Sampdoria 2-4 Napoli: result and report

Serie A · Sunday 24 January 2016

Result

Sampdoria 2-4 Napoli

Serie A · Sunday 24 January 2016, 14:00 UTC · half-time 1-2

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Sampdoria 2-4 Napoli: match report

Sampdoria lost to Napoli 2-4 in Serie A on Sunday 24 January 2016. The half-time score was 1-2.

Gonzalo Higuaín opened the scoring in the 9th minute. Sampdoria's goals came from Joaquín Correa (45') and Éder (73'). Napoli scored through Gonzalo Higuaín (9'), Lorenzo Insigne (18', penalty), Marek Hamsik (60') and Dries Mertens (79').

Discipline: Sampdoria received 2 yellow cards and 1 red card; Napoli received 1 yellow card.

Going into the game Sampdoria were 14th on 23 points from 20 and Napoli 1st on 44 points from 20. Sampdoria went on to finish that season 15th with 40 points, and Napoli 2nd with 82.

Sampdoria lined up in a 4-2-3-1 and Napoli in a 4-3-3. The highest match rating in our data went to Marek Hamšík of Napoli (8.2), ahead of Lorenzo Insigne (8.0).

Before this game the head-to-head record in our data stood at 1 Sampdoria win, 3 draws and 6 for Napoli.

Data as of 3 Nov 2026.

Key events

  • 9'Goal · Gonzalo HiguaínNapoli · 0-1
  • 13'Yellow card · JorginhoNapoli
  • 18'Penalty goal · Lorenzo InsigneNapoli · 0-2
  • 27'Yellow card · Mattia CassaniSampdoria
  • 45'Goal · Joaquín CorreaSampdoria · 1-2
  • 45+2'Yellow card · FernandoSampdoria
  • 59'Second yellow · Mattia CassaniSampdoria
  • 60'Goal · Marek HamsikNapoli · 1-3
  • 73'Goal · ÉderSampdoria · 2-3
  • 79'Goal · Dries MertensNapoli · 2-4

Head-to-head

10 meetings: Sampdoria 1, draws 3, Napoli 6.

Team news

Sampdoria line-up (4-2-3-1)

Emiliano Viviano, Niklas Moisander, Mattia Cassani, Vasco Regini, Ervin Zukanović, Fernando, Édgar Barreto, Joaquín Correa, Éder, Carlos Carbonero, Antonio Cassano

Napoli line-up (4-3-3)

Pepe Reina, Elseid Hysaj, Kalidou Koulibaly, Faouzi Ghoulam, Raúl Albiol, Allan, Jorginho, Marek Hamšík, Juanmi Callejón, Gonzalo Higuaín, Lorenzo Insigne