TOTAL BACKGROUND
One of the most fascinating challenges of this tournament will see Catanzaro and Sampdoria as protagonists for the 17th occasion. In the previous 16, which were played exactly 6 times in Serie A, 7 in Serie B and 3 in the Italian Cup, the balance is 5 victories for Catanzaro with 17 goals scored against the 6 victories of the Blucerchiati with 22 goals scored, 5 draws.
The first official match took place on 8 October 1933 on the 5th day of Serie B, group A of the 1933-34 championship, with the Dorians able to prevail at the home of the then Catanzarese 2-1 thanks to goals from Poggi II who broke the deadlock in the 15th minute, giving Samp the lead, a momentary equalizer from Amerigo Bedetti in the 20th minute and the final 1-2 goal in the 80th minute thanks to a goal from Comini.
The result achieved most times in this match is 1-1, which occurred on 4 occasions, while the most precise Giallorossi scorer against the Blucerchiati is Massimo Palanca, who scored 3 times in 2 different championships.
PREVIOUS CHAMPIONSHIP
In the championship there are 13 precedents with a balance of 4 wins and 13 goals scored by Catanzaro against 6 wins and 19 goals scored by Sampdoria, 3 draws.
The last clash dates back to 1 October 2023 on the 8th day of the current 2023-24 Serie B championship, when the Eagles won 2-1 at the “Marassi” in Genoa. Meeting awaited by the Giallorossi fans both for its charm of having a renowned team in the presence and for the friendship between the two fans. In fact, the guest sector dedicated to the Giallorossi with 2,032 seats is sold out. The match will be marked by goals scored by Borini on a penalty in the 34th minute awarded due to a foul by Brighenti which gives the Blucerchiati the lead. Immediate equalizer from Jari Vandeputte in the 35th minute with a cross from his usual repertoire which was not collected by anyone and which also mocked the opposing goalkeeper Stankovic. The definitive 1-2 (which will also mark the historic milestone of Catanzaro’s 300 victories in Serie B) bears the signature of Enrico Brignola just before the end of the first half, exactly in the 44th minute. Choral action that with 27 seconds of ball possession manages to get Pietro Iemmello to the back and put in a low cross which is collected by the Caserta striker who only has to place it into the net.
PREVIOUS AT HOME
The previous matches played at Ceravolo are 8 in total with a balance of 3 wins and 8 goals scored by Catanzaro against 1 win and 5 goals scored by Samp, 4 draws.
The last home match with the Blucerchiati dates back to 22 August 1984 on the 1st day of group 6 of the 1984-85 Italian Cup, when the Samp team of Beccalossi, Vialli and Mancini, playing in the Serie A championship, forced a draw 1-1 at Catanzaro led by Giovan Battista Fabbri in the Serie C/1 championship and by the new president Pino Albano. The goals came from Armando Cascione in the 18th minute who took advantage of a cross from Agostino Iacobelli in the middle of the area and with a soft touch put it to the left of Bordon. The equalizer came in the second half thanks to Trevor Francis who returned a short clearance from Flavio Destro following a shot from Souness.
Same exact result for the last appearance of Blucerchiati in the championship dated 20 February 1983 when the 20th day of the 1982-83 Serie A championship was decided by goals from Scanziani in the 28th minute, who countered a rebound from Alessandro Zaninelli after a shot from same Sampdoria player fed into the area by a cross from Brady. Franco Ermini equalized in the 33rd minute when he headed the ball into the net from two steps following an overhead cross from Edi Bivi.
A victory that Catanzaro has been missing since 11 December 1977 on the 14th day of the 1977-78 Serie B championship, decided by goals from Massimo Palanca in the 49th minute and by Alberto Arbitrio in the 75th minute.
