Empoli vs Sampdoria: Back to the ground

After the end of the World Cup 2022, Sampdoria returned to the impressive Italian league with a 2-1 victory on Sassuolo's field.

However, the emotional momentum of coach Stanković's teachers and students quickly returned to the ground when they lost 0-2 to Napoli at home. Recently, they had another 0-1 defeat against Fiorentina in the Italian National Cup.

Calculated in the Italian national championship 2022/23, Sampdoria has only won 2 times, drawn 3 and lost up to 12 matches (the highest number of defeats in the tournament), thereby standing at the penultimate position on the rankings. With what is currently being shown, fans can hardly trust Sampdoria in the early match of the 18th round of the Italian league.

Unlike the opponent, Empoli entered the match tonight with a stable performance when unbeaten in both matches when the Italian league returned after the 2022 World Cup. If you look at it more broadly, they won 2, drew 2 and lost only right. 1 match on the field of the top team Napoli. With the current form and added home advantage, Empoli opened the door to win all 3 points against Sampdoria.

- Empoli: Vicario; Stojanovic, Ismajli, Luperto, Parisi; Marin, Grassi, Akpa Akpro; Bajrami, Caputo, Satriano.

- Sampdoria: Audero; Murillo, Colley, Nuytinck; Leris, Sabiri, Vieira, Augelio, Djuricic; Lammers, Gabbiadini.