Sampdoria will remain in Serie B after the league awards them a 3–0 win over Salernitana following the postponement of Sunday's second leg relegation play-off.

Sampdoria was awarded a 3-0 victory over Salernitana by the league judge on Monday after fireworks and seats thrown onto the pitch prompted their Serie B playoff to be suspended midway through the ...

Sampdoria had finished 18th in Serie B, the league’s final relegation place, but were offered a lifeline at the end of May after Brescia were deducted four points following an investigation into ...

Sampdoria were initially relegated too, but were handed a playoff reprieve after Brescia were docked points. Salernitana suffered a food poisoning outbreak, delaying the second leg of the playoff.

Sampdoria will play in Serie B next season after a 2-0 loss at Udinese on Monday sealed their relegation with four games remaining in the season.

Sampdoria have never previously played outside the top two divisions of Italian football, with the Genoa-based club’s glory days coming in the early 1990s.

Former Serie A champions and European Cup finalists Sampdoria have been relegated to the third tier of Italian football for the first time in their 78-year history after being held to a goalless ...