Match Report
On paper the standings were lopsided — Milan 4th with 70 points, Sampdoria 20th with 19, 51 apart. Per game in the league, Milan were scoring 1.68 and conceding 1.13, Sampdoria 0.63 and 1.87, against a competition average of 1.28 goals per team per game.
Three consecutive defeats weighed on Milan. Sampdoria had gone 8 games without a win.
28 previous meetings sit in the GioScore records — Milan 17, draws 6, Sampdoria 5, at 2.14 goals per meeting. Home advantage has meant little here: 36% of the meetings went to the host.
The venue was Stadio Giuseppe Meazza in Milan, with room for 80,018 spectators. Half-time and full-time told different stories: Milan led 3-1 at the break, before 2 more goals closed it at 5-1.