Samp, heavy victory in Cosenza

Sampdoria returns to winning ways and interrupts Cosenza’s unbeaten streak which had lasted for over a month. Pirlo’s men beat the Caserta team in the first match of the 26th day of the championship. The home team played better, but Frabotta’s goal a quarter of an hour from the end was not enough to overcome the Blucerchiati. The first goal between the professionals from Darboe and De Luca was decisive. All the others will be on the pitch at the weekend. Leaders Parma take on Como away, second-placed Cremonese faces Palermo. The Modena-Spezia round scheduled for Sunday at 4.15pm closes.

Cosenza-Sampdoria 1-2

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In the first twenty minutes of the match, only Cosenza had the ball. Tutino is irrepressible, nobody catches him: the attacker moves well and challenges Stankovic on a couple of occasions. But in the 23rd minute it was Darboe who put the opponents at risk: the midfielder tried a right-footed shot which ended up in the corner. First goal among the greats for the player born in 2001 owned by Roma who arrived in January after a loan to Lask. The home team struggled to get going again and three minutes later they also suffered a second goal: Kasami found De Luca in the area who beat Micai. Before the break Stankovic again had to fly to block a shot from Tutino. Few flashes in the second half, the Caserta team keeps the ball and besieges the Sampdoria area. In the 74th minute he closed the gap with a winning header from Frabotta from a corner: the second goal in a row for the left back after the one against Lecco. The guests defend the lead in the final minutes, and that’s how it ends. Sampdoria finds the success it has been missing since January 28th. Cosenza stopped heading towards the playoff zone after five useful results in a row. Pirlo’s men rise to 31 points in mid-table. The rossoblù are ahead at 32 points.