U.C. Sampdoria had a successful season in the domestic league, finishing in sixth place. The club also captured Antonio Cassano from Real Madrid, with the notorious troublemaker settling in well at Sampdoria, helping the club to European qualification. The season also saw the first Serie A derbies between Sampdoria and Genoa C.F.C. since 1995, with Sampdoria winning the second one with 1-0, following a goalless draw in the beginning of the league campaign. First-team squad Goalkeepers Luca Castellazzi Antonio Mirante Vincenzo Fiorillo Defenders Pietro Accardi Stefano Lucchini Luigi Sala Hugo Campagnaro Daniele Gastaldello Leonardo Migliónico Mirko Pieri Christian Maggio Midfielders Reto Ziegler Sergio Volpi Cristian Zenoni Andrea Poli Angelo Palombo Vladimir Koman Daniele Franceschini Paolo Sammarco Nikola Gulan Gennaro Delvecchio Attackers Vincenzo Montella Claudio Bellucci Antonio Cassano Andrea Caracciolo Emiliano Bonazzoli Gabriel Ferrari Ikechukwu Kalu Results Serie A Siena-Sampdoria 1-2 0-1 Claudio Bellucci (34) 1-1 Daniele Corvia (68) 1-2 Vincenzo Montella (87) Sampdoria-Lazio 0-0 Napoli-Sampdoria 2-0 1-0 Marcelo Zalayeta (43) 2-0 Marek Hamšík (77) Sampdoria-Genoa 0-0 Inter-Sampdoria 3-0 1-0 Zlatan Ibrahimović (23) 2-0 Zlatan Ibrahimović (49) 3-0 Luís Figo (58) Sampdoria-Atalanta 3-0 1-0 Claudio Bellucci (3) 2-0 Paolo Sammarco (56) 3-0 Antonio Cassano (82) Torino-Sampdoria 1-0 1-0 Eugenio Corini (88) Sampdoria-Parma 3-0 1-0 Vincenzo Montella (25) 2-0 Claudio Bellucci (47) 3-0 Claudio Bellucci (58) Catania-Sampdoria 2-0 1-0 Giuseppe Mascara (2) 2-0 Jorge Martínez (42) Sampdoria-Milan 0-5 0-1 Kaká (47 pen) 0-2 Alberto Gilardino (53) 0-3 Alberto Gilardino (61) 0-4 Yoann Gourcuff (75) 0-5 Clarence Seedorf (80) Cagliari-Sampdoria 0-3 0-1 Sergio Volpi (33) 0-2 Andrea Caracciolo (39) 0-3 Christian Maggio (45) Sampdoria-Empoli 3-0 1-0 Guillermo Giacomazzi (5 og) 2-0 Vincenzo Montella (40) 3-0 Paolo Sammarco (90) Livorno-Sampdoria 3-1 1-0 Dario Knežević (7) 2-0 Francesco Tavano (10) 2-1 Claudio Bellucci (80) 3-1 Francesco Tavano (89) Sampdoria-Reggina 3-0 1-0 Claudio Bellucci (4) 2-0 Paolo Sammarco (55) 3-0 Claudio Bellucci (76) Udinese-Sampdoria 3-2 1-0 Antonio Di Natale (24) 1-1 Claudio Bellucci (32 pen) 1-2 Christian Maggio (40) 2-2 Fabio Quagliarella (70) 3-2 Fabio Quagliarella (87) Sampdoria-Fiorentina 2-2 1-0 Daniele Gastaldello (18) 1-1 Adrian Mutu (38) 1-2 Marco Donadel (57) 2-2 Antonio Cassano (69) Roma-Sampdoria 2-0 1-0 Francesco Totti (18 pen) 2-0 Francesco Totti (90) Sampdoria-Palermo 3-0 1-0 Claudio Bellucci (20) 2-0 Paolo Sammarco (45) 3-0 Antonio Cassano (77) Juventus-Sampdoria 0-0 Sampdoria-Siena 1-0 1-0 Antonio Cassano (44) Lazio-Sampdoria 2-1 1-0 Stefano Mauri (37) 1-1 Antonio Cassano (45 + 1) 2-1 Tommaso Rocchi (77) Sampdoria-Napoli 2-0