2004–05 U.C. Sampdoria season

U.C. Sampdoria enjoyed its best season since 1993–94, when the club finished third in Serie A and won Coppa Italia. In 2004-05 Sampdoria was able to finish fifth in the standings, thanks to a robust defence and a goalscoring ace in secondary striker Francesco Flachi, who played the football of his life. With only 29 goals conceded, the defence of Sampdoria was fully comparable with those of top sides Juventus and Milan, and coach Walter Novellino was hailed for the strong performance in the clubs' second season since its return to Serie A.

Squad

Goalkeepers

• Francesco Antonioli
• Luigi Turci
• Daniele Padelli
• Emanuele Bianchi

Defenders

• Moris Carrozzieri
• Marcello Castellini
• Giulio Falcone
• Marco Pisano
• Simone Pavan
• Stefano Sacchetti
• Cristian Zenoni

Midfielders

• Sergio Volpi
• Andrea Gasbarroni
• Mark Edusei
• Angelo Palombo
• Max Tonetto
• Aimo Diana
• Cristiano Doni
• Vincenzo Iacopino
• Biagio Pagano

Attackers

• Simone Inzaghi
• Francesco Flachi
• Fabio Bazzani
• Vitali Kutuzov
• Fausto Rossini
• Thomas Job

Serie A

Matches

• Sampdoria-Lazio 0-1
• 0-1 Paolo Di Canio (29 pen)

• Siena-Sampdoria 2-1
• 0-1 Francesco Flachi (5)
• 1-1 Simone Vergassola (10)
• 2-1 Daniele Portanova (71)

• Sampdoria-Juventus 0-3
• 0-1 Alessandro Del Piero (19 pen)
• 0-2 Zlatan Ibrahimović (69)
• 0-3 David Trezeguet (87)

• Fiorentina-Sampdoria 0-2
• 0-1 Fabio Bazzani (11)
• 0-2 Stefano Sacchetti (64)

• Sampdoria-Livorno 2-0
• 1-0 Fausto Rossini (78)
• 2-0 Aimo Diana (88)

• Reggina-Sampdoria 0-1
• 0-1 Fabio Bazzani (36)

• Sampdoria-Brescia 0-1
• 0-1 Luigi Di Biagio (58 pen)

• Chievo-Sampdoria 0-2
• 0-1 Sergio Volpi (32)
• 0-2 Aimo Diana (35)

• Sampdoria-Milan 0-1
• 0-1 Andriy Shevchenko (76)

• Atalanta-Sampdoria 0-0

• Sampdoria-Cagliari 0-0

• Palermo-Sampdoria 2-0
• 1-0 Luca Toni (18)
• 2-0 Franco Brienza (47)

• Sampdoria-Parma 1-0
• 1-0 Francesco Flachi (90 + 4 pen)

• Roma-Sampdoria 1-1
• 0-1 Biagio Pagano (81)
• 1-1 Francesco Totti (84 pen)

• Sampdoria-Messina 1-0
• 1-0 Francesco Flachi (16)

• Lecce-Sampdoria 1-4
• 0-1 Francesco Flachi (37 pen)
• 0-2 Francesco Flachi (50)
• 1-2 Mirko Vučinić (53)
• 1-3 Max Tonetto (60)
• 1-4 Vitaly Kutuzov (90 + 2)

• Sampdoria-Udinese 2-0
• 1-0 Francesco Flachi (68)
• 2-0 Marcello Castellini (75)

• Inter-Sampdoria 3-2
• 0-1 Max Tonetto (44)
• 0-2 Vitaly Kutuzov (83)
• 1-2 Obafemi Martins (88)
• 2-2 Christian Vieri (90 + 1)
• 3-2 Álvaro Recoba (90 + 4)

• Sampdoria-Bologna 0-0

• Lazio-Sampdoria 1-2
• 0-1 Vitaly Kutuzov (1)
• 0-2 Francesco Flachi (4 pen)
• 1-2 Tommaso Rocchi (64)

• Sampdoria-Siena 1-1
• 0-1 Simone Vergassola (66)
• 1-1 Fausto Rossini (79)

• Juventus-Sampdoria 0-1
• 0-1 Aimo Diana (34)

• Sampdoria-Fiorentina 3-0
• 1-0 Francesco Flachi (15)
• 2-0 Max Tonetto (33)
• 3-0 Aimo Diana (74)

• Livorno-Sampdoria 1-0
• 1-0 Cristiano Lucarelli (82)

• Sampdoria-Reggina 3-2
• 1-0 Francesco Flachi (8)
• 2-0 Francesco Flachi (45)
• 2-1 Giuseppe Colucci (49)
• 3-1 Francesco Flachi (70 pen)
• 3-2 Giacomo Tedesco (88)

• Brescia-Sampdoria 0-1
• 0-1 Max Tonetto (75)

• Sampdoria-Chievo 1-0
• 1-0 Andrea Gasbarroni (81)

• Milan-Sampdoria 1-0
• 1-0 Kaká (65)

• Sampdoria-Atalanta 1-2
• 0-1 Stephen Makinwa (3)
• 1-1 Cristiano Doni (30)
• 1-2 Cesare Natali (68)

• Cagliari-Sampdoria 0-0

• Sampdoria-Palermo 1-0
• 1-0 Francesco Flachi (90 pen)

• Parma-Sampdoria 1-1
• 0-1 Andrea Gasbarroni (35)
• 1-1 Alberto Gilardino (39)

• Sampdoria-Roma 2-1
• 1-0 Max Tonetto (32)
• 2-0 Francesco Flachi (89 pen)
• 2-1 Vincenzo Montella (90 + 2 pen)

• Messina-Sampdoria 2-2
• 0-1 Francesco Flachi (27)
• 1-1 Riccardo Zampagna (31)
• 2-1 Riccardo Zampagna (60)
• 2-2 Sergio Volpi (75)

• Sampdoria-Lecce 3-0
• 1-0 Aimo Diana (22)
• 2-0 Vitaly Kutuzov (31)
• 3-0 Mark Edusei (41)

• Udinese-Sampdoria 1-1
• 0-1 Marcello Castellini (25)
• 1-1 Marco Pisano (36 og)

• Sampdoria-Inter 0-1
• 0-1 Adriano (36)

• Bologna-Sampdoria 0-0

Topscorers

• Francesco Flachi 14
• Max Tonetto 5
• Aimo Diana 4
• Vitaly Kutuzov 4

Sources

RSSSF - Italy 2004/05