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Serie A Week 2 - 2/9/07 (19.30 UK)
Sampdoria 0 - 0 Lazio
Stadio Ferraris
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Despite playing with 10 men, Sampdoria wasted a golden opportunity in
stoppages to defeat Lazio, but instead it's the Biancocelesti's second
consecutive draw. This fixture had not ended goalless since 1976.
Both teams passed their European tests midweek with flying colours, as Lazio
entered the Champions League and Samp got through to the UEFA Cup.
In strictly Serie A terms, it was the Blucerchiati who had the advantage,
having won 2-1 at Siena rather than the Romans' disappointing 2-2 draw to
Torino. Doria had Antonio Cassano in the side for the first time since his
summer move, but he sat on the bench with Vincenzo Montella.
Lazio's injury crisis ruled out Diakhite', Aleksander Kolarov, Sebastiano
Siviglia, Guglielmo Stendardo, Simone Del Nero and Stefano Mauri. Always an
entertaining fixture, this tie has not ended in a draw since the spectacular
3-3 on April 21, 1996.
Andrea Caracciolo wasted a good chance after five minutes, his shot flashing
across the face of goal. At the other end, Massimo Mutarelli nodded a
Cristian Ledesma set-piece over the bar.
Ledesma tested Antonio Mirante from almost 30 metres, but Tommaso Rocchi was
far more dangerous as he used his strength to hold off a defender and the
right-foot strike was palmed out of the top corner.
Sergio Volpi's low free kick for Samp pierced the wall, but none of his
teammates could get the final touch.
Christian Manfredini created a wonderful opportunity by dribbling between
two defenders, but when he was clear on goal incredibly ballooned wide.
Goran Pandev also wasted a promising counter-attack.
The best chance of the game so far arrived on 40 minutes, as Claudio
Bellucci's looping header from a Reto Ziegler pass was spectacularly
fingertipped out from under the crossbar by 43-year-old goalkeeper Marco
Ballotta.
After the break Ballotta was fortunate not to concede. He did not come out
to grab a corner kick, so a goalline clearance was needed to deny Caracciolo.
The deadlock remained in place, so Walter Mazzarri introduced fan favourite
Montella for Caracciolo. Delio Rossi surprisingly took off Rocchi for the
pacey Stephen Ayodele Makinwa.
Mirante blocked a Gaby Mudingayi daisy-cutter in front of the line. Mourad
Meghni wanted a penalty less than a minute after coming on, but the referee
correctly waved play on.
Ledesma sent a screamer just past the near post from distance, but there was
a real scare for the Biancocelesti.
Ballotta spilled a powerful Bellucci snapshot and Luciano Zauri was there for
the clearance as Montella prepared to pounce.
Sampdoria were left with 10 men for the final eight minutes, as Ziegler got a
second booking for a foul on Mutarelli. This put paid to hopes of seeing
Cassano make his debut.
Still, the home side should have won it at the death. Montella's dummy left
Paolo Sammarco totally unmarked with only the goalkeeper to beat, but
astonishingly he chipped it over the bar of an open goal!
Valon Behrami got a scare in stoppages, as the referee flashed red for the
challenge on Mirko Pieri, but he apologised immediately as he had taken out
the wrong card!
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Sampdoria: Castellazzi; Campagnaro, Sala, Lucchini, Zenoni, Palombo, Volpi,
Ziegler; Delvecchio (Sammarco 66), Bellucci (Pieri 89); Caracciolo (Montella
60)
Lazio: Ballotta; Behrami, Scaloni, Cribari, Zauri; Mudingayi, Ledesma,
Mutarelli, Manfredini (Meghni 75); Pandev (Tare 91), Rocchi (Makinwa 62)
Ref: Rocchi
Sent off: Ziegler 82 (S)
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