Sampdoria 1-1 Fiorentina: honours even at full-time
Sampdoria started their season with a 1-0 away defeat at Udinese before defeating Napoli 3-0 at home the next week. Most recently, they demolished Frosinone, running out 5-0 winners away from home.
Fiorentina started their season with a 6-1 win over Chievo Verona, next defeating Udinese 1-0 and most recently losing to Napoli 1-0.
In the last 5 Serie A fixtures between Sampdoria and Fiorentina, Sampdoria have won twice and the other three clashes have finished as draws.
Confirmed line-ups:
Sampdoria: Audero; Sala, Tonelli, Andersen, Murru; Ekdal, Barreto, Linetty; Caprari; Quagliarella, Defrel.
Fiorentina: Dragowski; Milenkovic, Pezzella, Vitor Hugo, Biraghi; Edimilson, Veretout, Gerson; Chiesa, Simeone, Pjaca.
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