Sampdoria have been relegated to Serie C for the primary time of their 78-year historical past after a season dogged by managerial upheaval.
The Genoa-based membership have been held to a goalless draw at Juve Stabia of their ultimate Serie B match.
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That ensured they completed in 18th place, a degree behind Salernitana who secured a relegation play-off place with a 2-0 victory over Cittadella.
Sampdoria, who gained their solely Serie A title in 1991 with a star-studded crew, had been taking part in in Italian soccer’s second tier since they have been relegated on the finish of the 2022–23 season.
Italian World Cup winner Andrea Pirlo was employed as coach in June 2023 however was unable to safe a direct return to the highest flight after they misplaced within the play-offs.
The month earlier than Sampdoria’s play-off exit Pirlo was referred to as “a key a part of the undertaking” by the membership’s house owners, however three video games into the present marketing campaign he was dismissed following two defeats and a draw.
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Andrea Sottil changed him and oversaw a Coppa Italia penalty-shootout victory in opposition to Genoa within the first Derby della Lanterna in two years.
Nevertheless, he too was jettisoned in October 2024 after simply 4 wins in 14 video games and changed by Leonardo Semplici.
With the membership within the drop zone, a 3-0 dwelling defeat by Frosinone on the finish of March was the tipping level for the followers as endurance with Semplici ran out.
The crew bus carrying Semplici and his Sampdoria gamers was pelted by stones and flares by offended supporters after the match on the Luigi Ferraris Stadium.
Semplici was relieved of his duties in April with Alberico Evani – the membership’s fourth coach of the season – tasked with holding them up.
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Issues started promisingly for Evani with membership legend Attilio Lombardo in as assistant and one other Sampdoria icon in Roberto Mancini serving to in an unofficial capability.
Evani started with a 1-0 win over fellow strugglers Cittadella, however three attracts, a defeat and only one win since then haven’t been sufficient to maintain them up.