2008–09 UC Sampdoria season

Sampdoria

2008–09 season
Chairman	Riccardo Garrone
Manager	Walter Mazzarri
Serie A	13th
Coppa Italia	Runners-up
UEFA Cup	Round of 32
Top goalscorer	League: Antonio Cassano (12) All: Antonio Cassano (15)
Home colours Away colours Third colours

The 2008–09 season was Unione Calcio Sampdoria's 53rd season in Serie A, and their 6th consecutive season in the top-flight. The club competed in Serie A and in the Coppa Italia.

Squad

As of August 13, 2008 ^[1] Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No. Pos. Nation Player 1 GK  ITA Luca Castellazzi 3 MF  SUI Reto Ziegler 5 DF  ITA Pietro Accardi 6 DF  ITA Stefano Lucchini 8 MF  ITA Andrea Poli (from youth team) 9 FW  URU Bruno Fornaroli 11 FW  ITA Claudio Bellucci 14 DF  ARG Jonathan Bottinelli 16 DF  ARG Hugo Campagnaro 17 MF  ITA Angelo Palombo 18 FW  ITA Emiliano Bonazzoli 19 MF  ITA Daniele Franceschini 20 MF  SUI Marco Padalino 21 MF  ITA Paolo Sammarco 23 MF  LTU Marius Stankevičius

No. Pos. Nation Player 24 DF  SUI Jonathan Rossini (from youth team) 25 FW  ITA Mattia Mustacchio (from youth team) 27 MF  ITA Mirko Eramo (from youth team) 28 DF  ITA Daniele Gastaldello 40 MF  ITA Gennaro Delvecchio 46 DF  ITA Mirko Pieri 83 GK  ITA Antonio Mirante 88 MF  ITA Daniele Dessena 89 FW  ITA Guido Marilungo (from youth team) 90 GK  ITA Vincenzo Fiorillo (from youth team) 99 FW  ITA Antonio Cassano – GK  ITA Davide Negretti (from youth team) – GK  ITA Daniele Padelli

Transfers

Summer 2008

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In: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ITA Fabrizio Cacciatore (from Foligno, loan return) 23 MF  LTU Marius Stankevičius (from Brescia, €3m) — DF  ITA Alessandro Bastrini (from Modena, loan return) 20 MF  SUI Marco Padalino (from Piacenza, €2.5m) — FW  ITA Francesco Virdis (from Pescara, loan return) 88 MF  ITA Daniele Dessena (from Parma, €3m co-ownership) — MF  ITA Paolo Castellazzi (from Pro Patria, loan return) 9 FW  URU Bruno Fornaroli (from Nacional, €5m) 14 DF  ARG Jonathan Bottinelli (from San Lorenzo, undisclosed)

Out: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — FW  ITA Christian Maggio (to Napoli, €9m) — MF  ITA Sergio Volpi (to Bologna, Free) — FW  ITA Vincenzo Montella (to Roma, loan return) — DF  ITA Cristian Zenoni (to Bologna, €1m) — FW  ITA Francesco Flachi (to Empoli, Free) — DF  ITA Gianluigi Bianco (to Empoli, co-ownership) — FW  NGA Ikechukwu Kalu (to Bellinzona, €0.7m)

Out on loan: Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules; some limited exceptions apply. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality. No. Pos. Nation Player — DF  ITA Fabrizio Cacciatore (to Triestina) — DF  ITA Alessandro Bastrini (to Sassuolo) — DF  CMR Solomon Enow (to Legnano) — FW  ITA Francesco Virdis (to Legnano) — DF  URU Leonardo Martín Migliónico (to Livorno) — DF  ITA Simone Ciancio (to Alessandria) — FW  ITA Stefano Scappini (to Ternana) — MF  ITA Paolo Castellazzi (to Ternana) — DF  ITA Luca Calzolaio (to Lumezzane) — MF  ITA Danilo Soddimo (to Ancona) — DF  ITA Massimo Volta (to Vicenza)

Pre-season and friendlies

Monti Pallidi v Sampdoria

26 July 2008 Friendly	Monti Pallidi	0–16	Sampdoria
		Report	Bonazzoli 11' Fornaroli 29' Delvecchio 39' Marilungo 47', 88' Gastaldello 54' Mustacchio 59', 63', 77' Bonanni 75' (pen.), 80' Ferrari 78', 82', 87', 90', 90+1'	Referee: Massimo Morgese

Sampdoria v Bolzano

2 August 2008 Friendly	Sampdoria	4–1	Bolzano	Genoa, Italy
	Fornaroli 40' Bonazzoli 61' Padalino 69' Mustacchio 78'	Report	Aiello 88'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 500 (approx.) Referee: Giovanni Fattoruso

Sporting CP v Sampdoria

10 August 2008 Friendly	Sporting CP	2–0	Sampdoria	Lisbon, Portugal
	Derlei 25' João Moutinho 83' (pen.)	Report		Stadium: Estádio José Alvalade Attendance: 18,000 (approx.) Referee: Pedro Proença (Portugal)

Carrarese v Sampdoria

13 August 2008 Friendly	Carrarese	1–3	Sampdoria	Carrara, Italy
	Vincenzi 31'	Report	Marilungo 34' Franceschini 59' Stankevičius 74'	Stadium: Stadio dei Marmi Referee: Gianmattia Tasso

Competitions

Serie A

Main article: 2008–09 Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
11	Atalanta	38	13	8	17	45	48	−3	47
12	Napoli	38	12	10	16	43	45	−2	46[a]
13	Sampdoria	38	11	13	14	49	52	−3	46[a]
14	Siena	38	12	8	18	33	44	−11	44
15	Catania	38	12	7	19	41	51	−10	43

Source: lega-calcio.it (in Italian)
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. Napoli finished ahead of Sampdoria on head-to-head points: Napoli 2–0 Sampdoria, Sampdoria 2–2 Napoli.

Results summary

Overall								Home						Away
Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
38	11	13	14	49	52	−3	46	8	8	3	33	21	+12	3	5	11	16	31	−15

Last updated: 31 May 2009.
Source: Competitive matches

Results by round

Round	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21	22	23	24	25	26	27	28	29	30	31	32	33	34	35	36	37	38
Ground	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	A	H	H	A	H	A	H	A	A	H	A	H	A	H	A
Result	D	L	D	D	D	L	L	W	L	W	L	W	W	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	W	D	D	D	W	W	L	D	W	D	W	L	D	L	W	L	D	D
Position	13	18	18	17	17	17	18	14	16	16	17	15	14	15	15	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	13	11	13	13	13	12	12	12	13

Updated to match(es) played on 31 May 2009. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

Sampdoria v Internazionale

30 August 2008 1	Sampdoria	1–1	Internazionale	Genoa
20:30 CEST	Delvecchio 68'		Ibrahimović 33'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 33,975 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

Lazio v Sampdoria

14 September 2008 2	Lazio	2–0	Sampdoria	Rome
15:00 CEST	Zárate 7' Pandev 72'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 35,000 Referee: Christian Brighi

Sampdoria v Chievo

21 September 2008 3	Sampdoria	1–1	Chievo	Genoa
20:30 CEST	Franceschini 49'		Langella 51'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,337 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

Siena v Sampdoria

24 September 2008 4	Siena	0–0	Sampdoria	Siena
20:30 CEST				Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 8,348 Referee: Dino Tommasi

Sampdoria v Juventus

28 September 2008 5	Sampdoria	0–0	Juventus	Genoa
20:30 CEST				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27,043 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Atalanta v Sampdoria

5 October 2008 6	Atalanta	4–2	Sampdoria	Bergamo
15:00 CEST	Floccari 35', 77' Garics 39' Doni 83'		Cassano 7', 54' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 12,020 Referee: Oscar Girardi

Milan v Sampdoria

19 October 2008 7	Milan	3–0	Sampdoria	Milan
15:00 CEST	Ronaldinho 56' (pen.), 66' Inzaghi 90'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 65,960 Referee: Antonio Damato

Sampdoria v Bologna

26 October 2008 8	Sampdoria	2–0	Bologna	Genoa
15:00 CET	Delvecchio 61' Bellucci 74'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,928 Referee: Domenico Celi

Sampdoria v Torino

2 November 2008 10	Sampdoria	1–0	Torino	Genoa
15:00 CET	Bellucci 85'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,511 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

Napoli v Sampdoria

9 November 2008 11	Napoli	2–0	Sampdoria	Naples
15:00 CET	Mannini 23' Zalayeta 74'			Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 47,782 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

Sampdoria v Lecce

16 November 2008 12	Sampdoria	3–2	Lecce	Genoa
15:00 CET	Delvecchio 11' Cassano 15' Stankevicius 61'		Tiribocchi 55', 82'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,428 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

Sampdoria v Catania

23 November 2008 13	Sampdoria	3–0	Catania	Genoa
15:00 CET	Bellucci 6' Cassano 62', 90+1'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,438 Referee: Dino Tommasi

Cagliari v Sampdoria

30 November 2008 14	Cagliari	1–0	Sampdoria	Cagliari
15:00 CET	Jeda 48'			Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

Sampdoria v Genoa

7 December 2008 15	Sampdoria	0–1	Genoa	Genoa
20:30 CET			Milito 50'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 34,395 Referee: Stefano Farina

Reggina v Sampdoria

14 December 2008 16	Reggina	0–2	Sampdoria	Reggio Calabria
15:00 CET			Bellucci 75' (pen.) Padalino 81'	Stadium: Stadio Oreste Granillo Attendance: 11,196 Referee: Gabriele Gava

Sampdoria v Fiorentina

21 December 2008 17	Sampdoria	0–1	Fiorentina	Genoa
15:00 CET			Montolivo 19'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 22,813 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Udinese v Sampdoria

11 January 2009 18	Udinese	1–1	Sampdoria	Udine
15:00 CET	Domizzi 62'		Delvecchio 57'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 14,356 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Roma v Sampdoria

14 January 2009 9	Roma	2–0	Sampdoria	Rome
20:30 CET	Baptista 21', 53'			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 32,304 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Sampdoria v Palermo

18 January 2009 19	Sampdoria	0–2	Palermo	Genoa
15:00 CET			Bresciano 45', 58'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,546 Referee: Nicola Stefanini

Internazionale v Sampdoria

25 January 2009 20	Internazionale	1–0	Sampdoria	Milan
20:30 CET	Adriano 45+1'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 45,359 Referee: Domenico Celi

Sampdoria v Lazio

28 January 2009 21	Sampdoria	3–1	Lazio	Genoa
20:30 CET	Delvecchio 13' Cassano 55' Stankevičius 55'		Rocchi 30'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,000 Referee: Nicola Ayroldi

Chievo v Sampdoria

1 February 2009 22	Chievo	1–1	Sampdoria	Verona
15:00 CET	Rigoni 75'		Pazzini 73'	Stadium: Stadio Marcantonio Bentegodi Attendance: 10,511 Referee: Gabriele Gava

Sampdoria v Siena

8 February 2009 23	Sampdoria	2–2	Siena	Genoa
15:00 CET	Bellucci 45+1' Pazzini 51'		Vergassola 21' Maccarone 80'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,118 Referee: Oscar Girardi

Juventus v Sampdoria

15 February 2009 24	Juventus	1–1	Sampdoria	Turin
15:00 CET	Amauri 62'		Pazzini 10'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 23,066 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Sampdoria v Atalanta

22 February 2009 25	Sampdoria	1–0	Atalanta	Genoa
15:00 CET	Pazzini 61'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,387 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro

Sampdoria v Milan

1 March 2009 26	Sampdoria	2–1	Milan	Genoa
15:00 CET	Cassano 33' Pazzini 51'		Pato 80'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,402 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Bologna v Sampdoria

8 March 2009 27	Bologna	3–0	Sampdoria	Bologna
15:00 CET	Di Vaio 45+1', 87', 90+1'			Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 18,417 Referee: Luca Banti

Sampdoria v Roma

15 March 2009 28	Sampdoria	2–2	Roma	Genoa
15:00 CET	Pazzini 25', 43'		Baptista 7', 70' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,430 Referee: Roberto Rosetti

Torino v Sampdoria

22 March 2009 29	Torino	1–3	Sampdoria	Turin
15:00 CET	Bianchi 29'		Pazzini 8' Sammarco 24' Cassano 69'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 16,034 Referee: Emidio Morganti

Sampdoria v Napoli

5 April 2009 30	Sampdoria	2–2	Napoli	Genoa
15:00 CEST (UTC+02:00)	Palombo 28', 63'		Zalayeta 44' Denis 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,644 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Lecce v Sampdoria

11 April 2009 31	Lecce	1–3	Sampdoria	Lecce
15:00 CEST	Caserta 59' (pen.)		Pazzini 11' Cassano 30', 88' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 12,232 Referee: Paolo Dondarini

Catania v Sampdoria

19 April 2009 32	Catania	2–0	Sampdoria	Catania
15:00 CEST	Mascara 39' (pen.) Martínez 48'			Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 17,463 Referee: Massimiliano Velotto

Sampdoria v Cagliari

26 April 2009 33	Sampdoria	3–3	Cagliari	Genoa
15:00 CEST	Marilungo 26', 44' Cassano 86'		Matri 48' Acquafresca 67' (pen.) Conti 80'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,605 Referee: Gabriele Gava

Genoa v Sampdoria

3 May 2009 34	Genoa	3–1	Sampdoria	Genoa
20:30 CEST	Milito 30', 73', 90+3'		Campagnaro 45+3'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 32,303 Referee: Emidio Morganti

Sampdoria v Reggina

9 May 2009 35	Sampdoria	5–0	Reggina	Genoa
18:00 CEST	Dessena 2', 30' Delvecchio 36' Marilungo 47' Pazzini 52'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,907 Referee: Matteo Trefoloni

Fiorentina v Sampdoria

17 May 2009 36	Fiorentina	1–0	Sampdoria	Florence
15:00 CEST	Gilardino 21'			Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 38,005 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Sampdoria v Udinese

24 May 2009 37	Sampdoria	2–2	Udinese	Genoa
15:00 CEST	Isla 32' (o.g.) Cassano 45' (pen.)		D'Agostino 13' (pen.) Felipe 61'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,937 Referee: Domenico Celi

Palermo v Sampdoria

31 May 2009 38	Palermo	2–2	Sampdoria	Palermo
15:00 CEST	Miccoli 8' Succi 42'		Pazzini 45' Stankevicius 59'	Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 23,246 Referee: Michele Cavarretta

Coppa Italia

Main article: 2008–09 Coppa Italia

Sampdoria v Empoli

12 November 2008 Round of 16	Sampdoria	2–1	Empoli	Genoa
19:30 CET	Bonazzoli 31' Fornaroli 45'		Lodi 62'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Referee: Dino Tommasi

Udinese v Sampdoria

21 January 2009 Quarter-finals	Udinese	1–1 (a.e.t.) (1–4 p)	Sampdoria	Udine
18:00 CET	Di Natale 63' (pen.)		Pazzini 55'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli
	Penalties
	D'Agostino Di Natale Pepe		Pazzini Palombo Sammarco Gastaldello

Sampdoria v Internazionale

4 March 2009 Semi-finals First leg	Sampdoria	3–0	Internazionale	Genoa
20:45 CET	Cassano 9' Pazzini 30', 42'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,185 Referee: Massimiliano Saccani

Internazionale v Sampdoria

23 April 2009 Semi-finals Second leg	Internazionale	1–0 (1–3 agg.)	Sampdoria	Milan
20:45 CEST	Ibrahimović 27'			Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 41,138 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Lazio v Sampdoria

13 May 2009 Final	Lazio	1–1 (a.e.t.) (6–5 p)	Sampdoria	Rome
20:45 CEST	Zárate 4'	Report	Pazzini 31'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 68,000 Referee: Roberto Rosetti
	Penalties
	Ledesma Rocchi Rozehnal Kolarov Zárate Lichtsteiner Dabo		Cassano Palombo Pazzini Gastaldello Accardi Delvecchio Campagnaro

UEFA Cup

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup

First round

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup first round

Sampdoria v Kaunas

18 September 2008 First leg	Sampdoria	5–0	Kaunas	Genoa, Italy
20:45	Bonazzoli 14', 22' Cassano 36', 57' Fornaroli 90'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 16,870 Referee: Steve Tanner (England)

Kaunas v Sampdoria

2 October 2008 Second leg	Kaunas	1–2 (1–7 agg.)	Sampdoria	Kaunas, Lithuania
18:00	Zelmikas 17'	Report	Fornaroli 48' Bonazzoli 60'	Stadium: S. Darius and S. Girėnas Stadium Attendance: 1,500 Referee: Alexandru Deaconu (Romania)

Group stage

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup group stage § Group C

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification		STD	STU	SAM	SEV	PTZ
1	Standard Liège	4	3	0	1	5	3	+2	9	Advance to knockout stage		—	—	3–0	1–0	—
2	VfB Stuttgart	4	2	1	1	6	3	+3	7			3–0	—	—	—	2–0
3	Sampdoria	4	2	1	1	4	5	−1	7			—	1–1	—	1–0	—
4	Sevilla	4	2	0	2	5	2	+3	6			—	2–0	—	—	3–0
5	Partizan	4	0	0	4	1	8	−7	0			0–1	—	1–2	—	—

Source: RSSSF

Partizan v Sampdoria

23 October 2008 1	Partizan	1–2	Sampdoria	Belgrade, Serbia
21:00	Diarra 34'	Report	Bonazzoli 20' Dessena 55'	Stadium: Partizan Stadium Attendance: 23,780 Referee: Lucílio Batista (Portugal)

Sampdoria v VfB Stuttgart

27 November 2008 2	Sampdoria	1–1	VfB Stuttgart	Genoa, Italy
20:45	Sammarco 39'	Report	Marica 8'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Damir Skomina (Slovenia)

Standard Liège v Sampdoria

3 December 2008 3	Standard Liège	3–0	Sampdoria	Liège, Belgium
20:45	De Camargo 23' Onyewu 35' Jovanović 43'	Report		Stadium: Stade Maurice Dufrasne Attendance: 26,833 Referee: Tony Chapron (France)

Sampdoria v Sevilla

18 December 2008 4	Sampdoria	1–0	Sevilla	Genoa, Italy
20:45	Bottinelli 75'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Howard Webb (England)

Knockout phase

Main article: 2008–09 UEFA Cup knockout stage

Round of 32

Sampdoria v Metalist Kharkiv

18 February 2009 First leg	Sampdoria	0–1	Metalist Kharkiv	Genoa, Italy
20:45		Report	Oliynyk 45+3'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 14,774 Referee: Cristian Balaj (Romania)

Metalist Kharkiv v Sampdoria

26 February 2009 Second leg	Metalist Kharkiv	2–0 (3–0 agg.)	Sampdoria	Kharkiv, Ukraine
18:00	Valyayev 30' Jajá 40'	Report		Stadium: Metalist Stadium Attendance: 33,000 Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)

References

1. "Rosa 2008-2009" (in Italian). U.C. Sampdoria. Archived from the original on 30 July 2008. Retrieved 1 August 2008.
2. "Serie A 2008/09: gli affari fatti" (in Italian). SPORTMEDIASET. Retrieved 8 August 2008.