Sampdoria entered the season very weakly and was in the relegation zone for a long time, but they managed to stabilize the situation. Claudio Ranieri brought the team to 13th place in the table in 34 rounds and now it can hardly be called a candidate for elimination. There is a gap of 12 points from Lecce. It will be difficult to lose it in the remaining time. Sampdoria managed to climb so high in the standings thanks to a successful streak, that started in the 29th round, back then Lecce was beaten away with the score 2:1. In the next five matches, Sampdoria won four victories, losing only to Atalanta. The victims were SPAL (3: 0), Udinese (3: 1), Cagliari (3: 2) and Parma (3 : 2). In a duel with the crusaders, Sampdoria lost the first half with the score 0:2, but showed the character, that the team definitely had and snatched three points. It makes sense to note the clear progress of Federico Bonazzoli. He made a significant contribution to the salvation of the team, scoring four goals in the last three matches.
The metropolitan team has not impressed with anything incredible. It just acts at its level, but it is not possible to compete directly for playoffs, at least now. DC United had two matches. In the first match they shared points with Toronto (2-2) and then failed to beat New England (1-1). Of course, we would like to see a better result, although everything is still to come. Bookmakers have given the status of favorite to Ben Olsen’s wards, but you should not forget that Montreal goes without points and the Canadian club will clearly want to rehabilitate after two defeats in a row, so do not underestimate the opponent.
