Sampdoria had a poor season last season, unbeaten in the first three league games with two wins and one draw, and the team's form has been up and down ever since, with manager and former Inter Milan legend Zenga sacked after less than six months in charge. In November, Montella, who had grown up here as a famous player in Serie A, began to take over the difficult old sailors, but the team's record did not improve significantly after the change of coach, and the performance of the three relegated teams such as TOEFL and Verona was too bad for the team to be relegated by two points.

This summer, Sampdoria made some too big changes to the lineup, selling the original main player of the team Soriano (Roberto Soriano (14 million euros) to Villarreal, Argentina international (Carlos Correa) 13 million euros to Sevilla and Brazilian defender Fernando Lucas Martins (Fernando Lucas Martins) to Sparta Moscow. More than a dozen players have left the Luigi Ferraris Stadium on the condition that they will bring financial benefits to the team, and these players have brought Sampdoria a whopping 55 million euros.

However, in terms of recruitment, the club seems to be a lot stingy, only investing less than 35 million euros, and the overall strength of the team is far from last season. In addition to the aforementioned goalkeeper Viviano, Croatian striker Budimir and Quagliarella from Torino, only a few players such as former Verona central defender Jacopo Sala, Belgian midfielder Dennis Praet, Poland international Karol Lity, and Czech young striker Patrik Schichk are some familiar to everyone.

Gianpaolo used his usual 4-3-1-2 formation for this game, and except for the main goalkeeper Viviano, who was seriously injured at the end of October, he was unable to play. The starting goalkeeper was former youth academy Christian Puggioni, who is 35 years old and returned last year, led by Argentine centre-back Matias Silvestre, who played for Milan, and in midfield captain, Paraguay international Edgar Barreto, complemented by Portuguese centre-back Bruno, who is on loan from Udinese Fernandes) and Uruguayan small midfielder Lucas Torreira, forward midfielder Prae formed the front trident with Quagliarella and Colombian international center Luis Muriel.

On the away team's side, Li Mudi still lined up in a 4-3-3 formation, goalkeepers: Joe Hart, right-back Zampacosta, central defenders Kastan and Rossetini, left-back Barica, midfielders Akwa, Vives, central midfielder Benasi, right winger Rajadzic, left winger Iyago Farke, center forward Belotti. It's the best form and quality in the squad so far, with both defensive midfielders all on the pitch, something that only happens against a strong team.

Since Sampdoria did not take the initiative to attack after the opening, Benassi and several players in the front field were comfortable in the midfield to control the ball and focus on the two wings. However, the home team's defensive strength is also good, and when the Torino team was unable to invest too much in the attack, they firmly blocked Belotti, which forced the visiting team's attacking players to operate only on the edge of the penalty area, and basically had to rely on their own alone.

In the fourth minute, Belotti pulled to the right side of midfield to meet his team-mates when he was brought to the ground by the home team's left-back Vasco Regini, and Rajjdzic unleashed an unexpected set-piece, and instead of lobbing the ball into the goal, he quickly sent it low and flat into the box. Falke received the ball and fired a left-footed volley directly into the crossbar of the home team's goal after passing through the crowd in the penalty area, startling the home team fans in the stadium. Looking at the football that rebounded to the outside of the bottom line, Li Mudi couldn't help but shake his head, and at the same time sighed in his heart: It seems that today's luck is not on the side of Turin!

After this danger, the home team players became more cautious, except for Muriel in front, even Prae and Quagliarella were actively involved in the backfield and finally took advantage of the numerical advantage to finally get the ball back. They then set up two tentative attacks, with Prae distributing the ball to Fernandes in the seventh minute after a midfield cut past Vives, and the Portuguese centre-forward took a big step forward before firing a right-footed shot wide of the left-hand post from around 10 metres from outside the box. Two minutes later, Fernandes flicked in a cross from the flank and Muriel leaned on Kastan in the middle of the penalty area and fired a right-footed shot just over the crossbar. After these two attempts, Sampdoria finally felt that they could still put some pressure on Torino's backline, and then gradually pushed out of the backfield, forming an offensive and defensive situation with the opponent.

However, due to the heavy protection of both sides in their own penalty areas, long-range shots became the most common shooting options on the field in the following period. In the thirteenth minute, after receiving a pass from Rajadzic, Benassi took a right-footed shot from 10 meters outside the penalty area, and the ball flew high over the crossbar. A minute later, Quagliarella attempted a right-footed shot from almost the same position in the opposition half, this time deflecting wide of the left-hand post. In the 16th minute, Rajadzic fired a right-footed shot from the top of the penalty area after receiving a header from Belotti, and the ball flew out of the top right corner of the goal. Another minute later, Berotti finished on his own, after receiving a through ball from Vives, he did not choose to dribble into the box, but rushed to the goal with his left foot outside the box before Silvestre blocked it, but the ball still did not hit the target obediently, but grazed the right post and hit the billboard behind the goal. In the 19th minute, Red Babe tried his shooting sensation again, and after receiving a cross from Zampa Costa from the wing, he shot again from the right side of the penalty line, this time over the crossbar.

In the space of seven minutes, both sides made five long-range attempts, but none of them were within the woodwork, which not only proved that both teams did a good job defensively, but also showed some impatience on the part of the attacking players. Since both sides are reluctant to invest more troops in the attack, for fear that there will be loopholes in the back line and the opponent will seize the opportunity, so they are in a situation of playing more with less in their respective fronts, and it is difficult to create any decent opportunities. However, in terms of individual combat and the mutual cooperation of several people, the Torino team is stronger than the home team, but unfortunately the state of the away team players is very average, which has not caused any threat to Samp's old goalkeeper Pugguni. However, Li Mudi's strategy succeeded, he successfully pulled the opponent's offensive level to the same level as the Torino team, and greatly reduced the pressure on his own backline.

However, the idea was clearly whimsical, and Jamboro noticed that something was wrong and immediately made adjustments on the sidelines, with the home team gradually slowing down the tempo of the game. Neither of their strikers is adept at heading the ball and is good at penetrating with short balls and finding opportunities to pass directly behind the visitors' defence, and Muriel has the speed and acceleration of the double 17 stats, and it will be difficult for the Torino defenders to defend against him if they find an opportunity. If you want to play to Colombia's speed advantage, you need to lure the visiting backline forward to give him space to sprint, so Sampdoria wants to play a counter-attack. And Torino has only been guarding against the opponent's strong point, Li Mudi emphasized before that the opponent must not be given the opportunity to accelerate, so the back line has been in a very deep position. Both teams' current tactical thinking is based on solid defence, with possession concentrated in their respective halves, with a few attackers up front, and limited support from midfield. And as the pace of the game slows down, the scene becomes extremely boring, and it is not as good as the previous situation of long-range shooting.

In this kind of boring game, the two sides still relied on unreliable shots to refresh the number of consecutive attempts on goal but not hitting the target so far this season. In the 25th minute, Torino Rosettini was shown a yellow card by the referee for kicking down Muriel on the right side of his side, and Fernandes' free kick hit Barreca's ass and flew off the line. A tactical corner was then awarded by the home side, and Fernandes' cross from the wing was tipped over the bar by Quagliarella near the penalty spot. In the 29th minute, the referee showed a yellow card to Sampdoria captain Barreto, who put Falke on the counter-attack of Torino.

A minute later, Benassi crossed into the box from the right, and Berotti finally scrambled for a landing point, and he couldn't make any other moves under Silvestre's marking, so he had to head the ball back to the outside of the box, and Rajadzic was still an anti-aircraft gun regardless of 3721 or a kick. Li Mudi said that his neck hurt when he looked up, and if he didn't get it well in this game, he would have cervical spondylosis. Sure enough, the two sides were unable to get a shot on target, and as the 45th minute drew to a close, the home side used the last minute to complete an attack, which looked to replicate the tactic of Farke hitting the crossbar at the beginning of the game, Fernandes drove an indirect free-kick into the box and left-back Regini stopped the ball with his right foot and fired a left-footed shot straight into the top left corner, but his footwork was even worse, the ball went high into the top left corner.

When the referee blew the half-time whistle, the two sides set the record for the most attempts on goal in a half in Serie A this year, with 0-of-6 and 0-of-8 scoresheets absolutely incredible. After an unusually quiet first half, the state of the Torino players still showed no signs of improving, and Li Mudi couldn't think of any good way to adjust, so he had to choose to trust his players and see if they could adjust themselves in the game and cope with the game.

However, the home side shattered the Torino manager's dream early in the second half, and it seemed that there was a slight hint of the opposition, and the Sampdoria players suddenly stepped up their attack after only three minutes of restarting, starting with a breakthrough from Prae, which won them a corner. Then centre-back Silvestre suddenly dribbled forward and won a free-kick in the opposition half for the home side, and Muriel received the ball and his cross from the wing was headed off the line by Kastan for another corner. Fernandes crossed to the back post and Silvestre pressed Kastan's header past Rajdzic's calf and deflected off the post, for another corner. It was Fernandez who took the penalty, and it was Silvestre who earned the first point, but this time the Argentine central defender did not choose to attack the goal directly, he ferried the ball to Barreto on the line of the small penalty area on the penalty spot, and the Samp captain with his back to the goal stopped the ball and turned directly forward, and then swept with his left foot, and the ball hit the side netting in the bottom corner of Joe Hart's right hand. At 1-0, the first shot on target of the game was converted into a goal, and the shouts of the home team's fans instantly made the whole stadium no longer hear.

In the face of this conceded goal, Li Mudi felt a little frustrated at the same time, but also involuntarily relieved, it seems that the football field is still based on strength, if you don't have enough luck, it is difficult to rely on those small tricks to prevent strong opponents from winning. The players are not in good shape, they are indeed slightly inferior to the opponent in terms of strength, and the weakness of not having strong header ability is caught, and it is normal to concede the ball. However, after falling behind by one goal, it makes no sense for the team to focus on solid defense, since if you can't score a goal, you will lose, then attack, even if you will lose, you must use the remaining game time to mobilize everyone's enthusiasm. If you can improve the form of the players and prepare for the next game, then the game will be worth it no matter what the result is.

So under the instructions of the head coach, the Torino team finally changed the previous situation of slow pace and heavy defense and light attack, and dared to invest more troops in the attack. The home team took the opportunity to achieve a strategic deployment of defensive counter-attack, taking advantage of Muriel's speed advantage to constantly try all kinds of direct passes behind the ball, and the game finally became beautiful. However, the players of both teams were still unable to recover the missing crosshairs, as if the goal of the game was to avoid kicking the ball into the opposition goal. Whether it's strikers like Belotti and Quagliarella, or midfielders like Linetti and Baseli who came off the bench, their shots always miss the range of the woodwork as if they were being rejected by their peers. By the time the fourth official on the pitch held up the five-minute stoppage time card, the shots had been 1-of-12 and 2-of-13, with only Belotti and Zampacosta the visitors slotting the ball into the arms of home goalkeeper Puggioni, while Joe Hart made a single save and the only shot on target was an embarrassing sight.