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Good evening and welcome to the Football Italia LIVEBLOG for coverage of Wednesday evening’s Coppa Italia Round of 16 clash between Roma and Sampdoria.

Kick-off is due at 20.00 GMT.

This is Roma’s first match in the Coppa Italia in 2024-25.

Sampdoria, meanwhile, have already progressed past Serie A competition in rivals Genoa to get to the round of 16. The Blucerchiati also triumped over Como in the first round. Both games ended in 1-1 draws after 90 minutes.

If Sampdoria manage to hold Roma to a draw, the game will head straight to penalties after 90 minutes. There will be no extra time.

2024-12-18 16:57:35

90'+4

Full-time: Roma 4-1 Sampdoria

Roma get the job done. After tonight’s two matches, there are now no more Serie B sides left in the competition. The Giallorossi will go on to face Milan in the quarter-finals in February.

2024-12-18 21:50:32

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Angelino crosses in for Celik in the middle, but he can’t quite get it on target and it goes out for a goal-kick.

2024-12-18 21:50:11

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Ndicka with a strong tackle in the Roma penalty area to stop a late attack. That should be that in a few minutes.

2024-12-18 21:49:21

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Celik breaks well down the Roma right flank. He sends in a decent low cross, but it is in front of Shomurodov. Dahl gets to it, but overhits his pass back in and Samp recover.

2024-12-18 21:42:26

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Roma 4-1 Sampdoria - Shomurodov!

Seconds after coming on to replace Dovbyk, Shomurodov heads home after an excellent ball in from Angelino from the left flank.

2024-12-18 21:36:53

77'

Looks like a hamstring pull rather than cramp for Akinsanmiro. His pulling up helped Roma there – Sampdoria were on the break after a sloppy bit of passing from Le Fee.

2024-12-18 21:34:45

76'

A brief pause as Akinsanmiro goes down with cramp

2024-12-18 21:33:21

72'

Substitute Lorenzo Pellegrini lifts a free-kick into the mixer, but Hermoso’s header goes over and out for a goal-kick

2024-12-18 21:29:26

68'

Zalewski rolls a cross towards the middle from the left byline, but it is dealt with and put out for a Roma throw.

2024-12-18 21:25:06

65'

Dovbyk close again!

Soule feeds Dovbyk through one-on-one in the area, but the Ukrainian is denied brilliantly one-on-one.

2024-12-18 21:22:28

63'

Roma hit the crossbar!

Substitute Matias Soule almost hits the goal of the season with a bending effort from 30 yards out, which clips the frame of the goal.

2024-12-18 21:21:41

61'

Roma 3-1 Sampdoria - Yepes!

Sampdoria have one back – and plenty of time to get themselves back into this. An awful bit of Roma defending after a simple cross in from the left flank and Yepes is through one-on-one with Ryan. An easy finish in the end.

2024-12-18 21:20:19

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Celik tries to tee up Dovbyk with a cross in from the right flank, but it is too far in front of the Roma striker.

2024-12-18 21:18:32

46'

Second half kicks off!

Sampdoria get the ball rolling and we are back underway!

2024-12-18 21:11:10

Half-time: Roma 3-0 Sampdoria

Comfortable for the vast majority of the first half for Roma. Sampdoria had a couple of attempts just before the half-time whistle, but nothing that the Giallorossi couldn’t deal with.

2024-12-18 20:49:44

44'

Meulensteen tries to launch a Sampdoria attack, but his eventual shot from the edge of the area deflects off several Roma defenders and is gathered comfortably by Ryan.

2024-12-18 20:48:29

42'

Paredes’s delivery is headed clear and Sampdoria break. Baldanzi with a cynical foul to stop the counter attack.

2024-12-18 20:45:44

41'

Saelemaekers and Dovbyk again! The Belgian tees up the Ukrainian with a lovely touch in the area, but the striker’s shot is defelcted behind for a corner.

2024-12-18 20:44:50

39'

Replays show that Leonardi’s strike bounced up and onto Celik’s arm in the Roma penalty area, but the referee immediately waved it away. Very close to the shot, not a lot the Giallorossi defender could have done to get away from it.

2024-12-18 20:42:40

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First Sampdoria shot!

Ryan’s attempted clearance goes pear-shaped and lands at the feet of Pedrola, who feeds Leonardi, but his shot is smothered by Celik, who then pumps clear. Samp had barely been out of their own half until that point.

2024-12-18 20:39:33

33'

Baldanzi tried to send Angelino through with a diagonal ball, but it runs too far in front of the wing-back and out for a Sampdoria goal kick.

2024-12-18 20:34:45

28'

Zalewski sends in an enticing cross from the left flank, but there is nobody in the middle to tuck it home for Roma.

2024-12-18 20:29:13

25'

There was a touch of the Paulo Dybala about Baldanzi’s goal there …

2024-12-18 20:26:57

24'

Roma 3-0 Sampdoria - Baldanzi!

The young Italian picks it up of Mario Hermoso on the halfway line before carrying it into a dangerous position, finding the bottom corner from the edge of the area with a wonderful finish.

2024-12-18 20:25:54

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