Sampdoria-Pisa is a match of the second day of Serie B and is played Friday at 8:30 pm: lineups, predictions, TV and streaming.
Sampdoria is preparing to receive the embrace of Marassi in the league as well – it had already played in front of its own public in the Coppa Italia against Sudtirol – and this time it will surely taste different.
After relegation and having dodged a painful bankruptcy – Radrizzani and Manfredi took over the club just before the gong – there is great enthusiasm on the Blucerchiata side of Genoa. And the desire to start again after difficult seasons, marked also by extra-football vicissitudes, is great. The team feels it very much and on the field, so far, it has responded: first the victory, which came after penalty kicks, in the Coppa Italia against Bisoli’s Alto Adige team, then the one won last Saturday in Terni (1-2) decided by goals from Depaoli and La Gumina. Promoted, for now, is Andrea Pirlo, who has already conveyed his offensive ideas to the players, while waiting for the new reinforcements that are arriving at the drop of a hat: the latest in order of time are Sebastiano Esposito and Facundo Gonzalez, sold on dry loan by Inter and Juventus respectively.
The Marassi match will coincide with the league debut for Alberto Aquilani’s Pisa: the Nerazzurri on the first day were supposed to face Lecco, for the moment “on stand-by” pending the ruling of the Council of State, which will rule on the readmission of the Lombardi next August 29. The Tuscans have in any case already played an official match, losing narrowly (1-0) to Frosinone in the Coppa Italia.
Sampdoria-Pisa: latest lineup news
Pirlo will confirm La Gumina at the center of the trident: with Dalle Monache injured, Depaoli and Pedrola, among the best on the field in Terni, will act on either side of the former Palermo man. Esposito will make his debut further forward due to injury, between the posts instead will see again the son of art Stankovic.
Aquilani
Aquilani could line up in the mirror, with the offensive trio formed by Torregrossa, D’Alessandro and one of Tramoni and Arena. In defense, space is given to former starter Leverbe.
The prediction
Sampdoria already has a clear identity, unlike Pisa, which despite an ambitious market is still not easy to pin down, mainly due to the lack of experience at these levels of its new coach. Blucerchiati favorites in a match in which we should see at least three goals overall.
The probable formations of Sampdoria-Pisa
- SAMPDORIA (4-3-3): Stankovic; Giordano, Murru, Ferrari, Stojanovic; Verre, Yepes, Benedetti; Depaoli, La Gumina, Pedrola.
- PISA (4-3-3): Nicolas; Barbieri, Leverbe, Canestrelli, Beruatto; Marin, Veloso, Valoti; D’Alessandro, Torregrossa, Tramoni.
POSSIBLE RESULT: 2-1
