Roma-Sampdoria 4-1 – Checkmate

The Roma overwhelms the Sampdoria 4-1 and enters the quarter-finals of the Italian Cup, thus earning the right to face the Milan by Paulo Fonseca.

IT BREAKS DOWN ON THE SIDES – Semplici has just sat down on the Sampdoria bench and it is clear that he has still been able to work little with his players. Ranieri deployed Saelemaekers and Angelino wide to break through on the flanks and Roma did just that, all too easily, especially on the right with the former Milan player who, left alone, inspired both of Dovbyk’s goals.
Sampdoria fell apart easily and struggled to stay on the pitch right from the start. The three Giallorossi central defenders prevented their opponents from turning while Paredes, as usual, oiled the Capitoline maneuver, moving the ball around with intelligence and speed.

SIMPLICI’S MOVE – Given the situation, Sampdoria took action by moving from a 4-man defense to a 5-man defence, both to enhance Pedrola’s characteristics as a winger and to stem the bleeding on the flanks.

RANIERI’S COUNTERMOVING – Roma thus switched to 4-2-3-1 but the Dorians struggled throughout the match to measure up to the Giallorossi. In addition to leaving the wingers free, the guests failed to remain compact, always leaving at least one man free between the lines. Baldanzi took advantage of this on the occasion of his goal, when no Doria midfielder covered him and no defender came out to mark him. Roma were significantly stronger than their opponents and rightly so, considering that the Genoese are fighting to save themselves in Serie B.