Sampdoria 0-0 Lazio
Sampdoria and Lazio cancelled each other out at the Stadio Marassi, on the Sunday evening.
The home side lined up with a 4-3-2-1 formation with Gennaro Delvecchio and Claudio Bellucci playing in support of lone striker Andrea Caracciolo.
Meanwhile, Lazio played with their usual 4-3-1-2 formation with Christian Manfredini playing behind striking couple Goran Pandev and Tommaso Rocchi.
The first chance came for the home side, as Caracciolo won a tussle for the ball and fired it towards goal, missing it by a whisker (6').
In the 24th minute, Lazio had a decent chance as Pandev and Rocchi played one of their trademark one-twos, before Rocchi fired a violent shot that was well saved by goalkeeper Antonio Mirante.
The match was played at a decent rhythm, although the play was often fragmented by the tough fouls both teams made in midfield.
In the 41st minute, the home side had a very good chance as Reto Ziegler crossed the ball into the area, but Bellucci's strong header was well saved by veteran goalkeeper Marco Ballotta of Lazio.
The first half finished goalless, which was a fair reflection of how the game went as both teams canceled each other out.
Early in the second half, Samp again had a chance as a corner kick was not dealt with properly by Ballotta, and the ball bounced dangerously across the goal line (52').
On the hour mark, club icon Vincenzo Montella was brought in, and his introduction gave more enthusiasm and speed to Sampdoria's attack.
However, the next decent chance was for Lazio's Cristian Ledesma, whose powerful shot from outside the area went narrowly wide in the 76th minute. In the 82nd minute, Sampdoria were dealt a blow as Ziegler was sent off with a second yellow card.
While you'd think that would favour Lazio, it was Samp who had the biggest chance to come away with three points, as in the 90th minute a good counterattack found Paolo Sammarco in space, but his lob went narrowly wide of the goal.
In the end, this hard-fought encounter ended goalless, which leaves Sampdoria with 4 points after two matches, while Lazio have 2.
SAMPDORIA (3-4-2-1): Mirante; Campagnaro, Sala, Lucchini; Zenoni, Palombo, Volpi, Ziegler; Delvecchio (66’ Sammarco), Bellucci (85’ Pieri); Caracciolo (69’ Montella) Coach: Mazzarri. Available: Fiorillo, Bastrini, Franceschini, Cassano
LAZIO (4-3-1-2): Ballotta; Behrami, Scaloni, Cribari, Zauri; Mudingayi, Ledesma, Mutarelli; Manfredini (74’ Meghni); Rocchi (62’ Makinwa), Pandev (90’ Tare) Coach: Rossi. Available: Berni, Firmani, Kolarov, De Silvestri, Mauri
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