Gonzalo Villar has first session with Samp

New signing Gonzalo Villar trained with his new team-mates for the first time on Monday as preparations for their Serie A opener against Atalanta began in earnest.

Marco Giampaolo and the coaching staff guided the Blucerchiati through an afternoon session consisting of a warm-up, possession drills and training games.

Villar joined in with the rest of the squad for the first half of the programme, then did personalised fitness work.

Andrea Conti and Simone Trimboli continued with their rehabilitation programmes.

The team will train both morning and afternoon on Wednesday.