Di Carlo: Pazzini & Palombo not for sale
May/100
Mimmo Di Carlo’s first words as Sampdoria boss will have been reassuring to Blucerchiati fans.
When asked if Angelo Palombo or Giampaolo Pazzini would be following Gigi Del Neri and Beppe Marotta to Turin, he replied:
“The President has already declared that they are not for sale.”
The tactician also spoke with excitement about his new adventure.
“It’s an honour to be here. I felt incredible joy last night when I was given the okay to complete the move. It’s an honour to be here and the Champions League will be a fantastic stage to play on. We’ll always give our best.”
Finally, he commented on Antonio Cassano.
“He is an important player and I want our relationship to be clear from day one. Our bond will grow and I’m sure he’ll have a great season as he will want to break into the Italy side for the European Championship.”
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Pazzini scores 14th and looks ahead for the Derby
Apr/100
Last year in Verona, Giampaolo Pazzini scored his first goal in Serie A for Sampdoria. A spectacular effort, but later equalised by Rigoni and thus rendered a touch bittersweet. The goal on Sunday was an altogether different taste, for il Pazzo and for il Doria. Firstly because it became his 14th for the season ( his personal record of 12 already eclipsed) and also because it allowed Sampdoria to put 3 valuable, timely and morale boosting points in the pocket ahead of Sunday nights Derby.
“In this style of play we alternate a lot between the attacking flanks and it’s actually sometimes a little difficult to be there in the goal mouth a the right time – revealed Pazzini after the match – but I’m very happy, for the result, for the goal and, obviously, also because I didn’t pick up a yellow card.”
“It’s tricky to play against teams like Chievo who are still in a relegation battle – explained il Pazzo. We began strongly, immediately finding the advantage and putting us on the right track. We wanted to close off the match, something we had failed to do in the last couple of games and luckily I found the goal at the start of the second half. Then perhaps at 2-0 we relaxed a bit and we let in an avoidable goal: so the tension at the end was also avoidable, but all’s well that ends well.”
“This victory allows us to prepare for the Derby in calmer waters – admits the striker. Now we can enjoy this victory, that puts us back into a share of 4th spot. From Tuesday we will begin to prepare for the big game. I’m expecting a really tough and intense Derby, my first as the home team. There’s a strong desire among us to avenge the result in the first one, so I’m sure that the team will have the right frame of mind when we take the pitch: we’ll put in a great effort.”
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Pazzini Earns Azzurri Call Up
Nov/090
Marcello Lippi has called up Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini to the Azzurri’s squad for the upcoming friendlies against the Netherlands and Sweden.
Pazzini has scored 7 goals so far this season and has been one of the main driving forces behind Samp’s rise into the top five of the table.
Sampdoria captain Angelo Palombo has also been called up to the squad for the games on November 14th and 18th.
Full Squad :
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Morgan De Sanctis (Napoli), Federico Marchetti (Cagliari).
Defenders: Salvatore Bocchetti (Genoa), Fabio Cannavaro (Juventus), Mattia Cassani (Palermo), Giorgio Chiellini (Juventus), Domenico Criscito (Genoa), Fabio Grosso (Juventus), Nicola Legrottaglie (Juventus), Christian Maggio (Napoli), Gianluca Zambrotta (AC Milan).
Midfielders: Davide Biondini (Cagliari), Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Antonio Candreva (Livorno), Daniele De Rossi (AS Roma), Daniele Galloppa (Parma), Marco Marchionni (Fiorentina), Angelo Palombo (Sampdoria), Andrea Pirlo (Milan).
Forwards: Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Alberto Gilardino (Fiorentina), Raffaele Palladino (Genoa), Giampaolo Pazzini (Sampdoria), Giuseppe Rossi (Villarreal).
Sampdoria 4 – 1 Bologna
Oct/090
Sampdoria blew Bologna away in a scintillating first half performance. Antonio Cassano was the star of the show.
Sampdoria went into the game with the chance to return to the top of the table, for a few hours anyway. They were boosted by the news that top marksman Giampaolo Pazzini would be play the game wearing a protective mask. 
This was Bologna’s first game under the leadership of Franco Colomba who replaced Giuseppe Papadopulo who was sacked last week, it wasn’t to be a happy debut.
It took Sampdoria just 7 minutes to take the lead, a fantastic first touch fron Cassano on the right wing took him past Lanna, he then laid the ball back to Pazzini to knock in from six yards.
Bologna had a chance moments later with Di Vaio skimming the post with a header.
It didn’t take Samp long to double their lead though, Pazzini played in a cross from the left for the unmarked Mannini to fire in a spectacular volley. What a goal!
Not long after Sampdoria went on to grab a third, confidence was visibly high as Samp knocked the ball around. Reto Ziegler picked the ball up just outside the D, he spun his marker and fired the ball into the bottom corner, another classy goal from Sampdoria.
Things got even worse for Bologna as they were reduced to ten men after Di Vaio back chatted the referee and was given his second booking and was sent off.
This really was a first half for Bologna to forget, with just 32 minutes played, Sampdoria went on to make it 4-0. Some classy play from Fantantonio once again, he turned two Bologna defenders inside out then crossed in for an easy for Mannini to head in and grab his second goal of the game.
Sampdoria took their foot off the gas in the 2nd half and they got caught out. Osvaldo who had just came on, scored with his first touch of the game, after some sloppy defending from Sampdoria allowed the forward to tap into an unguarded net.
Samp strolled though the remaining 2nd half and went on to claim the 3 points which returned them to the top of the table for a few hours atleast.
Report : Pazzini out for a month
Oct/090
It has been reported that Sampdoria striker Giampaolo Pazzini may be out for a month with a broken nose.
The striker was accidentely punched in the face as Lazio keeper Fernando Muslera tried to punch clear a cross.
The clubs official website released a statement saying
“Pazzini underwent scans at the Gemelli hospital in Rome and test results have revealed a fracture of the nasal bones,”
Pazzini has continued his great form from last season, scoring 5 goals in 9 games so far, he’ll be a big loss for the Blucerchiati.
Bolzano 0 – 4 Sampdoria
Jul/090
Sampdoria cruised to an easy 4-0 victory against Bolzano in their first game of pre-season.
It was the usual suspects on the score sheet with both Antonio Cassano and Giampaolo Pazzini grabbing two goals each. Pazzini grabbed the first on 28th minute, Cassano added the second on 58th minute, Pazzini then sealed the win on the 74th minute and Cassano topped it off with the fourth goal on the 92nd minute.
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