Hellas Verona striker Luca Toni has sprung to the defence of under-fire coach Andrea Mandorlini ahead of Monday's home game against Sampdoria. The Verona outfit have failed to win in Serie A since October 4 and have collected only three points in that time to drop to 14th place. Last weekend's 2-1 defeat at Sassuolo, which followed their 2-1 reverse to Fiorentina, piled further pressure on Man...Full Story »

Sampdoria put Hellas Verona to the sword and climbed towards the top half of the Serie A table with a resounding 5-0 victory at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris. The Genoese club took full advantage of a limp Verona side who appear to have given up somewhat after reaching 40 points and effectively securing a second season in the top flight. Two goals from Roberto Soriano plus efforts from Gianluca Sa...Full Story »

Citadin Eder struck twice as Sampdoria claimed their first win of 2014, beating Udinese 3-0 on Monday. In a game which saw three players sent off, including two for the visitors, Eder earned a penalty and converted it in the 16th minute to put the hosts on their way to victory. Udinese suffered a blow in the 35th minute when Allan Loureiro was shown his second yellow card after a late challeng...Full Story »