Double session in groups on Thursday

Sampdoria cranked up their preparations for the forthcoming trip to Atalanta on Thursday with the squad split into groups for two separate sessions.

In the morning the defenders trained on pitch 2 with Primavera youngsters Mohamed Bahlouli, Goncalo Cabral, Matteo Raspa and Ognjen Stijepovic acting as the opposition.

In the afternoon Marco Giampaolo focused on building play with the midfielders and forwards. This time the youth players making up the numbers were Alessandro Casanova, Andrea Cassaghi, Joao Nobrega, Daouda Peeters and Jamie Yayi Mpie.

Meanwhile Vasco Regini did personalised recovery work in the gym (morning) and trained on the pitch (afternoon).

Riccardo Saponara had treatment before focusing on technical and fitness work, with and without the ball.

The squad will report back on Friday afternoon for a single session.