Preparations for Crotone, final session and departure for Calabria on Saturday

Sampdoria trained on Friday at the Centro Sportivo Gloriano Mugnaini ahead of Sunday’s trip to Crotone. Marco Giampaolo and his staff led the session on the upper pitch in Bogliasco, which featured tactical drills, training games and set-piece work. The Blucerchiati will be build on that tomorrow in their final workout behind closed doors.

Once training has been completed on Saturday, the coach will meet the media for his usual pre-match press conference at around 12:30, before the team set off for Calabria. Follow the event live on Twitter or watch highlights on Samp TV.

All quiet on the injury front, besides the return to full training of Bruno Fernandes. Jacopo Sala had an individual session, while Emiliano Viviano, Carlos Carbonero and Daniel Pavlovic continued their respective recovery programmes.