Roma – Sampdoria. Forecast and announcement for the match of the 1/8 finals of the Italian Cup

On December 18, the Stadio Olimpico will host a match of the 1/8 finals of the Italian Cup, in which Roma will meet Sampdoria. The match will start at 22:00 Kyiv time.

Roma

The team dreams of returning to the Champions League. But not even Jose Mourinho was able to cope with this task, although the specialist, who won the Conference League, waited long and patiently for progress. His successors did not have such credibility, neither Daniele De Rossi, who was fired after the first failures of this season, nor even Ivan Yurych – he had little success in the capital. As a result, Ranieri led the wolves for the third time. A miraculous transformation did not happen: both Napoli and Atalanta lost under him, but they played 2:2 with Tottenham in the Europa League in London. The Giallorossi won only Lecce, but in a crushing way, 4:1. Then Brahe scored three unanswered goals. It seemed that everything was getting better – and here we got 0:2 in the last round from the newcomer, Komo.

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Sampdoria

The club left Serie A again in 2023. Of course, I wanted to return right away, but in the second division, only seventh place was taken, with subsequent failure in head-to-head matches. Then Pirlo retained his coaching position, but only until the first failures after the summer vacation. However, his successor, Andrea Sottil, did not manage to correct the situation. Now the team from Genoa is forced not to think about ambitions, but to at least try not to get involved in the struggle for survival in the second division. Yes, it seems that it was possible to get in shape in the fall, and four out of six matches were won. But then again there were maximum draws. So, after defeating Sassuolo, they ended without goals against Spezia. But it was the cup that was a relief: even if it was a penalty, they knocked out their neighbors-enemies, Genoa.

Statistics of personal meetings

In the last ten face-to-face matches, the Wolves lost only once, won seven matches. Including, they were stronger in all three extreme duels, in 2022-2023.

Forecast

Bookmakers consider the Giallorossi favorites. For all their instability, they are gradually increasing, while guests from Genoa are in prolonged stagnation. We bet on the victory of the hosts with a handicap of -1.5 goals (coefficient – 1.99).