FK Partizan - UC Sampdoria MATCH PRESS KIT FK Partizan, Belgrade Thursday 23 October 2008 - 21.00CET (21.00 local time) Group C - Matchday 1 Contents 1 - Match background 7 - Match-by-match lineups 3 - Squad list 8 - Competition facts 5 - Match officials 9 - Team facts 6 - Domestic information 10 - Legend This press kit includes information relating to this UEFA Cup match. For more detailed factual information, and in-depth competition statistics, please refer to the matchweek press kit, which can be downloaded at: http://www.uefa.com/uefa/mediaservices/presskits/index.html Match background Walter Mazzarri's UC Sampdoria return to Belgrade after an absence of over 16 years in UEFA Cup Group C to take on an FK Partizan side marshalled by much-travelled former midfielder Slaviša Jokanović. • This is Partizan and Sampdoria's first meeting in UEFA club competition. • Sampdoria have been to Belgrade before, playing Partizan's local rivals FK Crvena Zvezda in their only fixtures against Serbian opposition in the group stage of the 1991/92 European Champion Clubs' Cup – the final edition before the advent of the UEFA Champions League. • Having already beaten Crvena Zvezda 2-0 in Genoa, Sampdoria triumphed 3-1 away as they finished top of their section to earn a final tie against Barcelona. Siniša Mihajlović – who would go on to play for Sampdoria between 1994 and 1998 – had put the home side ahead but efforts from Srečko Katanec and Roberto Mancini, either side of a Goran Vasiljević own goal, won the day for the visitors. • Partizan have played 12 games against Italian sides in UEFA club competition, but to date have won only one, drawing four and losing the remaining seven. That sole win was a 4-2 home triumph against AS Roma in the second round of the 1988/89 UEFA Cup, which would be cancelled out by a 2-0 away defeat in the return fixture. • The current side can take some comfort from the fact that they have drawn both of their previous two UEFA Cup group stage games against Serie A sides – one at home and one away. • Their home record in six games against Italian sides reads won one, drawn two and lost three. • Partizan coach Slaviša Jokanović played in one of those home draws, a 1-1 result against FC Internazionale Milano in the 1990/91 UEFA Cup. • The 64-times capped international also faced Italian opposition in the 1996/97 UEFA Cup as his CD Tenerife side lost 1-0 at S.S. Lazio in the second round, but won 5-3 at home, with midfielder Jokanović among the scorers. • Serbian champions Partizan beat their Azerbaijani counterparts FC İnter Bakı in the second qualifying round to set up a tie with Fenerbahçe SK in this season's UEFA Champions League, but lost 4-3 on aggregate. They then beat Romania's FC Timişoara 3-1 over two legs to reach the UEFA Cup group stage. • Sampdoria finished sixth in Serie A to earn a place in the UEFA Cup first round. They beat Lithuania's FBK Kaunas 7-1 over two legs to qualify for the group stage. • Sampdoria boast Serbian talent in the form of midfielder Nenad Krstičić. The 18-year-old played alongside Partizan defender Ivan Stevanović at OFK Beograd prior to his move to Genoa this season. Last updated 22.10.2008 00:25:27CET www.uefa.com Match background 1 FK Partizan - UC Sampdoria Thursday 23 October 2008 - 21.00 CET (21.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT FK Partizan, Belgrade • Sevilla FC take on VfB Stuttgart in Matchday 1's other Group C game. R. Standard de Liège are the only side in the section not in action on 23 October. Last updated 22.10.2008 00:25:27CET www.uefa.com Match background 2 FK Partizan - UC Sampdoria Thursday 23 October 2008 - 21.00 CET (21.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT FK Partizan, Belgrade Squad list Partizan Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Darko Božović MNE 09.08.1978 30 - - - - - - - - - 2 - 27 Bozovic Mladen MNE 01.08.1984 24 - - - 4 - 2 - 2 - 8 - 30 Aleksandar Radosavljević SRB 21.12.1982 25 - - - - - - - - - - - Defenders 3 Ivan Stevanović SRB 24.06.1983 25 - - - 3 - 2 1 2 1 7 1 4 Nenad Djordjević SRB 07.08.1979 29 - - - 4 - 2 - 21 - 47 - 6 Alexis Ngambi CMR 20.01.1982 26 - - - - - - - - - - - 15 Vladimir Branković SRB 22.09.1985 23 - - - - - - - - - 4 - 21 Milovan Sikimic SRB 25.10.1980 27 - - - 2 - - - - - 5 - 24 Srdjan Knežević SRB 15.04.1985 23 - - - 4 - 2 - 2 - 6 - Midfielders 5 Ljubomir Fejsa SRB 14.08.1988 20 - - - 1 - - - - - 3 - 8 Juca BRA 19.11.1979 28 - - - 3 1 2 - 2 - 7 1 10 Almami Roberto Da Silva POR 16.06.1978 30 - - - 3 - 2 - 5 2 14 4 11 Zoran Tošić SRB 28.04.1987 21 - - - 1 1 2 1 2 1 3 2 14 Djordje Lazic SRB 18.06.1983 25 - - - 4 - 2 - 2 - 7 - 20 Radosav Petrović SRB 08.03.1989 19 - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 4 - 23 Kamel Zaiem TUN 25.05.1983 25 - - - - - - - - - - - Forwards 9 Milan Perić SRB 16.04.1986 22 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 5 2 12 Veljko Paunović SRB 21.08.1977 31 - - - 4 1 - - 8 1 30 5 17 Miloš Bogunović SRB 10.06.1985 23 - - - 4 2 2 1 2 1 6 3 26 Diarra Lamina SEN 20.12.1983 24 - - - 4 1 2 - 2 - 10 5 33 Darko Maletić BIH 20.10.1980 28 - - - 1 - - - 6 - 13 3 88 Dragan Čadikovski MKD 13.01.1982 26 - - - 2 - 2 - 4 - 9 3 Coach - Slavisa Jokanović SRB 16.08.1968 40 - - - 4 - 2 - 2 - 6 - Last updated 22.10.2008 00:25:29CET www.uefa.com Squad list 1 FK Partizan - UC Sampdoria Thursday 23 October 2008 - 21.00 CET (21.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT FK Partizan, Belgrade Sampdoria Current season All-time UIC UCL UCUP UCUP UEFA No. Player Nat. DoB Age BL Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Pld Gls Goalkeepers 1 Luca Castellazzi ITA 19.07.1975 33 - - - - - 1 - 7 - 15 - 83 Antonio Mirante ITA 08.07.1983 25 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - Defenders 5 Pietro Accardi ITA 12.09.1982 26 - - - - - - - 3 - 6 - 6 Stefano Lucchini ITA 02.10.1980 28 - - - - - 2 - 3 - 6 1 14 Jonathan Bottinelli ARG 14.09.1984 24 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 2 - 16 Hugo Campagnaro ARG 27.06.1980 28 - - - - - - - 1 - 5 1 20 Marco Padalino SUI 08.12.1983 24 - - - - - 1 - 1 - 2 - 23 Marius Stankevicius LTU 15.07.1981 27 - - - - - 2 - 2 - 11 - 28 Daniele Gastaldello ITA 25.06.1983 25 - - - - - 2 - 3 - 3 - 46 Mirko Pieri ITA 24.07.1978 30 - - - - - 1 - 6 - 11 - 50 Stefano Pondaco ITA 04.05.1989 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 51 Nzeza Zingani ITA 04.05.1990 18 - - - - - - - - - - - Midfielders 3 Reto Ziegler SUI 16.01.1986 22 - - - - - 2 - 9 - 11 - 17 Angelo Palombo ITA 25.09.1981 27 - - - - - 1 - 6 - 9 - 19 Daniele Franceschini ITA 13.01.1976 32 - - - - - 1 - 4 - 4 - 21 Paolo Sammarco ITA 17.03.1983 25 - - - - - 2 - 6 - 10 - 25 Mustacchio Mattia ITA 17.05.1989 19 - - - - - - - - - - - 40 Gennaro Delvecchio ITA 25.03.1978 30 - - - - - 2 - 4 1 6 1 55 Nenad Krstičić SRB 03.07.1990 18 - 2 - - - - - - - 2 - 88 Daniele Dessena ITA 10.05.1987 21 - - - - - 2 - 14 2 14 2 89 Guido Marilungo ITA 09.08.1989 19 - - - - - - - - - - - Forwards 9 Bruno Fornaroli URU 07.09.1987 21 - - - - - 2 2 2 2 2 2 11 Claudio Bellucci ITA 31.05.1975 33 - - - - - 1 - 3 1 13 2 18 Emiliano Bonazzoli ITA 20.01.1979 29 - - - - - 2 3 20 9 20 9 99 Antonio Cassano ITA 12.07.1982 26 - - - - - 1 2 10 7 34 12 Coach - Walter Mazzarri ITA - - - - - - - 2 - 4 - 8 - Last updated 22.10.2008 00:25:29CET www.uefa.com Squad list 2 FK Partizan - UC Sampdoria Thursday 23 October 2008 - 21.00 CET (21.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT FK Partizan, Belgrade Match officials Referee Lucilio Cardoso Cortez Batista (POR) Assistant referees Sergio Lacroix (POR), Venâncio Manuel Raposo Batista Tomé (POR) Fourth official Luis Alberto Cansado Reforço (POR) UEFA Delegate Gerhard Kapl (AUT) UEFA Referee observer Miroslav Liba (CZE) Referee UEFA Cup matches involving teams from the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 09.12.1999 UCUP R3 Bayer 04 Leverkusen - Udinese Calcio 1-2 Leverkusen 07.12.2000 UCUP R3 FC Internazionale Milano - Hertha BSC Berlin 2-1 Milan 08.04.2004 UCUP QF Olympique de Marseille - FC Internazionale 1-0 Marseille Milano 23.11.2006 UCUP GS Fenerbahçe SK - US Città di Palermo 3-0 Istanbul 20.09.2007 UCUP R1 FC Groningen - ACF Fiorentina 1-1 Groningen Other matches - Matches involving teams from either of the two countries involved in this match Date Comp. Stage Match Res. Venue 29.09.1999 UCL GS1 S.S. Lazio - NK Maribor 4-0 Rome 17.11.1999 U21 P-O Italy - France 2-1 Taranto 11.12.2002 UCL GS2 Juventus - FC Basel 1893 4-0 Turin 11.03.2003 UCL GS2 FC Internazionale Milano - Newcastle United FC 2-2 Milan 09.12.2003 UCL GS1 AC Sparta Praha - S.S. Lazio 1-0 Prague 03.11.2004 UCL GS AS Roma - Bayer 04 Leverkusen 1-1 Rome 23.08.2006 UCL QR3 AC Chievo Verona - PFC Levski Sofia 2-2 Verona 28.08.2007 UCL QR3 FK Crvena Zvezda - Rangers FC 0-0 Belgrade Last updated 22.10.2008 00:25:30CET www.uefa.com Match officials 1 FK Partizan - UC Sampdoria Thursday 23 October 2008 - 21.00 CET (21.00 local time) MATCH PRESS KIT FK Partizan, Belgrade Domestic information FK Partizan (First League) Comp.