national team as well where he made his debut in November 2009. Candreva didn’t play for the Italian team during the EURO 2012 but did during the World Cup 2014 in Brazil.
Candreva is a 181cm right-footed midfielder that is known for being multifunctional in the pitch. Because Candreva played for lots of clubs he is known for being very mature and having a great vision in the game. Candreva scored the most amount of goals in his career in the season 2013/2014. The only prize Candreva won was the Coppa Italia in 2012/2013 with Lazio Roma. Candreva’s nickname is Il Timido.
Highlighted Team (Spezia):
Spezia is a professional Italian club based in Spezia, Liguria. The Bianconeri secured promotion to the Serie A in the 2019/20 season, with the team beating Frosinone in the Serie B playoffs final. Spezia are well known for their black and white home jerseys, and black is the dominant colour of their away kit.
The club’s home ground Stadio Alberto Picco has the capacity of 10,336 people. The venue was opened back in 1919, with architect Gregotti being in charge of the project. In 2002 the club chiefs decided to reach an agreement with Inter which saw Spezia become Inter’s feeder club.
As a result, the likes of Goran Pandev, Aco Stojkov, and Alex Cordaz joined the Bianconeri in the first season. Spezia then suffered a bankruptcy, but in 2008 they were re-founded. In the 2020/21 season the Bianconeri will compete in the Italian elite division for the first time ever.
