2003–04 UC Sampdoria season
# 2003–04 UC Sampdoria season

U.C. Sampdoria returned to Serie A after a four year-absence, and immediately re-established itself as a team on the top half of the domestic championship. Goalkeeper Francesco Antonioli offered crucial experience, but apart from him did the bulk of the squad play in the 2002-03 Serie B, with top goalscorers Fabio Bazzani and Francesco Flachi quickly adjusting themselves to the higher pace of Serie A. Midfielders Sergio Volpi and Angelo Palombo also stood out. Right back Aimo Diana even earned a call-up to the national team following his performances.

## Squad

### Goalkeepers

* Francesco Antonioli
* Luigi Turci
* Emanuele Bianchi

### Defenders

* Stefano Bettarini
* Moris Carrozzieri
* Mirko Conte
* Giulio Falcone
* Aimo Diana
* Nenad Sakić
* Stefano Sacchetti
* Cristian Zenoni

### Midfielders

* Sergio Volpi
* Angelo Palombo
* Biagio Pagano
* Bratislav Živković
* Francesco Pedone
* Cristiano Doni
* Massimo Donati
* Luca Antonini
* Fabian Valtolina

### Attackers

* Giacomo Cipriani
* Fabio Bazzani
* Francesco Flachi
* Atsushi Yanagisawa
* Antonio Floro Flores
* Thomas Job

## Serie A

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Qualification or relegation |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 6 | Lazio | 34 | 16 | 8 | 10 | 52 | 38 | +14 | 56 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 7 | Udinese | 34 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 44 | 40 | +4 | 50 | Qualification to UEFA Cup first round |
| 8 | Sampdoria | 34 | 11 | 13 | 10 | 40 | 42 | −2 | 46 | |
| 9 | Chievo | 34 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 36 | 37 | −1 | 44 | |
| 10 | Lecce | 34 | 11 | 8 | 15 | 43 | 56 | −13 | 41 | |

* ↑ Udinese gained entry to the 2004–05 UEFA Cup as Coppa Italia because both finalists Lazio and Juventus qualified for the 2004–05 UEFA Cup and the 2004–05 UEFA Champions League through league position, respectively.

### Matches

* Reggina-Sampdoria 2-2
* 1-0 Francesco Cozza (5)
* 2-0 David Di Michele (41)
* 2-1 Fabio Bazzani (64)
* 2-2 Aimo Diana (73)
* Sampdoria-Lazio 1-2
* 0-1 Simone Inzaghi (9)
* 0-2 Demetrio Albertini (64 pen)
* 1-2 Fabio Bazzani (73)
* Inter-Sampdoria 0-0
* Sampdoria-Brescia 2-1
* 0-1 Stefano Mauri (69)
* 1-1 Fabio Bazzani (88)
* 2-1 Francesco Flachi (90 + 1 pen)
* Parma-Sampdoria 1-0
* 1-0 Adriano (19)
* Chievo-Sampdoria 1-1
* 1-0 Amauri (24)
* 1-1 Aimo Diana (59)
* Sampdoria-Milan 0-3
* 0-1 Jon Dahl Tomasson (38)
* 0-2 Andriy Shevchenko (59)
* 0-3 Andriy Shevchenko (90 + 2)
* Bologna-Sampdoria 0-1
* 0-1 Cristiano Doni (33)
* Sampdoria-Empoli 2-0
* 1-0 Fabio Bazzani (21)
* 2-0 Cristiano Doni (27)
* Lecce-Sampdoria 0-0
* Sampdoria-Ancona 2-0
* 1-0 Fabio Bazzani (67)
* 2-0 Francesco Flachi (89)
* Sampdoria-Siena 2-1
* 1-0 Francesco Flachi (1)
* 1-1 Roberto D'Aversa (38)
* 2-1 Fabio Bazzani (72)
* Perugia-Sampdoria 3-3
* 0-1 Francesco Flachi (16)
* 1-1 Giovanni Ignoffo (38)
* 2-1 Massimo Margiotta (55)
* 3-1 Giovanni Tedesco (58)
* 3-2 Michele Tardioli (60 og)
* 3-3 Francesco Flachi (89)
* Sampdoria-Modena 1-1
* 0-1 Diomansy Kamara (22)
* 1-1 Fabio Bazzani (50)
* Udinese-Sampdoria 0-1
* 0-1 Francesco Flachi (57)
* Sampdoria-Juventus 1-2
* 0-1 Mauro Camoranesi (23)
* 1-1 Francesco Flachi (56)
* 1-2 Antonio Conte (64)
* Roma-Sampdoria 3-1
* 0-1 Fabio Bazzani (6)
* 1-1 John Carew (10)
* 2-1 Francesco Totti (61)
* 3-1 Francesco Totti (67)
* Sampdoria-Reggina 2-0
* 1-0 Fabio Bazzani (45)
* 2-0 Fabio Bazzani (47)
* Lazio-Sampdoria 1-1
* 1-0 Stefano Fiore (11)
* 1-1 Fabio Bazzani (50)
* Sampdoria-Inter 2-2
* 0-1 Christian Vieri (31)
* 1-1 Giacomo Cipriani (56)
* 1-2 Christian Vieri (79)
* 2-2 Cristiano Doni (85 pen)
* Brescia-Sampdoria 1-1
* 1-0 Andrea Caracciolo (5)
* 1-1 Cristiano Doni (56)
* Sampdoria-Parma 1-2
* 0-1 Alberto Gilardino (59)
* 0-2 Mark Bresciano (74)
* 1-2 Antonio Floro Flores (82)
* Sampdoria-Chievo 1-0
* 1-0 Aimo Diana (50)
* Milan-Sampdoria 3-1
* 1-0 Andrea Pirlo (17)
* 1-1 Cristiano Doni (27)
* 2-1 Filippo Inzaghi (35)
* 3-1 Kaká (49)
* Sampdoria-Bologna 3-2
* 1-0 Sergio Volpi (9 pen)
* 1-1 Giuseppe Signori (10)
* 2-1 Aimo Diana (28)
* 3-1 Giacomo Cipriani (50)
* 3-2 Carlo Nervo (69)
* Empoli-Sampdoria 1-1
* 0-1 Manuel Belleri (18 og)
* 1-1 Tommaso Rocchi (90)
* Sampdoria-Lecce 2-2
* 1-0 Francesco Flachi (8)
* 1-1 Javier Chevantón (35 pen)
* 2-1 Francesco Flachi (42)
* 2-2 Axel Cédric Konan (90 + 4)
* Ancona-Sampdoria 0-1
* 0-1 Fabio Bazzani (18)
* Siena-Sampdoria 0-0
* Sampdoria-Perugia 3-2
* 1-0 Aimo Diana (38)
* 2-0 Francesco Flachi (44)
* 2-1 Zé Maria (46)
* 2-2 Fabrizio Ravanelli (84)
* 3-2 Francesco Flachi (87)
* Modena-Sampdoria 1-0
* 1-0 Diomansy Kamara (59)
* Sampdoria-Udinese 1-3
* 0-1 Marek Jankulovski (28)
* 1-1 Fabio Bazzani (51)
* 1-2 David Pizarro (58 pen)
* 1-3 Vincenzo Iaquinta (87)
* Juventus-Sampdoria 2-0
* 1-0 Nicola Legrottaglie (37)
* 2-0 Stephen Appiah (44)
* Sampdoria-Roma 0-0

### Topscorers

* Fabio Bazzani 13
* Francesco Flachi 11
* Cristiano Doni 6
* Aimo Diana 5

## Sources

* RSSSF - Italy 2003/04

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