2010–11 UC Sampdoria season

Sampdoria
2010–11 season
President	Riccardo Garrone
Head Coach	Domenico Di Carlo (until 7 March); Alberto Cavasin (from 7 March)
Serie A	18th (Relegated to Serie B)
Coppa Italia	Quarter-finals
UEFA Champions League	Play–off Round
UEFA Europa League	Group stage
Top goalscorer	League: ; Nicola Pozzi, ; Giampaolo Pazzini (6); All: ; Giampaolo Pazzini (11)
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The 2010–11 season is Sampdoria's 64th in existence, and eighth consecutive season Serie A. Sampdoria finished the 2009–10 Serie A season in fourth place.

Pre-season and friendlies

A total of 29 players gathered for the beginning of pre-season training at Moena on 6 July.^[1]

14 July 2010 Friendly	Monti Pallidi	0–15	Sampdoria	Moena, Italy
		Report	Cacciatore 9' Cassano 30', 32' Marilungo 35' (pen.) Obiang 36', 40' Foti 50', 58' Zaza 55', 86' Koman 59' Pozzi 65', 77', 84', 88'	Stadium: Stadio Cesare Benatti Attendance: 900 Referee: Giacomo Frisanco

17 July 2010 Friendly	Bolzano	0–17	Sampdoria	Moena, Italy
		Report	Pozzi 7', 28', 29', 34' Cassano 13', 45' Dessena 31' Cacciatore 49', 76', 77' Foti 52', 60', 80', 85' Marilungo 58', 90' Bradiani 83' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Cesare Benatti Attendance: 2,000 Referee: Pederzoli

20 July 2010¹ Friendly	Sampdoria	4–0	Bőcs	Moena, Italy
	Koman 17', 25' Cassano 32' Foti 85'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Cesare Benatti Attendance: 500 Referee: Andrea Saggese

25 July 2010 Friendly	Porto	2–1	Sampdoria	Porto, Portugal
	Fernando 21' Hulk 24', 38'	Report	Mannini 19' Cassano 28' (pen.) Gastaldello 85'	Stadium: Estádio do Dragão Attendance: 39,000 Referee: Jorge Sousa (Portugal)

31 July 2010 Ciutat de Barcelona Trophy	Espanyol	0–0 (6–5 p)	Sampdoria	Cornellà de Llobregat, Spain
	Álvarez 61'	Report	Mannini 32' Lucchini 37' Dessena 57' Gastaldello 59' Pozzi 83'	Stadium: Estadi Cornellà-El Prat Referee: Alfonso Javier Álvarez Izquierdo (Spain)
	Penalties
	Alonso Álvarez Fonte Vázquez E. López Pau Galán		Cacciatore Koman Dessena Pozzi Gastaldello Semioli Volta

4 August 2010 Friendly	Sampdoria	2–0	Südtirol	Moena, Italy
	Palombo 73' Pozzi 82'	Report	Romano 90'	Stadium: Stadio Cesare Benatti Referee: Andrea Saggese

7 August 2010 Friendly	1. FC Köln	2–0	Sampdoria	Cologne, Germany
	Novaković 8' Freis 34'	Report		Stadium: RheinEnergieStadion Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Christian Bandurski (Germany)

12 August 2010 Friendly	Verbania	0–10	Sampdoria	Verbania, Italy
		Report	Gastaldello 7' Marilungo 23', 49', 54' Pazzini 26' Guberti 35' Mannini 60' Galuppini 71' Rizzo 77' Foti 82'	Stadium: Stadio Carlo Pedroli Attendance: 3,000 Referee: Beatrice Archesso

¹ Match played in three 30-minute segments.

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification or relegation
16	Bologna	38	11	12	15	35	52	−17	42^[a]
17	Lecce	38	11	8	19	46	66	−20	41
18	Sampdoria (R)	38	8	12	18	33	49	−16	36	Relegation to Serie B
19	Brescia (R)	38	7	11	20	34	52	−18	32
20	Bari (R)	38	5	9	24	27	56	−29	24

Source: Lega Serie A
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.
(R) Relegated
Notes:

↑ Bologna were deducted a total 3 points: 1 point because of unpaid taxes,^[2] plus 2 points because of unpaid wages.^[3]

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	8	12	18	33	50	−17	36	5	6	8	21	20	+1	3	6	10	12	30	−18

Last updated: 22 May 2011.
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	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
Result	W	D	L	D	D	D	W	D	W	D	L	D	W	D	W	L	L	L	W	L	D	L	L	L	W	D	L	L	L	L	D	L	L	W	D	L	L	L
Position	3	3	11	9	12	14	7	8	6	6	7	10	8	8	6	8	9	10	9	10	10	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	16	18	17	17	18	18	18

Updated to match(es) played on 22 May 2011. Source: Competitive matches
A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

Matches

29 August 20101	Sampdoria	2–0	Lazio	Genoa
20:45 CEST	Cassano 60' (pen.) Guberti 71'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,504 Referee: Andrea Romeo

12 September 20102	Juventus	3–3	Sampdoria	Turin
15:00 CEST	Marchisio 43' Pepe 50' Quagliarella 67'	Report	Pozzi 36', 73' Cassano 64'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 23,949 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

19 September 20103	Sampdoria	1–2	Napoli	Genoa
CEST	Cassano 78' (pen.)	Report	Hamšík 83' Cavani 86'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,566 Referee: Paolo Valeri

22 September 20104	Cagliari	0–0	Sampdoria	Cagliari
20:45 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadio Sant'Elia Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli

26 September 20105	Sampdoria	0–0	Udinese	Genoa
15:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,478 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

3 October 20106	Bologna	1–1	Sampdoria	Bologna
15:00 CEST	Britos 65'	Report	Portanova 45+1' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 15,431 Referee: Leonardo Baracani

17 October 20107	Sampdoria	2–1	Fiorentina	Genoa
15:00 CEST	Ziegler 81' Cassano 82'	Report	Marchionni 6'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 22,738 Referee: Christian Brighi

24 October 20108	Internazionale	1–1	Sampdoria	Milan
20:45 CEST	Eto'o 80'	Report	Guberti 62'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 56,415 Referee: Daniele Orsato

31 October 20109	Cesena	0–1	Sampdoria	Cesena
15:00 CET		Report	Pazzini 90+2'	Stadium: Stadio Dino Manuzzi Attendance: 12,541 Referee: Domenico Celi

7 November 201010	Sampdoria	0–0	Catania	Genoa
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,778 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro

11 November 201011	Parma	1–0	Sampdoria	Parma
20:45 CET	Bojinov 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 16,009 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo

14 November 201012	Sampdoria	0–0	Chievo	Genoa
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,526 Referee: Riccardo Pinzani

21 November 201013	Lecce	2–3	Sampdoria	Lecce
15:00 CET	Di Michele 72' Diamoutene 83'	Report	Pazzini 8', 39' (pen.), 88'	Stadium: Stadio Via del Mare Attendance: 6,609 Referee: Gabriele Gava

27 November 201014	Sampdoria	1–1	Milan	Genoa
18:00 CET	Pazzini 59'	Report	Robinho 43'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 26,820 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

5 December 201015	Sampdoria	3–0	Bari	Genoa
15:00 CET	Pazzini 17' (pen.) Guberti 56', 61'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,877 Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli

12 December 201016	Brescia	1–0	Sampdoria	Brescia
15:00 CET	Córdova 13'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Mario Rigamonti Attendance: 11,403 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro

6 January 201118	Palermo	3–0	Sampdoria	Palermo
15:00 CET	Miccoli 37' Migliaccio 50' Maccarone 79'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 26,020 Referee: Domenico Celi

9 January 201119	Sampdoria	2–1	Roma	Genoa
12:30 CET	Pozzi 58' (pen.) Guberti 84'	Report	Vučinić 17'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 22,802 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

16 January 201120	Lazio	1–0	Sampdoria	Rome
15:00 CET	Kozák 84'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 21,833 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

23 January 201121	Sampdoria	0–0	Juventus	Genoa
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,933 Referee: Paolo Valeri

30 January 201122	Napoli	4–0	Sampdoria	Naples
15:00 CET	Cavani 16', 45' (pen.), 57' Hamšík 48'	Report		Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 48,084 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

2 February 201123	Sampdoria	0–1	Cagliari	Genoa
20:45 CET		Report	Nainggolan 37'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,494 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo

5 February 201124	Udinese	2–0	Sampdoria	Udine
18:00 CET	Sánchez 17' Di Natale 40'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 14,383 Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli

13 February 201125	Sampdoria	3–1	Bologna	Genoa
15:00 CET	Palombo 8' Gastaldello 11' Maccarone 15'	Report	Paponi 65'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 20,924 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

16 February 2011 17	Sampdoria	0–1	Genoa	Genoa
18:30 CET		Report	Rafinha 55'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 31,500 Referee: Emidio Morganti

20 February 201126	Fiorentina	0–0	Sampdoria	Florence
15:00 CET		Report		Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 21,723 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

27 February 201127	Sampdoria	0–2	Internazionale	Genoa
20:45 CET		Report	Sneijder 73' Eto'o 90+4'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 24,417 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

6 March 201128	Sampdoria	2–3	Cesena	Genoa
12:30 CET	Volta 82' Maccarone 90+2' (pen.)	Report	Parolo 43' Giaccherini 46', 47'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,215 Referee: Nicola Pierpaoli

13 March 201129	Catania	1–0	Sampdoria	Catania
15:00 CET	Llama 78'	Report		Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 12,541 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

20 March 201130	Sampdoria	0–1	Parma	Genoa
15:00 CET		Report	Zaccardo 65'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,895 Referee: Paolo Valeri

3 April 201131	Chievo	0–0	Sampdoria	Verona
15:00 CEST		Report		Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 14,456 Referee: Christian Brighi

10 April 201132	Sampdoria	1–2	Lecce	Genoa
15:00 CEST	Maccarone 69'	Report	Di Michele 39' Olivera 66'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 26,531 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

16 April 201133	Milan	3–0	Sampdoria	Milan
20:45 CEST	Seedorf 20' Cassano 54' (pen.) Robinho 61'	Report		Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 60,028 Referee: Domenico Celi

23 April 201134	Bari	0–1	Sampdoria	Bari
15:00 CEST		Report	Pozzi 59' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio San Nicola Attendance: 14,881 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

1 May 201135	Sampdoria	3–3	Brescia	Genoa
15:00 CEST	Pozzi 55' Tissone 63' Mannini 90+1'	Report	Éder 50' Caracciolo 57', 84'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,055 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

8 May 2011 36	Genoa	2–1	Sampdoria	Genoa
20:45 CEST	Floro Flores 45+1' Boselli 90+7'	Report	Pozzi 66'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 29,465 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

15 May 201137	Sampdoria	1–2	Palermo	Genoa
CEST	Biabiany 50'	Report	Miccoli 45+1' Pinilla 86'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 24,221 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

22 May 201138	Roma	3–1	Sampdoria	Rome
20:45 CEST	Totti 30' Vučinić 70' Borriello 86'	Report	Mannini 26'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 28,944 Referee: Luca Banti

Coppa Italia

Based on their finish in the 2009–10 season, Sampdoria began the 2010–11 Coppa Italia in the round of 16.

19 January 2011 Round of 16	Sampdoria	2–2 (a.e.t.) (5–4 p)	Udinese	Genoa
17:30 CET	Macheda 31' Mannini 51' Volta 65' Poli 70' Dessena 99' Pazzini 108' (pen.) Tissone 115'	Report	Isla 90' Denis 91' Sánchez 92' Coda 105' Cuadrado 113'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 5,082 Referee: Domenico Celi
	Penalties
	Mannini Pozzi Guberti Ziegler Pazzini Tissone		Sánchez Abdi Inler Armero Denis Isla

26 January 2011 Quarter-finals	Sampdoria	1–2	Milan	Genoa
17:30 CET	Maccarone 43' Guberti 51'	Report	Pato 17', 22' Oddo 82'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 11,458 Referee: Paolo Mazzoleni

UEFA Champions League

By finishing in fourth position in Serie A, Sampdoria will play in the play-off round of the Champions League. The draw for the play-off round took place on 6 August. Sampdoria were unseeded in the non-Champions route of the draw. They were drawn against four time German champions Werder Bremen.^[4]

The first leg, played at Weserstadion in Bremen, was won 3–1 by the home side. Werder Bremen scored all three of their goals in the second half, including a 67th minute penalty from Torsten Frings. The penalty was given after Stefano Lucchini brought down Sebastian Prödl in the area. Lucchini was given a second yellow card for the foul, which led to his sending off. In the last moments of the match, Giampaolo Pazzini gave Sampdoria some hope with an away goal.

The return at Stadio Luigi Ferraris in Genoa saw Sampdoria jump out to an early lead on a pair of Giampaolo Pazzini goals. Antonio Cassano scored a late goal to put Sampdoria ahead 3–0 in the match and ahead 4–3 on aggregate score. In added time, Werder Bremen answered back through Markus Rosenberg to force extra time. In the first half of extra time, Claudio Pizarro scored giving Werder Bremen a 5–4 lead on aggregate. Sampdoria were unable to respond, and they were eliminated from Champions League play.

Play-off round

18 August 2010 First leg	Werder Bremen	3–1	Sampdoria	Bremen, Germany
20:45 CEST	Fritz 51', 53' Frings 67' (pen.) Pizarro 69'	Report	Volta 18' Ziegler 52' Lucchini 61' 66' Cassano 81' Pazzini 90'	Stadium: Weserstadion Attendance: 25,276 Referee: Stéphane Lannoy (France)

24 August 2010 Second leg	Sampdoria	3–2 (a.e.t.) (4–5 agg.)	Werder Bremen	Genoa, Italy
20:45 CEST	Pazzini 8', 13' Dessena 23' Gastaldello 77' Cassano 85' Palombo 88'	Report	Prödl 13' Arnautović 79' Rosenberg 90+3' Pizarro 93', 100'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 27,574 Referee: Viktor Kassai (Hungary)

UEFA Europa League

As a result of their elimination from the Champions League, Sampdoria entered the 2010–11 UEFA Europa League in the group stage.

The draw took place on 27 August. Sampdoria were drawn to play in Group I along with PSV from the Netherlands, Ukrainian club Metalist Kharkiv and Hungarian club Debrecen. They finished a distant third in the group, with only one win, against Debrecen.^[5]

Group stage

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts	Qualification	PSV	MET	SAM	DEB
1	PSV Eindhoven	6	4	2	0	10	3	+7	14	Advance to knockout phase	—	0–0	1–1	3–0
2	Metalist Kharkiv	6	3	2	1	9	4	+5	11	Advance to knockout phase	0–2	—	2–1	2–1
3	Sampdoria	6	1	2	3	4	7	−3	5		1–2	0–0	—	1–0
4	Debrecen	6	1	0	5	4	13	−9	3		1–2	0–5	2–0	—

Source: Soccerway

16 September 2010 1	PSV	1–1	Sampdoria	Eindhoven, Netherlands
21:05	Dzsudzsák 71', 90'	Report	Semioli 12' Cacciatore 25', 63' Mannini 35' Koman 41' Padalino 89'	Stadium: Philips Stadion Attendance: 17,500 Referee: Knut Kircher (Germany)

30 September 2010 2	Sampdoria	1–0	Debrecen	Genoa, Italy
19:00	Pazzini 18' (pen.) Lucchini 58'	Report	Mijadinoski 18' Laczkó 18' Kiss 62'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 12,159 Referee: Libor Kovařík (Czech Republic)

21 October 2010 3	Metalist Kharkiv	2–1	Sampdoria	Kharkiv, Ukraine
19:00	Taison 38', 56' Dević 46' Fininho 50' Xavier 73'	Report	Cacciatore 26' Koman 32' Gastaldello 52' Volta 56'	Stadium: Metalist Stadium Attendance: 34,580 Referee: Florian Meyer (Germany)

4 November 2010 4	Sampdoria	0–0	Metalist Kharkiv	Genoa, Italy
21:05	Gastaldello 42'	Report	Gueye 45' Dišljenković 89'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 13,259 Referee: Fernando Teixeira Vitienes (Spain)

1 December 2010 5	Sampdoria	1–2	PSV Eindhoven	Genoa, Italy
19:00	Pazzini 45+3' Gastaldello 70' Poli 75' Marilungo 76' 89' Dessena 90+3'	Report	Toivonen 45+2', 51', 90' Marcelo 63' Pieters 76'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 12,131 Referee: Markus Strömbergsson (Sweden)

16 December 2010 6	Debrecen	2–0	Sampdoria	Budapest, Hungary ¹
21:05	Kabát 48' Bódi 78' Volta 86' (o.g.)	Report	Rossini 81'	Stadium: Ferenc Puskás Stadium Attendance: 5,500 Referee: Stanislav Sukhina (Russia)

Note 1: Debrecen played their group matches in Budapest at Ferenc Puskás Stadium as Debrecen's Stadion Oláh Gábor Út did not meet UEFA criteria.

Squad statistics

As of 22 May (end of the season)

No.	Pos.	Name	League		Coppa Italia		Europe		Total		Discipline¹
No.	Pos.	Name	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
1	GK	Angelo da Costa	4	-8	2	-4	2	-2	8	-14	1	0
2	DF	Vedran Celjak	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
3	DF	Reto Ziegler	34	1	2	0	6	0	42	1	5	0
4	MF	Daniele Dessena	22	0	1	0	7	0	30	0	5	1
5	DF	Pietro Accardi	9	0	1	0	1	0	11	0	3	0
6	DF	Stefano Lucchini	26	0	1	0	3	0	30	0	9	2
7	MF	Daniele Mannini	30	2	2	0	8	0	40	2	8	1
8	MF	Stefano Guberti	36	5	2	1	8	0	46	6	2	0
9	FW	Nicola Pozzi	22	6	1	0	3	0	26	6	3	0
10	FW	Giampaolo Pazzini	19	6	1	1	5	5	25	12	3	0
11	MF	Vladimir Koman	26	0	1	0	6	1	33	1	2	0
12	MF	Fernando Tissone	22	1	2	0	3	0	27	1	6	1
13	DF	Romano Perticone	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
14	MF	Pedro Obiang	4	0	0	0	1	0	5	0	0	0
16	MF	Andrea Poli	21	0	2	0	5	0	28	0	9	1
17	MF	Angelo Palombo	34	1	2	0	6	0	42	1	3	0
18	DF	Zsolt Laczkó	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	2	0
19	DF	Fabrizio Cacciatore	5	0	0	0	5	1	10	1	3	0
20	MF	Marco Padalino	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	0	1	0
21	MF	Paolo Sammarco	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
22	GK	Vincenzo Fiorillo	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
23	DF	Marius Stankevičius	0	0	0	0	2	0	2	0	0	0
23	FW	Bruno Fornaroli	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0
24	DF	Jonathan Rossini	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	1	0
25	DF	Gilberto Martínez	9	0	0	0	0	0	9	0	2	0
26	DF	Massimo Volta	25	1	2	0	8	0	35	1	12	0
27	MF	Jonathan Biabiany	16	1	0	0	0	0	16	1	1	0
28	DF	Daniele Gastaldello	29	1	1	0	6	0	36	1	12	1
32	FW	Massimo Maccarone	17	3	1	0	0	0	18	3	1	0
41	FW	Federico Macheda	14	0	2	1	0	0	16	1	2	0
52	DF	Andrea Grieco	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
53	DF	Fabio Lamorte	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
54	DF	Daniele Messina	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
55	MF	Nenad Krstičić	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0
77	MF	Franco Semioli	7	0	0	0	3	0	10	0	1	0
78	DF	Luciano Zauri	27	0	1	0	1	0	29	0	2	0
85	GK	Gianluca Curci	35	-40	0	0	6	-10	41	-50	2	0
88	FW	Salvatore Foti	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
89	FW	Guido Marilungo	15	0	0	0	5	0	20	0	3	1
91	FW	Simone Zaza	2	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	0	0
99	FW	Antonio Cassano	7	4	0	0	5	1	12	5	2	0

¹Disciplinary record for all competitions.

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2009–10 Serie A is the 62nd Serie A season in Unione Calcio Sampdoria's history. Sampdoria also participated in 2009–10 Coppa Italia, starting from the 3rd round. Sampdoria finished the 2008–09 Serie A season in 13th place, so they failed to qualify for any of the European competitions for the 2009–10 season. On 16 May 2010, Sampdoria finished their great season with a 1–0 win against S.S.C. Napoli, securing 4th place in 2009–10 Serie A and the final 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualification spot.

Associazione Calcio Milan enjoyed perhaps the greatest season in its history, winning three trophies, most memorable for the 4–0 victory against FC Barcelona in the Champions League Final in Athens. That game saw a goal explosion from a Milan side that had been extremely defensive during the entire league season. Milan won Serie A for a third consecutive time with a mere 36 goals scored in 34 games, but conceding only 15, which was largely down to their strong defensive line, with Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini as key players to thank for their third consecutive domestic success. Milan's match against struggling Reggiana at San Siro on 1 May 1994 came on a day when the sporting world was overshadowed with the death of Formula One racing driver Ayrton Senna in the 1994 San Marino Grand Prix, but the football world was focused on AC Milan's attempts to seal a 13th title. It was a narrow 1–0 defeat by Reggiana, with a goal from Massimiliano Esposito, but mathematically enough to seal the Scudetto by league trophy handover ceremony. This team is widely regarded as one of the best teams of all time.

The 2010–11 season was Udinese Calcio's 16th consecutive and 31st Serie A season. The club competed in both Serie A and the Coppa Italia. Udinese finished in fourth place to qualify for the play-off round of the 2011–12 UEFA Champions League.

The 2010–11 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 102nd in existence and 95th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

The 2004–05 season was Football Club Internazionale Milano's 96th in existence and 89th consecutive season in the top flight of Italian football.

During the 1996-97 season Sampdoria competed in Serie A and Coppa Italia.

ACF Fiorentina had a fantastic season points-wise, scoring just a couple of points less than second-positioned Roma, but due to a 15-point penalty imposed on the club because of its involvement in the Calciopoli scandal, it missed out on the Champions League, and had to settle for 6th and a position in the 2007–08 UEFA Cup. New signing Adrian Mutu was able to compensate for Luca Toni not having such a spectacular season as the one before, and both players netted 16 goals. Goalkeeper Sébastien Frey also had a top-class season, conceding only 31 goals all year, despite having a defensive line without renowned stoppers.

S.S.C. Napoli won their second ever Italian championship, thanks to a new club record in points scored over the course of the season. Diego Maradona scored 16 of the side's 57, whilst the contributions of other players such as Careca and Gianfranco Zola gave Napoli enough of an attacking edge to claim the title.

The 2012–13 season saw Società Sportiva Calcio Napoli compete in Serie A, UEFA Europa League and Coppa Italia. In December 2012, Napoli were docked two points for two of their players not reporting plans to fix matches in 2010. About a month later, however, Napoli won their appeal against the ban and the punishments were overturned.

The 2008–09 season was Udinese Calcio's 14th consecutive and 29th overall season in Serie A. The team competed in Serie A, finishing 7th, and in the Coppa Italia, reaching the quarter-finals. Having finished 7th the previous season also, Udinese competed in the 2008–09 UEFA Cup, where they were eliminated in the quarter-finals.

The 2019–20 season was Atalanta Bergamasca Calcio's ninth consecutive season in Serie A, the top-flight of Italian football. The club competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and, for the first time ever following their third-place finish the previous season, in the UEFA Champions League.

The 2019–20 season was the 63rd season of Unione Calcio Sampdoria in the Serie A, and their 8th consecutive season in the top-flight. The club competed in Serie A and the Coppa Italia.

The 2019–20 season was Torino F.C.'s 109th season of competitive football, 92nd season in the top division of Italian football and 75th season in Serie A. The club competed in Serie A, the Coppa Italia, and, following Milan's exclusion from the competition following their breach of Financial Fair Play regulations, in the UEFA Europa League, starting in the second qualifying round.

During the 1989-90 season A.C. Fiorentina competed in Serie A, Coppa Italia and UEFA Cup.

The 2010–11 season is FC Metalist Kharkiv's 66th season in existence and the club's 7th consecutive season in the top flight of Ukrainian football. In addition to the domestic league, Metalist Kharkiv participated in that season's editions of the Ukrainian Cup and the UEFA Europa League. The season covers the period from 1 July 2010 to 30 June 2011.

References

↑ "Stagione 2010/11: tutti i blucerchiati per il ritiro". Sampdoria (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.
↑ "Bologna deducted one point for unpaid taxes". FourFourTwo. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.
↑ "Bologna docked more points". Sky Sports. 13 December 2010.
↑ "Play-off round". UEFA. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.
↑ "Standings: Group I". UEFA. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

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[table_hth_BOL0.53666179233075-4] Bologna were deducted a total 3 points: 1 point because of unpaid taxes,^[2] plus 2 points because of unpaid wages.^[3]

[1] "Stagione 2010/11: tutti i blucerchiati per il ritiro". Sampdoria (in Italian). Archived from the original on 9 August 2010. Retrieved 17 August 2010.

[bologna_1point_deduction-2] "Bologna deducted one point for unpaid taxes". FourFourTwo. 2 December 2010. Retrieved 4 January 2011.

[3] "Bologna docked more points". Sky Sports. 13 December 2010.

[5] "Play-off round". UEFA. Archived from the original on 28 August 2010. Retrieved 18 August 2010.

[6] "Standings: Group I". UEFA. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 21 April 2011.

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