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bounced back from a disappointing season the year before, and scored the most goals of all teams on its way to third in

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. It also won

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following a furious second-half offensive against

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, winning both the match and on aggregate with a commanding 6–1. The most influential players were experienced duo

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and

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combined with playmakers David Platt and

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, with Sampdoria's strength lying in the offensive department. Nevertheless, the entire team was filled with internationally recognised players, even though the defence was nowhere close to the efficiency of league champions

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Players

Transfers

Competitions

Serie A

League table

Results summary

Results by round

Matches

Coppa Italia

Second round

Round of 16

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Players statistics

References

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Sampdoria Unione Calcio Sampdoria, commonly referred to as Sampdoria (), is an Italian professional football club based in Genoa, Liguria. Sampdoria was formed in 1946 from the merger of two existing sports clubs whose roots can be traced back to the ...