Sampdoria vs Juventus 2021-22 Italian Serie A
Morata double fires Juventus to win at Sampdoria
A double by Alvaro Morata fired Juventus to a battling 3-1 win at Sampdoria on Saturday.
Match Commentary
- 23': Own Goal by Maya Yoshida, Sampdoria. Sampdoria 0, Juventus 1.
- 34': Goal! Sampdoria 0, Juventus 2. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) converts the penalty with a right footed shot to the bottom left corner.
- 45': Second Half begins Sampdoria 0, Juventus 2.
- 49': Adrien Rabiot (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 62': Substitution, Sampdoria. Abdelhamid Sabiri replaces Fabio Quagliarella.
- 65': Substitution, Juventus. Dusan Vlahovic replaces Moise Kean.
- 66': Substitution, Sampdoria. Sebastian Giovinco replaces Stefano Sensi.
- 74': Penalty saved! Antonio Candreva (Sampdoria) fails to capitalise on this great opportunity, right footed shot saved in the bottom left corner.
- 75': Substitution, Juventus. Alex Sandro replaces Adrien Rabiot.
- 82': Luca Pellegrini (Juventus) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 83': Substitution, Sampdoria. Andrea Conti replaces Tommaso Augello.
- 83': Substitution, Sampdoria. Simone Trimboli replaces Tomás Rincón.
- 84': Goal! Sampdoria 1, Juventus 2. Abdelhamid Sabiri (Sampdoria) from a free kick with a right footed shot to the top left corner.
- 85': Substitution, Juventus. Mattia De Sciglio replaces Luca Pellegrini.
- 88': Goal! Sampdoria 1, Juventus 3. Álvaro Morata (Juventus) header from the left side of the six yard box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Manuel Locatelli with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Sampdoria 1, Juventus 3.
Game Information
Venue: Luigi Ferraris
Location: Genova, Italy
Attendance: 16,644
Italian Serie A Standings
| POS | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +61 | Internazionale | 33 | 86 | 1 |
| +25 | AC Milan | 33 | 69 | 6 |
| +21 | Juventus | 33 | 64 | 5 |
| +22 | Bologna | 33 | 62 | 5 |
Statistics
 JUV |
SAM |
|
|---|---|---|
| 15 | Fouls | 7 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 0 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 1 | Offsides | 0 |
| 0 | Corner Kicks | 10 |
| 4 | Saves | 2 |
| 50.8 | Possession | 49.2 |
| 6 | SHOTS | 17 |
| 3 | ON GOAL | 5 |
| 0.5 | On Target % | 0.3 |
| 1 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 1 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 1 |
| 499 | Accurate Passes | 464 |
| 563 | Passes | 514 |
| 0.9 | Pass Completion % | 0.9 |
| 1 | Accurate Crosses | 9 |
| 7 | Crosses | 36 |
| 0.1 | Cross % | 0.3 |
| 53 | Long Balls | 41 |
| 29 | Accurate Long Balls | 28 |
| 0.5 | Long Balls % | 0.7 |
| 1 | Blocked Shots | 5 |
| 6 | Effective Tackles | 9 |
| 10 | Tackles | 16 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.6 |
| 5 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 25 | Effective Clearances | 8 |
| 25 | Clearances | 8 |
Sampdoria (4-1-2-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 33 | Wladimiro Falcone (GK) |
| 15 | Omar Colley |
| 22 | Maya Yoshida |
| 88 | Tomás Rincón |
| 3 | Tommaso Augello |
| 24 | Bartosz Bereszynski |
| 5 | Stefano Sensi |
| 2 | Morten Thorsby |
| 87 | Antonio Candreva |
| 10 | Francesco Caputo |
| 27 | Fabio Quagliarella |
Juventus (4-4-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Wojciech Szczesny (GK) |
| 24 | Daniele Rugani |
| 4 | Matthijs de Ligt |
| 17 | Luca Pellegrini  |
| 6 | Danilo |
| 5 | Arthur |
| 27 | Manuel Locatelli |
| 25 | Adrien Rabiot |
| 11 | Juan Cuadrado |
| 9 | Álvaro Morata |
| 18 | Moise Kean |
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