Udinese vs Sampdoria preview - Mihajlovic future in doubt

Sampdoria fans will have to wait until next week to find out if Sinisa Mihajlovic will remain in charge of the team next season.

The Blucerchiati end the season at Udinese on Saturday with the future of their coach up in the air.

Mihajlovic, who is under contract with Samp until this summer, replaced sacked Delio Rossi back in November and has successfully guided the Genoa outfit to safety in Serie A.

However, the Serbian tactician has been linked with a move to Lazio this summer.

"I will only discuss my future after the game at Udinese," Mihajlovic said in Friday's press conference.

"The media reports are just rumours and I'm only concentrated on tomorrow's match."

The Genoa outfit go into the encounter in Friuli on the back of a 5-2 defeat against Napoli.

The loss was Samp's fifth in their last six games and left the Blucerchiati in 12th place.

"We've had ups and downs this season but the important thing is that we have achieved our aim to defend our Serie A status," Mihajlovic said.

"We didn't beat any top team and we could have done better in certain games. We hope to end the season with a win."

Udinese will also be looking for one final victory in what has been a disappointing campaign for the Friuli side.

The Bianconeri had earned top-five finishes in the previous three seasons but go into their final game in 13th place, one point adrift of Samp.

Little has gone right for Udinese, who have taken just one victory in their last six league games.

Udinese coach Francesco Guidolin hopes his players can put that run behind them and end the campaign in the best possible way.

"We want to end the season well for the sake of our fans and the club," he said. "They deserve better."

The hosts will be without suspended defenders Danilo and Thomas Herteaux, who were booked in last weekend's 2-2 draw against Hellas Verona.