Free morning, tests for De Vitis

Fresh from coming through their first friendly of the season with flying colours, Sampdoria will enjoy a half-day off tomorrow morning. Walter Zenga and his team decided on the rest – with Nenad Krsticic and Marco Marchionni the exceptions as they still have to catch up with their team-mates – given that Samp have a friendly match against Sellero Novelle tomorrow afternoon at 17:30 CEST.

After being forced off during the friendly against the Alta Valle XI, Alessandro De Vitis will undergo tests on his left knee. Emiliano Viviano will head to Brescia for treatment on the dental abscess he has been suffering with recently.