Sampdoria powered past Fiorentina 3-1 at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris on Sunday afternoon in Serie A.
Goals from Angelo Palombo, Luca Rizzo, and Eder were enough to get the hosts back to winning ways after seeing their unbeaten record snapped with a loss to Inter in the midweek fixture.
Meanwhile, Fiorentina attempted to claw their way back into the match with Stefan Savic getting himself onto the score-sheet, but the Viola, who were trying to build some momentum after defeating Udinese 3-0 in their midweek clash, were unable to get the better of the Blucerchiati.
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Sampdoria
Sergio Romero – 8 – Secure
Came up big to prevent Gonzalo Rodriguez from converting a penalty and was alert to deal with anything Fiorentina tried to thrwo his way
Fabrizio Cacciatore – 6 – Solid
Went about his defensive duties with little fuss and helped to shore things up at the back.
Angelo Palombo – 7 – Leader
Was a rock in defense, a threat in offense, and started off things well for his side with a great goal.
Lorenzo De Silvestri – 6 -Enterprising
Was not afraid to venture forward on occasion but was not negligent of his defensive tasks.
Vasco Regini – 6 – Adventerous
Despite being fielded in a relatively unfamiliar position, he nonetheless did well and worked hard to nullify the threat of Juan Cuadrado.
Roberto Soriano – 6.5 – Energetic
Buzzed about in the center of the pitch and put in a solid shift before his substitution near the end of the game.
Pedro Obiang – 6 – Decent
A fair showing from the former Spain youth international.
Luca Rizzo – 7 – Debutant
A debut Serie A goal for the former Sampdoria youth product, and an excellent showing that belied
Djamel Mesbah – 7 – Hustler
Kept the speedy Cuadrado quiet and matched him step for step.
Gonzalo Bergessio – 5 – Disappointing
Nothing really of note from him and was hauled off in favor of the more energetic Eder.
Stefano Okaka – 6 – Battling
Not afraid to mix it up with Fiorentina’s defenders and used his physicality to good effect.
Substitutes
Eder – 7 – Impact
Made a quick impact after his substitution. Grabbed himself a goal of his own to put any hopes of a Fiorentina come-back to rest.
Nenad Krsticic – N/A
Subbed on with about 20 minutes left.
Joseph Duncan – N/A
Thrown on with just a couple minutes remaining.
Fiorentina
Neto – 4 – Forgettable
An afternoon to forget quickly for the Brazilian who could have perhaps done more about Sampdoria’s second goal.
Micah Richards – 5 – Discovering
The on-loan Manchester City defender is still finding his footing in Italy, but overall had a fair performance.
Gonzalo Rodriguez – 4 – Nightmare
He will definitely want to put this game behind him in a hurry. Missed a vital penalty that could have altered the tide of today’s match and struggled to contain Sampdoria’s attack.
Stefan Savic – 6 – Vailant
Grabbed Fiorentina’s consolation goal and despite his side losing, never appeared to give up and kept battling till the final whistle.
Marcos Alonso – 5 – Faded
Started off well in the first 45 and was involved in the incident that led up to Sampdoria conceding a penalty. Other from that, though, faded during the second period.
Borja Valero – 6 – Solid
Back in his preferred position, he went about his duties with little fuss and never set a foot wrong in the afternoon’s clash.
Milan Badelj – 5 – Attempt
Attempted to get involved and was fair during his time on the pitch, but didn’t see his efforts amount to too much.
Alberto Aquilani – 6 -Busy
The Italian international was among the Viola’s most active midfielders this afternoon.
Josip Ilicic – 5 – Frustrated
Unable to stamp his authority or get involved much, and was reduced to a passenger on occasions.
Juan Cuadrado – 4 – Subdued
The speedy Colombian was shackled by the likes of Mesbah and Regini and as a result had limited impact in a frustrating afternoon.
Khouma Babacar – 6 – Tricky
Earned his team’s penalty after linking up well with Alonso, and gave the Sampdoria defense some trouble with his pace and trickery.
Substitutes
David Pizarro – 5 – Improvement
Was a generally a good upgrade as compared to the man that he replaced, Badelj.
Manuel Pasqual – 4 – Blunt
Lacked sharpness in his attempts to get involved and was not an improvement really after being brought on in lieu of Richards.
Mario Gomez – 5 – Return
The German international finally made an appearance after his injury troubles and his coach will hope that he will continue to stay healthy.
