2007–08 UC Sampdoria season

UC Sampdoria had a successful season in the domestic league, finishing in sixth place. The club also captured Antonio Cassano from Real Madrid, with the notorious troublemaker settling in well at Sampdoria, helping the club to European qualification. The season also saw the first Serie A derbies between Sampdoria and Genoa since 1995, with Sampdoria winning the second one with 1-0, following a goalless draw in the beginning of the league campaign.

Sampdoria

2007-08 season
Chairman	Riccardo Garrone
Manager	Walter Mazzarri
Serie A	6th
Coppa Italia	Quarter-final
UEFA Cup	First round
Top goalscorer	Claudio Bellucci (12)
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First-team squad

Goalkeepers

• Luca Castellazzi
• Antonio Mirante
• Vincenzo Fiorillo

Defenders

• Pietro Accardi
• Stefano Lucchini
• Luigi Sala
• Hugo Campagnaro
• Daniele Gastaldello
• Leonardo Migliónico
• Mirko Pieri
• Christian Maggio

Midfielders

• Reto Ziegler
• Sergio Volpi
• Cristian Zenoni
• Andrea Poli
• Angelo Palombo
• Vladimir Koman
• Daniele Franceschini
• Paolo Sammarco
• Nikola Gulan
• Gennaro Delvecchio

Attackers

• Vincenzo Montella
• Claudio Bellucci
• Antonio Cassano
• Andrea Caracciolo
• Emiliano Bonazzoli
• Gabriel Ferrari
• Ikechukwu Kalu

Results

Serie A

Main article: 2007–08 Serie A

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
4	Fiorentina	38	19	9	10	55	39	+16	66	Qualification to Champions League third qualifying round
5	Milan	38	18	10	10	66	38	+28	64	Qualification to UEFA Cup first round[a]
6	Sampdoria	38	17	9	12	56	46	+10	60
7	Udinese	38	16	9	13	48	53	−5	57
8	Napoli	38	14	8	16	50	53	−3	50	Qualification to Intertoto Cup third round[1]

Source: Serie A
Rules for classification: 1) points; 2) head-to-head points; 3) head-to-head goal difference; 4) head-to-head goals scored; 5) goal difference; 6) number of goals scored.
Notes:

1. The 7th-placed team qualified for the UEFA Cup due to both of the Coppa Italia finalists, Roma and Internazionale, finishing 6th or higher.

• Siena-Sampdoria 1-2
• 0-1 Claudio Bellucci (34)
• 1-1 Daniele Corvia (68)
• 1-2 Vincenzo Montella (87)
• Sampdoria-Lazio 0-0
• Napoli-Sampdoria 2-0
• 1-0 Marcelo Zalayeta (43)
• 2-0 Marek Hamšík (77)
• Sampdoria-Genoa 0-0
• Inter-Sampdoria 3-0
• 1-0 Zlatan Ibrahimović (23)
• 2-0 Zlatan Ibrahimović (49)
• 3-0 Luís Figo (58)
• Sampdoria-Atalanta 3-0
• 1-0 Claudio Bellucci (3)
• 2-0 Paolo Sammarco (56)
• 3-0 Antonio Cassano (82)
• Torino-Sampdoria 1-0
• 1-0 Eugenio Corini (88)
• Sampdoria-Parma 3-0
• 1-0 Vincenzo Montella (25)
• 2-0 Claudio Bellucci (47)
• 3-0 Claudio Bellucci (58)
• Catania-Sampdoria 2-0
• 1-0 Giuseppe Mascara (2)
• 2-0 Jorge Martínez (42)
• Sampdoria-Milan 0-5
• 0-1 Kaká (47 pen)
• 0-2 Alberto Gilardino (53)
• 0-3 Alberto Gilardino (61)
• 0-4 Yoann Gourcuff (75)
• 0-5 Clarence Seedorf (80)
• Cagliari-Sampdoria 0-3
• 0-1 Sergio Volpi (33)
• 0-2 Andrea Caracciolo (39)
• 0-3 Christian Maggio (45)
• Sampdoria-Empoli 3-0
• 1-0 Guillermo Giacomazzi (5 og)
• 2-0 Vincenzo Montella (40)
• 3-0 Paolo Sammarco (90)
• Livorno-Sampdoria 3-1
• 1-0 Dario Knežević (7)
• 2-0 Francesco Tavano (10)
• 2-1 Claudio Bellucci (80)
• 3-1 Francesco Tavano (89)
• Sampdoria-Reggina 3-0
• 1-0 Claudio Bellucci (4)
• 2-0 Paolo Sammarco (55)
• 3-0 Claudio Bellucci (76)
• Udinese-Sampdoria 3-2
• 1-0 Antonio Di Natale (24)
• 1-1 Claudio Bellucci (32 pen)
• 1-2 Christian Maggio (40)
• 2-2 Fabio Quagliarella (70)
• 3-2 Fabio Quagliarella (87)
• Sampdoria-Fiorentina 2-2
• 1-0 Daniele Gastaldello (18)
• 1-1 Adrian Mutu (38)
• 1-2 Marco Donadel (57)
• 2-2 Antonio Cassano (69)
• Roma-Sampdoria 2-0
• 1-0 Francesco Totti (18 pen)
• 2-0 Francesco Totti (90)
• Sampdoria-Palermo 3-0
• 1-0 Claudio Bellucci (20)
• 2-0 Paolo Sammarco (45)
• 3-0 Antonio Cassano (77)
• Juventus-Sampdoria 0-0
• Sampdoria-Siena 1-0
• 1-0 Antonio Cassano (44)
• Lazio-Sampdoria 2-1
• 1-0 Stefano Mauri (37)
• 1-1 Antonio Cassano (45 + 1)
• 2-1 Tommaso Rocchi (77)
• Sampdoria-Napoli 2-0
• 1-0 Gennaro Delvecchio (76)
• 2-0 Daniele Franceschini (82)
• Genoa-Sampdoria 0-1
• 0-1 Christian Maggio (88)
• Sampdoria-Inter 1-1
• 1-0 Antonio Cassano (65)
• 1-1 Hernán Crespo (76)
• Atalanta-Sampdoria 4-1
• 0-1 Sergio Volpi (3)
• 1-1 Cristiano Doni (13)
• 2-1 Cristiano Doni (33)
• 3-1 Sergio Floccari (36)
• 4-1 Daniele Capelli (52)
• Sampdoria-Torino 2-2
• 0-1 Gianluca Comotto (18)
• 1-1 Luigi Sala (45)
• 1-2 David Di Michele (50 pen)
• 2-2 Antonio Cassano (52)
• Parma-Sampdoria 1-2
• 0-1 Christian Maggio (12)
• 0-2 Emiliano Bonazzoli (57)
• 1-2 Igor Budan (67)
• Sampdoria-Catania 3-1
• 1-0 Angelo Palombo (68)
• 1-1 Lorenzo Stovini (73)
• 2-1 Pietro Accardi (76)
• 3-1 Claudio Bellucci (86)
• Milan-Sampdoria 1-2
• 0-1 Christian Maggio (12)
• 0-2 Gennaro Delvecchio (25)
• 1-2 Alberto Paloschi (71)
• Sampdoria-Cagliari 1-1
• 0-1 Pasquale Foggia (41)
• 1-1 Daniele Franceschini (90)
• Empoli-Sampdoria 0-2
• 0-1 Paolo Sammarco (6)
• 0-2 Lino Marzoratti (16 og)
• Sampdoria-Livorno 2-0
• 1-0 Christian Maggio (66)
• 2-0 Emiliano Bonazzoli (84)
• Reggina-Sampdoria 1-0
• 1-0 Franco Brienza (35)
• Sampdoria-Udinese 3-0
• 1-0 Antonio Cassano (24)
• 2-0 Claudio Bellucci (44)
• 3-0 Claudio Bellucci (52 pen)
• Fiorentina-Sampdoria 2-2
• 0-1 Christian Maggio (63)
• 1-1 Christian Vieri (78)
• 2-1 Adrian Mutu (84)
• 2-2 Daniele Gastaldello (90 + 4)
• Sampdoria-Roma 0-3
• 0-1 Christian Panucci (72)
• 0-2 David Pizarro (76)
• 0-3 Cicinho (82)
• Palermo-Sampdoria 0-2
• 0-1 Antonio Cassano (61)
• 0-2 Christian Maggio (76)
• Sampdoria-Juventus 3-3
• 0-1 Alessandro Del Piero (6)
• 0-2 David Trezeguet (15 pen)
• 1-2 Antonio Cassano (21)
• 2-2 Christian Maggio (40)
• 2-3 Alessandro Del Piero (65 pen)
• 3-3 Vincenzo Montella (80)

Statistics

Top scorers

Serie A

• Claudio Bellucci 12
• Antonio Cassano 10
• Christian Maggio 8
• Vincenzo Montella 4

References

1. Napoli then qualified to the 2008–09 UEFA Cup First round.

Sources

• RSSSF - Italy 2007/08