The situation is reversed for Sampdoria

Sampdoria escaped relegation to Serie C, just four days after finishing the 2024/25 season in 18th place out of 20 teams.

Sampdoria saved.

La Gazzetta dello Sport reports that Brescia, who finished 15th last season, will be docked four points for financial problems. This result will see Brescia drop to 18th place, replacing Sampdoria.

This helped Sampdoria climb to 17th place, thereby qualifying for the relegation play-off against Salernitana, who are currently in 16th place. The first and second leg of the Serie B play-off this season will be Sampdoria's chance to escape the "tragedy".

However, Brescia still has the right to appeal to the Italian Football Federation, and submit a petition to the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS) in the coming days, to maintain hope.

Sampdoria were Serie A champions and European Cup finalists in 1992, but have struggled financially in recent years. They have played in Serie B since being relegated at the end of the 2022/23 Serie A season.

In June 2023, former Italy World Cup winner Andrea Pirlo was appointed head coach, but was unable to lead the team back to Serie A after failing in the 2023/24 promotion play-offs.

In the 2024/25 season, after just three games with two defeats and a draw, Pirlo was sacked. Andrea Sottil replaced Pirlo but was also sacked in October 2024 after only 4 wins in 14 games, making way for Leonardo Semplici.

Semplici was then sacked in April, and Alberico Evani became the team's fourth coach of the season, tasked with keeping the team in Serie B.

Evani received support from club legend Attilio Lombardo as his assistant, along with unofficial contributions from another Sampdoria icon, Roberto Mancini.

Source: https://znews.vn/tinh-the-dao-nguoc-voi-sampdoria-post1554216.html