Tuttosport: “The best Sampdoria takes the crisis to Corini’s Palermo”

“The best Sampdoria takes the crisis to Corini’s Palermo,” headlines Tuttosport.

The best “Sampdoria” of the season beats the increasingly crisis “Palermo” (1 point in 3 matches) and wins a second consecutive victory in friendly walls. This has not happened since May 16, 2022 – the day of the victory over Fiorentina after defeating Genoa at the end of the penultimate Serie A championship – and this data alone would be enough for us to understand the historical significance of the result. . Borini’s goal at the end of the first half was decisive: first Pigliacelli saved a penalty (previously a foul by Lucioni in the penalty area on Esposito), and then scored a goal on the rebound, on the day when Pirlo’s team should have scored the goal. get better. After a week of fan dissatisfaction, the banner that appeared in the south at the start of the match (“Team, coach and management: patience has run out!”) was a clear signal, which, however, the players were able to respond to as best they could. Samp made no mistake in their approach against a big team, playing well in the first half and creating many scoring chances (a sensational post from Kasami early on) and only suffering in the end: Stankovic was decisive again with a great save from Mancuso before a disappointing Palermo. “Fan banner? The request is normal. It must be the spirit. We responded like men.

That’s what we should have done,” says Pirlo. Andrea Radrizzani was in the stands, but not the president on the chest of Matteo Manfredi, who became the father of little Edoardo: the happy event that happened in Milan with his partner Rebecca brought good luck to the Samp team, which in the rain of the Ferrari did not manage to be lost. Pirlo was in the stands due to suspension – accompanied by coaches Legrottaglie and Mancini – while Baronio’s deputy was in charge on the bench. “You can see better from the stands, but you suffer more,” Pirlo smiles, “you can’t make yourself feel the way you would like, the words will come later. But if the matches go like this, I will almost be disqualified again.” Great play from Vieira and Kasami in midfield, Stankovic decisive again after a good performance against Cosenza. And Palermo? Missed opportunities at the end by Soleri and Mancuso could have changed the story of a match in which the Rosanero took the wrong approach. “We are very sad about this defeat, we had several unused opportunities to equalize,” says Corini, “but we do not deny that Samp played better than us in the first 25 minutes. The penalty changed the course of the match. The last three games were unsuccessful, these are championship moments. We are confident that we can get out of this situation.”