Two clubs in the top half of the Serie A table will do battle today in a league match between Sampdoria and AS Roma. The first-division clash scheduled for 2:30 p.m. ET will be held at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa and can be live streamed here free. Additional TV coverage can be found on beIN Sports.
What They're Saying
AS Roma manager Rudi Garcia (via Football Italia): "We're slowly doing everything we can do get the injured players back. We still have the players to be competitive in the league. Kevin [Strootman] is recovering well physically. He started playing in training matches this week."
"He has to regain his confidence after a major injury," he added. "He still doesn't change direction. I think that when he can do that with the ball is when there will be a major injection of confidence in his recovery."
Tactical Preview
Player to Watch: AS Roma's Daniele De Rossi has served as the defensive bite in the club's midfield this season. In four league appearances, the 31-year-old is averaging two clearances and 3.8 interceptions.
Sampdoria's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Romero; Regini, Romagnoli, Silvestre, Sivestri; Sorlano, Palombo, Obiang; Gabbiadini, Okaka, Eder
AS Roma's Projected Lineup (4-3-3): Sanctis; Holebas, Astori, Mbiwa, Torosidis; Pjanic, Rossi, Nainggolan; Florenzi, Totti, Gervinho
Note: Credit all statistics to officially licensed data from Opta Sports (lineups and statistics via WhoScored).
Standings
| Rnk | Team | MP | W | D | L | GF | GA | +/- | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Juventus | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 19 | |||
| 2 | AS Roma | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 10 | 18 | |||
| 3 | Sampdoria | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 15 | |||
| 4 | AC Milan | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 14 | |||
| 5 | Udinese | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 13 | |||
| 6 | Lazio | 7 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 12 | |||
| 7 | Napoli | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 1 | 11 | |||
| 8 | Verona | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 11 | |||
| 9 | Internazionale | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 9 | |||
| 10 | Genoa | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 11 | Fiorentina | 7 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 9 | |||
| 12 | Torino | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 8 | |||
| 13 | Empoli | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 7 | |||
| 14 | Atalanta | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | -5 | 7 | |||
| 15 | Cesena | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 12 | -6 | 6 | |||
| 16 | Palermo | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 15 | -7 | 6 | |||
| 17 | Cagliari | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 11 | -2 | 5 | |||
| 18 | Chievo | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 4 | |||
| 19 | Sassuolo | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | -9 | 4 | |||
| 20 | Parma | 7 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 11 | 17 | -6 | 3 |
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