WOMEN, AC MILAN v SAMPDORIA: MATCH PREVIEW

We return home, in front of our fans, to keep on growing and moving forward. AC Milan v Sampdoria is the sixth matchday of the Women's Serie A season, and in the only match of the month at PUMA House of Football, the Rossonere will try to achieve their third consecutive win. A win that would put us in a great position before the clash away at Roma, but it's better to think one game at a time. We prepare for this game with our own Match Preview. 

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The points gained against Inter, Lazio and Napoli have raised the moral and confidence in Coach Bakker's group, also because the results are a natural consequence of increasingly good performances. Many of the players, who are expected to confirm their places in the sixth game of the season, from Laura Giuliani always a key player between the sticks to the match winner away in Campania - Chanté Dompig - who tends to play well against the blucerchiate: the Dutch forward has been involved in five goals in her career against Sampdoria. 

Coach Bakker had this to say before the match: "We have embarked on a growth path that is bringing us satisfaction, even in terms of results. This week, we worked hard, and I am confident".

LATEST FROM SAMPDORIA
The Doriane arrives in Milan off the back of a difficult start - two draws and three defeats - but are ready to stop the rot. The losses have all come against top teams in the league (Inter, Fiorentina and Juventus) but even in the last game against the league leading Bianconere, Sampdoria went toe to toe and didn't look out of place. There is no one suspended for Davide Corti's side, who in recent seasons has coached our Primavera and even the first team, and is an ex Rossonero from back in the day like Nora Heroum and Linda Tucceri Cimini. 

PRE-MATCH STATS

• Ninth encounter in the Serie A Femminile between AC Milan and Sampdoria: recent events favour AC Milan, with seven wins and a draw. The Rossonere, have scored in every league meeting between the sides. 
• The Rossonere have won six of the last seven home games, and they have scored at PUMA House of Football on 13 consecutive occasions: this is the longest streak of this type since between January 2019 and September 2020. 
• AC Milan are the one team that have conceded the least goals in the course of the second halves in this Serie A - only one - and Sampdoria is the one side that have conceded the most shots in the first five matches (93). 

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WHERE TO WATCH AC MILAN ON TV
In Italy, AC Milan v Sampdoria will be broadcast live on DAZN from 12:30 CEST. Don't miss the coverage on acmilan.com, the Rossonere's Instagram account and the AC Milan Official App, where the full match replay will also be available on demand from the following day.

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Deborah Bianchi, from the Prato section, will officiate the match. The officials team is made up of lines people Fratello (Latina) and Pasqualetto (Aprilia) as well as the fourth official Iorfida (Collegno). 

Matchday 6 of the league kicks off on Saturday 12 October with two fixtures, Sassuolo 1-3 Fiorentina and Como v Inter at 18:00. Two matches, as well as AC Milan v Sampdoria, also on Sunday 13: at 15:00 the big match Juventus v Roma and at 18:00 Lazio v Napoli. 

The current standings in Serie A Femminile eBay: Juventus 15; Fiorentina* 15; Inter 11; Roma 9; AC Milan 7; Lazio 5; Como 4; Napoli 3; Sampdoria 2; Sassuolo* 1 (* = one game in hand)

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