title: 2009–10 UC Sampdoria season
text: # 2009–10 UC Sampdoria season
  
  2009–10 Serie A is the 62nd Serie A season in Unione Calcio Sampdoria's history. Sampdoria also participated in 2009–10 Coppa Italia, starting from the 3rd round. Sampdoria finished the 2008–09 Serie A season in 13th place, so they failed to qualify for any of the European competitions for the 2009–10 season. On 16 May 2010, Sampdoria finished their great season with a 1–0 win against S.S.C. Napoli, securing 4th place in 2009–10 Serie A and the final 2010–11 UEFA Champions League qualification spot.
  
  ## First-team squad
  
      Squad at end of season
  
  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 | ITA | Luca Castellazzi |
  | 2 | DF | ITA | Fabio Lamorte |
  | 3 | DF | SUI | Reto Ziegler |
  | 5 | DF | ITA | Pietro Accardi |
  | 6 | DF | ITA | Stefano Lucchini |
  | 7 | MF | ITA | Daniele Mannini |
  | 8 | DF | ITA | Luciano Zauri (on loan from Lazio) |
  | 9 | FW | ITA | Nicola Pozzi (on loan from Empoli) |
  | 10 | FW | ITA | Giampaolo Pazzini |
  | 11 | FW | SRB | Stefan Šćepović (on loan from OFK Beograd) |
  | 12 | MF | ARG | Fernando Tissone |
  | 13 | DF | ITA | Marco Rossi (on loan from Parma) |
  | 14 | MF | AUT | Dieter Elsneg (on loan from Frosinone) |
  | 15 | DF | ITA | Vasco Regini |
  | 16 | MF | ITA | Andrea Poli |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 17 | MF | ITA | Angelo Palombo |
  | 18 | MF | ITA | Stefano Guberti (on loan from Roma) |
  | 19 | MF | ITA | Daniele Franceschini |
  | 20 | MF | SUI | Marco Padalino |
  | 21 | GK | ITA | Matteo Guardalben |
  | 22 | DF | ITA | Fabrizio Cacciatore |
  | 23 | GK | ITA | Mario Cassano (on loan from Piacenza) |
  | 27 | GK | ITA | Marco Costantino (on loan from SPAL) |
  | 28 | DF | ITA | Daniele Gastaldello |
  | 30 | GK | ITA | Marco Storari (on loan from Milan) |
  | 77 | MF | ITA | Franco Semioli |
  | 90 | FW | ITA | Emanuele Testardi (on loan from Pescara) |
  | 91 | MF | ITA | Roberto Soriano |
  | 92 | DF | ITA | Daniele Messina |
  | 99 | FW | ITA | Antonio Cassano |
  
  ### Left club during season
  
  Note: Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
  
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | 11 | FW | ITA | Claudio Bellucci (on loan to Livorno) |
  | 23 | DF | LTU | Marius Stankevičius (on loan to Sevilla) |
  | 30 | MF | ITA | Paolo Sammarco (on loan to Udinese) |
  | 34 | MF | ITA | Daniele Dessena (on loan to Cagliari) |
  | No. | Pos. | Nation | Player |
  | 88 | FW | ITA | Salvatore Foti (on loan to Piacenza) |
  | 89 | FW | ITA | Guido Marilungo (on loan to Lecce) |
  | 90 | GK | ITA | Vincenzo Fiorillo (on loan to Reggina) |
  
  ## List of transfers in 2009–10
  
  Players in
  
  | Player | From | Type | Tr. Window |
  | - | - | - | - |
  | Gianluigi Bianco | Empoli | Co-ownership resolution | Summer |
  | Matteo Guardalben | Treviso | Transfer | Summer |
  | Fernando Tissone | Udinese | Transfer | Summer |
  | Salvatore Foti | Treviso | Transfer | Summer |
  | Daniele Mannini | Napoli | Transfer | Summer |
  | Franco Semioli | Fiorentina | Transfer | Summer |
  | Nicola Pozzi | Empoli | Loan | Summer |
  | Marco Rossi | Parma | Loan | Summer |
  | Luciano Zauri | Lazio | Loan | Summer |
  | Mario Cassano | Piacenza | Loan | Winter |
  | Marco Storari | Milan | Loan | Winter |
  | Stefano Guberti | Roma | Loan | Winter |
  | Stefan Šćepović | OFK Belgrade | Loan | Winter |
  
  Players out
  
  | Player | To | Transfer Window |
  | - | - | - |
  | Jonathan Rossini | Udinese | Summer |
  | Mirko Eramo | Monza | Summer |
  | Massimo Bonanni | Pescara | Summer |
  | Emiliano Bonazzoli | Reggina | Summer |
  | Hugo Campagnaro | Napoli | Summer |
  | Leonardo Miglionico | Livorno | Summer |
  | Gennaro Delvecchio | Catania | Summer |
  | Mirko Pieri | Livorno | Summer |
  | Michele Ferri | Vicenza | Summer |
  | Stefano Scappini | Ravenna | Summer |
  | Gianluigi Bianco | Sassuolo | Summer (Loan) |
  | Solomon Enow | Spezia | Summer (co-ownership) |
  | Luca Calzolaio | Spezia | Summer (co-ownership) |
  | Marius Stankevičius | Sevilla | Winter(Loan) |
  
  ## Competitions
  
  ### Serie A
  
  **League table**
  
  | Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 2 | Roma | 38 | 24 | 8 | 6 | 68 | 41 | +27 | 80 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
  | 3 | Milan | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 60 | 39 | +21 | 70 | Qualification to Champions League group stage |
  | 4 | Sampdoria | 38 | 19 | 10 | 9 | 49 | 41 | +8 | 67 | Qualification to Champions League play-off round |
  | 5 | Palermo | 38 | 18 | 11 | 9 | 59 | 47 | +12 | 65 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
  | 6 | Napoli | 38 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 50 | 43 | +7 | 59 | Qualification to Europa League play-off round |
  
  **Results summary**
  
  | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Overall | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Home | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away | Away |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  
  Last updated: 16 May 2010. Source: Competitive matches
  
  **Results by round**
  
  | Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 32 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 36 | 37 | 38 |
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  | Ground | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | A | H | A | H | A | H | A | H | H | A | H | A | H |
  | Result | W | W | W | W | L | W | D | D | W | L | D | L | W | L | L | D | L | D | L | D | W | W | W | W | D | L | W | D | W | L | D | W | W | W | W | W | D | W |
  | Position | 4 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
  
  **Fixtures**
  
  Catania-Sampdoria 1–2
  
  * 0–1 Giampaolo Pazzini (9)
  * 1–1 Takayuki Morimoto (38)
  * 1–2 Daniele Gastaldello (90 + 3)
  
  Sampdoria-Udinese 3–1
  
  * 1–0 Giampaolo Pazzini (11)
  * 2–0 Daniele Mannini (45 + 1)
  * 2–1 Antonio Di Natale (56)
  * 3–1 Antonio Cassano (83)
  
  Atalanta-Sampdoria 0–1
  
  * 0–1 Daniele Mannini (63)
  
  Sampdoria-Siena 4–1
  
  * 1–0 Angelo Palombo (23)
  * 2–0 Daniele Mannini (31)
  * 3–0 Marco Padalino (48)
  * 3–1 Michele Fini (68)
  * 4–1 Marco Padalino (85)
  
  Fiorentina-Sampdoria 2–0
  
  * 1–0 Stevan Jovetić (25)
  * 2–0 Alberto Gilardino (66)
  
  Sampdoria-Inter 1–0
  
  * 1–0 Giampaolo Pazzini (72)
  
  Sampdoria-Parma 1–1
  
  * 1–0 Giampaolo Pazzini (23)
  * 1–1 Daniele Galloppa (30)
  
  Lazio-Sampdoria 1–1
  
  * 0–1 Giampaolo Pazzini (40)
  * 1–1 Matuzalém (42)
  
  Sampdoria-Bologna 4–1
  
  * 1–0 Giampaolo Pazzini (8)
  * 2–0 Daniele Mannini (17)
  * 3–0 Reto Ziegler (26)
  * 4–0 Daniele Mannini (33)
  * 4–1 Pablo Daniel Osvaldo (62)
  
  Juventus-Sampdoria 5–1
  
  * 1–0 Amauri (26)
  * 2–0 Giorgio Chiellini (42)
  * 3–0 Mauro Camoranesi (50)
  * 4–0 Amauri (62)
  * 4–1 Giampaolo Pazzini (63)
  * 5–1 David Trezeguet (88)
  
  Sampdoria-Bari 0–0
  
  Cagliari-Sampdoria 2–0
  
  * 1–0 Daniele Conti (85)
  * 2–0 Alessandro Matri (89)
  
  Sampdoria-Chievo 2–1
  
  * 1–0 Marco Rossi (19)
  * 2–0 Giampaolo Pazzini (65)
  * 2–1 Andrea Mantovani (80)
  
  Genoa-Sampdoria 3–0
  
  * 1–0 Omar Milanetto (10 pen)
  * 2–0 Marco Rossi (53)
  * 3–0 Raffaele Palladino (75)
  
  Milan-Sampdoria 3–0
  
  * 1–0 Marco Borriello (2)
  * 2–0 Clarence Seedorf (21)
  * 3–0 Pato (23)
  
  Sampdoria-Roma 0–0
  
  Livorno-Sampdoria 3–1
  
  * 0–1 Antonio Cassano (15)
  * 1–1 Nelson Rivas (37)
  * 2–1 Tomas Danilevicius (47)
  * 3–1 Tomas Danilevicius (90 + 3)
  
  Sampdoria-Palermo 1–1
  
  * 0–1 Edinson Cavani (40)
  * 1–1 Antonio Cassano (41)
  
  Napoli-Sampdoria 1–0
  
  * 1–0 Germán Denis (71)
  
  Sampdoria-Catania 1–1
  
  * 0–1 Cristian Llama (14)
  * 1–1 Giampaolo Pazzini (45 pen)
  
  Udinese-Sampdoria 2–3
  
  * 1–0 Antonio Di Natale (7 pen)
  * 1–1 Giampaolo Pazzini (27 pen)
  * 2–1 Mauricio Isla (44)
  * 2–2 Nicola Pozzi (57)
  * 2–3 Franco Semioli (66)
  
  Sampdoria-Atalanta 2–0
  
  * 1–0 Angelo Palombo (36)
  * 2–0 Giampaolo Pazzini (45 + 1)
  
  Siena-Sampdoria 1–2
  
  * 0–1 Daniele Gastaldello (3)
  * 0–2 Nicola Pozzi (77)
  * 1–2 Massimo Maccarone (82)
  
  Sampdoria-Fiorentina 2–0
  
  * 1–0 Franco Semioli (16)
  * 2–0 Giampaolo Pazzini (40)
  
  Inter-Sampdoria 0–0
  
  Parma-Sampdoria 1–0
  
  * 1–0 Cristian Zaccardo (54)
  
  Sampdoria-Lazio 2–1
  
  * 0–1 Sergio Floccari (7)
  * 1–1 Stefano Guberti (29)
  * 2–1 Giampaolo Pazzini (36)
  
  Bologna-Sampdoria 1–1
  
  * 0–1 Daniele Gastaldello (86)
  * 1–1 Andrea Raggi (90 + 2)
  
  Sampdoria-Juventus 1–0
  
  * 1–0 Antonio Cassano (76)
  
  Bari-Sampdoria 2–1
  
  * 0–1 Antonio Cassano (19)
  * 1–1 Riccardo Meggiorini (58)
  * 2–1 Barreto (86)
  
  Sampdoria-Cagliari 1–1
  
  * 1–0 Stefano Guberti (46)
  * 1–1 Nenê (81)
  
  Chievo-Sampdoria 1–2
  
  * 0–1 Antonio Cassano (1)
  * 0–2 Giampaolo Pazzini (55)
  * 1–2 Andrea Mantovani (76)
  
  Sampdoria-Genoa 1–0
  
  * 1–0 Antonio Cassano (23)
  
  Sampdoria-Milan 2–1
  
  * 0–1 Marco Borriello (20)
  * 1–1 Antonio Cassano (54 pen)
  * 2–1 Giampaolo Pazzini (90 + 2)
  
  Roma-Sampdoria 1–2
  
  * 1–0 Francesco Totti (14)
  * 1–1 Giampaolo Pazzini (52)
  * 1–2 Giampaolo Pazzini (85)
  
  Sampdoria-Livorno 2–0
  
  * 1–0 Antonio Cassano (5)
  * 2–0 Reto Ziegler (84)
  
  Palermo-Sampdoria 1–1
  
  * 0–1 Giampaolo Pazzini (51 pen)
  * 1–1 Fabrizio Miccoli (68 pen)
  
  Sampdoria-Napoli 1–0
  
  * 1–0 Giampaolo Pazzini (51)
  
  **Summary**
  
  | Round | Date | Match | Score | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | 23 August 2009 | Catania - Sampdoria | 1–2 | Pazzini 9', Gastaldello 90' |
  | 2 | 30 August 2009 | Sampdoria - Udinese | 3–1 | Pazzini 11', Mannini 44', Cassano 83' |
  | 3 | 13 September 2009 | Atalanta - Sampdoria | 0–1 | Mannini 63' |
  | 4 | 20 September 2009 | Sampdoria - Siena | 4–1 | Palombo 23', Mannini 31', Padalino 48', Padalino 85' |
  | 5 | 23 September 2009 | Fiorentina - Sampdoria | 2–0 | |
  | 6 | 26 September 2009 | Sampdoria - Internazionale | 1–0 | Pazzini 72' |
  | 7 | 4 October 2009 | Sampdoria - Parma | 1–1 | Pazzini 23' |
  | 8 | 18 October 2009 | Lazio - Sampdoria | 1–1 | Pazzini 40' |
  | 9 | 24 October 2009 | Sampdoria - Bologna | 4–1 | Pazzini 8', Mannini 17', Ziegler 26', Mannini 33' |
  | 10 | 28 October 2009 | Juventus - Sampdoria | 5–1 | Pazzini 64' |
  | 11 | 1 November 2009 | Sampdoria - Bari | 0–0 | |
  | 12 | 8 November 2009 | Cagliari - Sampdoria | 2–0 | |
  | 13 | 22 November 2009 | Sampdoria - Chievo | 2–1 | Rossi 19', Pazzini 65' |
  | 14 | 28 November 2009 | Genoa - Sampdoria | 3–0 | |
  | 15 | 5 December 2009 | Milan - Sampdoria | 3–0 | |
  | 16 | 13 December 2009 | Sampdoria - Roma | 0–0 | |
  | 17 | 20 December 2009 | Livorno - Sampdoria | 3–1 | Cassano 15' |
  | 18 | 6 January 2010 | Sampdoria - Palermo | 1–1 | Cassano 41' |
  | 19 | 10 January 2010 | Napoli - Sampdoria | 1–0 | |
  | 20 | 17 January 2010 | Sampdoria - Catania | 1–1 | Pazzini 44' |
  | 21 | 24 January 2010 | Udinese - Sampdoria | 2–3 | Pazzini 27', Pozzi 57', Semioli 66' |
  | 22 | 31 January 2010 | Sampdoria - Atalanta | 2–0 | Palombo 36', Pazzini 44' |
  | 23 | 7 February 2010 | Siena - Sampdoria | 1–2 | Gastaldello 3', Pozzi 77' |
  | 24 | 13 February 2010 | Sampdoria - Fiorentina | 2–0 | Semioli 16', Pazzini 40' |
  | 25 | 20 February 2010 | Inter - Sampdoria | 0–0 | |
  | 26 | 28 February 2010 | Parma - Sampdoria | 1–0 | |
  | 27 | 7 March 2010 | Sampdoria - Lazio | 2–1 | Guberti 29', Pazzini 36' |
  | 28 | 14 March 2010 | Bologna - Sampdoria | 1–1 | Gastaldello 87' |
  | 29 | 21 March 2010 | Sampdoria - Juventus | 1–0 | Cassano 76' |
  | 30 | 24 March 2010 | Bari - Sampdoria | 2–1 | Cassano 19' |
  | 31 | 28 March 2010 | Sampdoria - Cagliari | 1–1 | Guberti 47' |
  | 32 | 3 April 2010 | Chievo - Sampdoria | 1–2 | Cassano 1', Pazzini 55' |
  | 33 | 11 April 2010 | Sampdoria - Genoa | 1–0 | Cassano 23' |
  | 34 | 18 April 2010 | Sampdoria - Milan | 2–1 | Cassano 54', Pazzini 90' |
  | 35 | 25 April 2010 | Roma - Sampdoria | 1–2 | Pazzini 52', Pazzini 85' |
  | 36 | 2 May 2010 | Sampdoria - Livorno | 2–0 | Cassano 5', Ziegler 84' |
  | 37 | 9 May 2010 | Palermo - Sampdoria | 1–1 | Pazzini 54' |
  | 38 | 16 May 2010 | Sampdoria - Napoli | 1–0 | Pazzini 52' |
  
  ### Coppa Italia
  
  | Round | Date | Match | Score | Scorers |
  | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 3rd | 16 August 2009 | Sampdoria - Lecce | 6–2 | Pazzini 8', Cassano 32', Pazzini 33', Cassano 59', Palombo 76', Padalino 88' |
  | 4th | 1 December 2009 | Sampdoria - Livorno | 1–2 | Mannini 47' |
  
  ## Squad statistics
  
  Last update 17 May 2010'
  
  | No. | Position | Player | Total Apps(40) | Total GS | Total | Serie A Apps(38) | Serie A GS | Serie A | Cop. It. Apps(2) | Cop. It. GS | Cop. It. |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | GK | Luca Castellazzi | 20 | 20 | 28* | 19 | 19 | 26* | 1 | 1 | 2* |
  | 21 | GK | Matteo Guardalben | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 23 | GK | Mario Cassano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 30 | GK | Marco Storari | 19 | 19 | 14* | 19 | 19 | 14* | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 90 | GK | Vincenzo Fiorillo | 2 | 1 | 3* | 1 | 0 | 1* | 1 | 1 | 2* |
  | 5 | DF | Pietro Accardi | 15 | 6 | 0 | 14 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 6 | DF | Stefano Lucchini | 28 | 27 | 0 | 26 | 25 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | 13 | DF | Marco Rossi | 22 | 18 | 1 | 20 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 15 | DF | Vasco Regini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 22 | DF | Fabrizio Cacciatore | 11 | 6 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 23 | DF | Marius Stankevičius | 16 | 15 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 28 | DF | Daniele Gastaldello | 33 | 33 | 3 | 33 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 3 | MF | Reto Ziegler | 38 | 32 | 2 | 37 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 7 | MF | Daniele Mannini | 38 | 27 | 6 | 36 | 25 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | 8 | MF | Luciano Zauri | 33 | 26 | 0 | 32 | 25 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 12 | MF | Fernando Tissone | 31 | 17 | 0 | 29 | 15 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
  | 16 | MF | Andrea Poli | 32 | 26 | 0 | 31 | 26 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
  | 17 | MF | Angelo Palombo | 38 | 38 | 3 | 36 | 36 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
  | 18 | MF | Stefano Guberti | 16 | 13 | 2 | 16 | 13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 19 | MF | Daniele Franceschini | 7 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 20 | MF | Marco Padalino | 22 | 7 | 3 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
  | 77 | MF | Franco Semioli | 26 | 25 | 2 | 26 | 25 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 91 | MF | Roberto Soriano | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 9 | FW | Nicola Pozzi | 19 | 8 | 2 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
  | 10 | FW | Giampaolo Pazzini | 39 | 38 | 21 | 37 | 37 | 19 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
  | 11 | FW | Claudio Bellucci | 10 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
  | 11 | FW | Stefan Šćepović | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 88 | FW | Salvatore Foti | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 90 | FW | Emanuele Testardi | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
  | 99 | FW | Antonio Cassano | 33 | 31 | 11 | 32 | 30 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  
  ## Goalscorers
  
      Source:
  
  | | Total | Serie A |
  | - | - | - |
  | Pazzini | 21 | 19 |
  | Cassano | 11 | 9 |
  | Mannini | 6 | 5 |
  | Gastaldello | 3 | 3 |
  | Palombo | 3 | 2 |
  | Padalino | 3 | 2 |
  | Semioli | 2 | 2 |
  | Pozzi | 2 | 2 |
  | Guberti | 2 | 2 |
  | Ziegler | 2 | 2 |
  | Rossi | 1 | 1 |
  