AC Milan will start the 2021/2022 Serie A by traveling to Sampdoria headquarters. The match will take place at the Luigi Ferraris Stadium, Tuesday (24/08/2021) at 01.45 WIB.
This match is quite important for the Rossoneri – AC Milan's nickname – to be able to compete in Serie A this season. Mainly to penetrate the top of the standings.
Sampdoria is certainly not an easy opponent for AC Milan even though last season was only able to finish in the middle board. Stefano Pioli's men had to work hard to win.
However, AC Milan is believed to be able to overcome Sampdoria in front of their supporters. There are 5 reasons that make the Rossoneri deserve to be championed as a winner.
Milan Wins Head to Head
From the last five meetings against Sampdoria, AC Milan was able to achieve better results. I Rossoneri managed to record two wins and two draws.
Sampdoria has only won one meeting against AC Milan. That also happened on the 29th week of Serie A 2018/2019, to be precise on March 31, 2019.
Results of the last five meetings:
Milan 1 – 1 Sampdoria
Sampdoria 1 – 2 Milan
Sampdoria 1 – 4 Milan
Milan 0 – 0 Sampdoria
Sampdoria 1 – 0 Milan
Positive Results at Sampdoria Headquarters
Milan often achieve positive results when visiting Sampdoria headquarters. The Rossoneri have won three of their five away games at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris.
In fact, AC Milan has never lost in the last two seasons when they visited Genoa.
AC Milan's last five away trips to Sampdoria:
Sampdoria 1 – 2 Milan
Sampdoria 1 – 4 Milan
Sampdoria 1 – 0 Milan
Sampdoria 0 – 2 Milan
Sampdoria 2 – 0 Milan
Stefano Pioli beat Roberto D?Avesa
Stefano Pioli has met Roberto D'Aversa four times when the Sampdoria manager took charge of Parma. As a result, Pioli won 3 matches against D'Avisa.
One defeat actually occurred when Stefano Pioli in charge of Fiorentina. That is, since dealing with AC Milan, the 55-year-old manager has always won.
Stefano Pioli also has a better success ratio than Roberto D'Aversa. That is 1.48 versus 1.29 points per game.
Milan has new quality players
AC Milan brought in at least 7 players in the 2021 summer transfer market. Of the seven players, some of them have quality and are believed to be able to increase the team's performance.
One of them is Olivier Giroud in the attack sector, Giroud is a former Chelsea player. He is also supported by Brahim Diaz who is on loan from Real Madrid.
Milan Away Record Last Season
Milan has a pretty good away record in the 2020/2021 Serie A season. Out of 19 away matches, the Rossoneri won 16 matches and lost only 2 times.
AC Milan was able to collect a total of 49 points from the away party last season. As well as being the most successful team in away matches.