Back to work in the gym and on the pitch. Barreto and Ivan return to training

Sampdoria worked in two groups as they resumed training on Tuesday afternoon. The players who featured heavily at Palermo worked on recovery and in the gym. The rest – which included the fit-again Edgar Barreto and David Ivan, along with Primavera youngsters Giacomo Calò and Giedrius Matulevicius – had a full workout the pitch.

Fernando spent the session with the physio after sustaining a twisted ankle towards the end of the first half on Sunday. Carlos Carbonero (in Barcelona) and Niklas Moisander (physio and specific gym work at the Mugnaini) continued their recovery programmes meanwhile. The boys will be back for a double session on Wednesday. The morning workout will be open to the general public, while the squad will train behind closed doors after lunch.