A two faces Samp picks up the second victory: Mustafi knoks Atalanta down

A first half to forget, a second one that makes
fans sing: "we want you this way!". Sampdoria-Atalanta is the
story of a two faces match. A match that begins badly, continues with
too many whistles and with the support of the Gradinata Sud; a match
that ends in a great way, with our arms raised to the sky, thanks to
a positive and courageous second half that gives to Samp the second
consecutive victory. The first seasonal smile in the "Ferraris" –
obtained against a team in good form, who came to Marassi after three
consecutive victories – gives to Delio Rossi’s guys other three points
that are fundamental for confidence, spirit and ranking waiting for
Wednesday midweek match against Hellas Verona.

Happiness. The man of the match is Shkodran Mustafi, who
scored his first goal since he’s in Italy giving to Samp the lead
at the minute 11th
of the second half. «It’s a double happiness for me – says the
German defender with Albanian origins – both at personal level and
for the team, because my goal brought us the first home victory after
a long and fruitless time».

Improve. Rossi, explaining his idea of changing
the tactical scheme that actually regenerated his group, says: «You
prepare the match as always, because too many changes can mean you
are not satisfied. However, when you understand that something is
going wrong you must change, playing with a four men defence. And in
this way you are able to play better and to obtain the second
consecutive victory, the first conquered at home. That’s my
opinion, but I also think that we must improve. Atalanta is a very
good team, well organized. Maybe in the first half they could have
taken the lead, and we’ve been good not to fall down, then we
expressed our quality».