2012–13 UC Sampdoria season

The 2012–13 season was Sampdoria's 66th in existence. Sampdoria finished the 2011–12 season in sixth place in Serie B and were promoted to Serie A through the play-offs.

Sampdoria

2012–13 season
Stadium	Stadio Luigi Ferraris
Serie A	14th
Coppa Italia	First round
Top goalscorer	League: Mauro Icardi (10) All: Mauro Icardi (10)

Players

Current squad

As of 3 November 2012

Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
1	GK	BRA	Júnior da Costa
2	MF	PAR	Marcelo Estigarribia (on loan from Deportivo Maldonado)
3	DF	ITA	Andrea Costa
4	DF	ARG	Matías Rodríguez
5	MF	BRA	Renan
6	MF	ITA	Enzo Maresca
7	DF	ITA	Paolo Castellini
8	DF	GER	Shkodran Mustafi
10	FW	ARG	Maxi López (on loan from Catania)
11	MF	ITA	Gianni Munari
12	FW	ITA	Gianluca Sansone
13	DF	SUI	Gaetano Berardi
14	MF	ESP	Pedro Obiang
15	DF	DEN	Simon Poulsen

No.	Pos.	Nation	Player
16	MF	ITA	Andrea Poli
17	MF	ITA	Angelo Palombo (captain)
19	DF	ITA	Lorenzo De Silvestri (on loan from Fiorentina)
21	MF	ITA	Roberto Soriano
22	GK	ARG	Sergio Romero
23	FW	BRA	Éder
25	MF	SRB	Nenad Krstičić
28	DF	ITA	Daniele Gastaldello (Vice Captain)
32	GK	ITA	Tommaso Berni
35	DF	SUI	Jonathan Rossini
79	MF	ITA	Davide Gavazzi
93	FW	SUI	Anđelko Savić
98	FW	ARG	Mauro Icardi

Matches

Legend

  Win   Draw   Loss   Postponed

Serie A

Milan v Sampdoria

26 August 2012 1	Milan	0 – 1	Sampdoria	Milan
			Costa 59'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 49,000 Referee: Luca Banti

Sampdoria v Siena

2 September 2012 2	Sampdoria	2 – 1	Siena	Genoa
	López 45' Gastaldello 68'		Vergassola 62'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 36,700 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Pescara v Sampdoria

16 September 2012 3	Pescara	2 – 3	Sampdoria	Pescara
	Çelik 75' Caprari 90'		López 31', 76' Estigarribia 60'	Stadium: Stadio Adriatico Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Riccardo Pinzani

Sampdoria v Torino

23 September 2012 4	Sampdoria	1 – 1	Torino	Genoa
	Pozzi 84' (pen.)		Bianchi 69' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Giampaolo Calvarese

Roma v Sampdoria

26 September 2012 5	Roma	1 – 1	Sampdoria	Rome
	Totti 35'		Munari 62'	Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 37,125 Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni

Sampdoria v Napoli

30 September 2012 6	Sampdoria	0 – 1	Napoli	Genoa
			Cavani 68' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 24,715 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Chievo v Sampdoria

6 October 2012 7	Chievo	2 – 1	Sampdoria	Verona
	Théréau 45+2' Di Michele 87'		Maresca 61'	Stadium: Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Parma v Sampdoria

21 October 2012 8	Parma	2 – 1	Sampdoria	Parma
	Amauri 36' (pen.), 53'		Éder 81'	Stadium: Stadio Ennio Tardini Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo

Sampdoria v Cagliari

28 October 2012 9	Sampdoria	0 – 1	Cagliari	Genoa
			Dessena 47'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,586 Referee: Gianluca Rocchi

Inter v Sampdoria

31 October 2012 10	Inter	3 – 2	Sampdoria	Milan
	Milito 52' (pen.) Palacio 69' Guarín 81'		Munari 20' Éder 90+4'	Stadium: San Siro Attendance: 41,000 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Sampdoria v Atalanta

4 November 2012 11	Sampdoria	1 – 2	Atalanta	Genoa
	Maresca 53'		Bonaventura 2' De Luca 76'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Carmine Russo

Palermo v Sampdoria

11 November 2012 12	Palermo	2 – 0	Sampdoria	Palermo
	Dybala 52', 71'			Stadium: Stadio Renzo Barbera Attendance: 13,423 Referee: Antonio Giannoccaro

Sampdoria v Genoa

18 November 2012 13	Sampdoria	3 – 1	Genoa	Genoa
	Poli 16' Bovo 36' (o.g.) Icardi 88'		Immobile 73'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 22,000 Referee: Paolo Silvio Mazzoleni

Sampdoria v Bologna

25 November 2012 14	Sampdoria	1 – 0	Bologna	Genoa
	Poli 61'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,631 Referee: Domenico Celi

Fiorentina v Sampdoria

2 December 2012 15	Fiorentina	2 – 2	Sampdoria	Florence
	Savić 22', 75'		Krstičić 48' Rodríguez 72' (o.g.)	Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi Attendance: 24,049 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Sampdoria v Udinese

10 December 2012 16	Sampdoria	0 – 2	Udinese	Genoa
			Danilo 17' Di Natale 28'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 21,400 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Catania v Sampdoria

16 December 2012 17	Catania	3 – 1	Sampdoria	Catania
	Paglialunga 55' Bergessio 65' Castro 90'		Maresca 29' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Angelo Massimino Attendance: 12,000 Referee: Piero Giacomelli

Sampdoria v Lazio

22 December 2012 18	Sampdoria	0 – 1	Lazio	Genoa
			Hernanes 31'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Juventus v Sampdoria

6 January 2013 19	Juventus	1 – 2	Sampdoria	Turin
	Giovinco 24' (pen.)		Icardi 52', 68'	Stadium: Juventus Stadium Attendance: 38,000 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Sampdoria v Milan

13 January 2013 20	Sampdoria	0 – 0	Milan	Genoa
				Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 24,544 Referee: Marco Guida

Siena v Sampdoria

20 January 2013 21	Siena	1 – 0	Sampdoria	Siena
	Bogdani 71'			Stadium: Stadio Artemio Franchi – Montepaschi Arena Attendance: 7,961 Referee: Carmine Russo

Sampdoria v Pescara

27 January 2013 22	Sampdoria	6 – 0	Pescara	Genoa
	Éder 31' (pen.) Icardi 42', 56', 58', 71' Obiang 50'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Dino Tommasi

Torino v Sampdoria

2 February 2013 23	Torino	0 – 0	Sampdoria	Turin
				Stadium: Stadio Olimpico di Torino Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Sampdoria v Roma

10 February 2013 24	Sampdoria	3 – 1	Roma	Genoa
	Estigarribia 56' Sansone 73' Icardi 77'		Lamela 75'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Domenico Celi

Napoli v Sampdoria

17 February 2013 25	Napoli	0 – 0	Sampdoria	Naples
				Stadium: Stadio San Paolo Attendance: 37,000 Referee: Daniele Doveri

Sampdoria v Chievo

24 February 2013 26	Sampdoria	2 – 0	Chievo	Genoa
	Poli 33' Éder 83'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Eugenio Abbattista

Sampdoria v Parma

3 March 2013 27	Sampdoria	1 – 0	Parma	Genoa
	Icardi 58'			Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 22,489 Referee: Paolo Valeri

Cagliari v Sampdoria

10 March 2013 28	Cagliari	3 – 1	Sampdoria	Quartu Sant'Elena
	Ibarbo 18', 53', 72'		López 90+1' (pen.)	Stadium: Stadio Is Arenas Attendance: 10,000 Referee: Davide Massa

Atalanta v Sampdoria

30 March 2013 29	Atalanta	0 – 0	Sampdoria	Bergamo
				Stadium: Stadio Atleti Azzurri d'Italia Attendance: 14,000 Referee: Andrea Romeo

Sampdoria v Inter

3 April 2013 30	Sampdoria	0 – 2	Inter	Genoa
			Palacio 43', 90+3'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 25,258 Referee: Luca Banti

Sampdoria v Palermo

7 April 2013 31	Sampdoria	1 – 3	Palermo	Genoa
	Munari 43'		Von Bergen 35' Iličić 50' García 56'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Marco Guida

Genoa v Sampdoria

14 April 2013 32	Genoa	1 – 1	Sampdoria	Genoa
	Matuzalém 80'		Éder 28'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 19,000 Referee: Daniele Orsato

Bologna v Sampdoria

21 April 2013 33	Bologna	1 – 1	Sampdoria	Bologna
	Gilardino 23'		Sansone 59'	Stadium: Stadio Renato Dall'Ara Attendance: 21,000 Referee: Sebastiano Peruzzo

Sampdoria v Fiorentina

28 April 2013 34	Sampdoria	0 – 3	Fiorentina	Genoa
			Cuadrado 36' Ljajić 41' Aquilani 73'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Nicola Rizzoli

Udinese v Sampdoria

5 May 2013 35	Udinese	3 – 1	Sampdoria	Udine
	Di Natale 29', 52' Muriel 87'		Éder 34'	Stadium: Stadio Friuli Attendance: 15,000 Referee: Paolo Tagliavento

Sampdoria v Catania

8 May 2013 36	Sampdoria	1 – 1	Catania	Genoa
	De Silvestri 36'		Spolli 68'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Domenico Celi

Lazio v Sampdoria

12 May 2013 37	Lazio	2 – 0	Sampdoria	Rome
	Floccari 10' Candreva 90+4' (pen.)			Stadium: Stadio Olimpico Attendance: 32,000 Referee: Andrea Romeo

Sampdoria v Juventus

18 May 2013 38	Sampdoria	3 – 2	Juventus	Genoa
	Éder 31' (pen.) De Silvestri 57' Icardi 75'		Quagliarella 25' Giaccherini 90+1'	Stadium: Stadio Luigi Ferraris Attendance: 23,000 Referee: Andrea Gervasoni

Squad statistics

Appearances and goals

No.	Pos	Nat	Player	Total		Serie A		Coppa Italia
				Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals	Apps	Goals
Goalkeepers
1	GK	BRA	Júnior da Costa	4	0	4	0	0	0
22	GK	ARG	Sergio Romero	33	0	32	0	1	0
32	GK	ITA	Tommaso Berni	3	0	2+1	0	0	0
Defenders
3	DF	ITA	Andrea Costa	28	1	27	1	1	0
4	DF	ARG	Matías Rodríguez	1	0	1	0	0	0
7	DF	ITA	Paolo Castellini	8	0	4+3	0	0+1	0
8	DF	GER	Shkodran Mustafi	17	0	12+5	0	0	0
13	DF	SUI	Gaetano Berardi	21	0	18+3	0	0	0
15	DF	DEN	Simon Poulsen	7	0	3+4	0	0	0
19	DF	ITA	Lorenzo De Silvestri	25	2	19+5	2	1	0
28	DF	ITA	Daniele Gastaldello	34	1	33	1	1	0
35	DF	SUI	Jonathan Rossini	26	0	24+1	0	1	0
Midfielders
2	MF	PAR	Marcelo Estigarribia	35	2	29+5	2	1	0
5	MF	BRA	Renan	5	0	3+2	0	0	0
6	MF	ITA	Enzo Maresca	16	3	15+1	3	0	0
11	MF	ITA	Gianni Munari	28	3	14+13	3	1	0
14	MF	ESP	Pedro Obiang	35	1	32+2	1	1	0
16	MF	ITA	Andrea Poli	32	3	31	3	1	0
17	MF	ITA	Angelo Palombo	15	0	15	0	0	0
21	MF	ITA	Roberto Soriano	25	0	8+16	0	0+1	0
25	MF	SRB	Nenad Krstičić	26	1	22+3	1	1	0
Forwards
10	FW	ARG	Maxi López	18	5	9+8	4	0+1	1
12	FW	ITA	Gianluca Sansone	14	2	6+8	2	0	0
23	FW	BRA	Éder	30	7	24+6	7	0	0
93	FW	SUI	Anđelko Savić	1	0	0+1	0	0	0
98	FW	ARG	Mauro Icardi	31	10	24+7	10	0	0
Players transferred out during the season
9	FW	ITA	Nicola Pozzi	7	1	1+5	1	1	0
12	MF	ARG	Fernando Tissone	12	0	6+6	0	0	0

Last updated: 28 October 2012
Source: Competitions

Top scorers

This includes all competitive matches. The list is sorted by shirt number when total goals are equal.

R	No.	Pos	Nat	Name	Serie A	Coppa Italia	Total
1	98	FW		Mauro Icardi	10	0	10
2	23	FW		Éder	7	0	7
3	10	FW		Maxi López	4	1	5
4	6	MF		Enzo Maresca	3	0	3
=	11	MF		Gianni Munari	3	0	3
=	16	MF		Andrea Poli	3	0	3
7				Own goals	2	0	2
=	2	MF		Marcelo Estigarribia	2	0	2
=	12	FW		Gianluca Sansone	2	0	2
=	19	DF		Lorenzo De Silvestri	2	0	2
11	3	DF		Andrea Costa	1	0	1
=	9	FW		Nicola Pozzi	1	0	1
=	14	MF		Pedro Obiang	1	0	1
=	25	MF		Nenad Krstičić	1	0	1
=	28	DF		Daniele Gastaldello	1	0	1

Last updated: 28 October 2012
Source: Competitions