Samp fell down in Rome, and need a prompt redemption with Milan

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doing. The big, in this season, remain a taboo. Sampdoria comes back
from a half empty “Olimpico” due to the closure of the two curves with
three goals at the passive and the umpteenth defeat in the presence of a
team of superior breed. Even without overdoing, Rudi Garcia’s Roma takes a
quarter hour between the first and the second half to force the
resistance of the blucerchiati that – mainly during the restart – have
been less aggressive and concrete than usual. A team, in very truth,
insulted and humiliated: these are the days it never rains but it pours,
so Sinisa Mihajlovic complains about a penalty not allowed at the 1-0 – a
clear hand foul in Benatia’s area – and he’s getting ready to face Milan
next Sunday at Marassi without two of the four regular defenders: in
fact captain Daniele Gastaldello and Lorenzo De Silvestri will be disqualified.

The match. Samp arrives in the capital with three changes in respect to the success with Cagliari: Shkodran Mustafi returns to his place in the rear, Eder Citadin Martins acts as a centre forward while on the left the Polish Pawel Wszolek puffs. Pedro Obiang starts from the bleachers for the third consecutive time. The guys start well and press high, they masterly contain the giallorosso force and nearly hit up for at least three times. But Roma takes the lead thanks to Destro at the end of the first half and puts an end to the match in the first 12 minutes of the second half: Pjanic on a penalty shot and again Destro sign the 3-0 score, that is even more bitter due to the red card for double caution of Gastaldello.

Raising again. «It hasn’t been our best performance, mainly during the control phase – Mihajlovic admits after the match -. We didn’t measure up also on account of Roma, but we shouldn’t call into question all the good we have done untill now. We don’t have neither to despair nor to pretend that nothing has happened». Also Angelo Palombo agrees with the coach and looks ahead: «We already have to raise again on Sunday and restart to run as soon as possible beacause with 28 points we cannot be relaxed».