(2-0 Sampdoria)| 14¹ | PIRLO shot wide. |
| 16¹ | BALOTELLI was put clear by MARCHISIO and he raced past the 'keeper but glanced his shot over the bar. |
| 23¹ | A good ball from BOJAN on the left bobbled toward JOAQUÍN who scuffed his shot wide. |
| 24¹ | The 'keeper dived to his left to save an accurate drive from Newcastle United's DIEGO CAPEL. |
| 26¹ | LAZZARI kicked the ball wide of the righthand post from just outside the area. |
| 28¹ | GILARDINO knocked the ball to LAZZARI who nodded it over the bar. |
| 29¹ | KHUSSAINOV yellow cards HÜBSCHMAN for an off-the-ball incident against GILARDINO. |
| 33¹ | DIEGO CAPEL ran onto a great ball from ARTETA but toe-poked his effort wide of the righthand post. |
| 39¹ | GOAL!! A PIRLO run down the right resulted in a nice cross for BALOTELLI to drill in. (3-0 Sampdoria)| 3² | A free-kick from PIRLO flew inches over. | | 6² | A fine run was ended by a good save by the oncoming 'keeper. | | 13² | A delightful strike from DIEGO CAPEL was dealt with by a fine block from the Sampdoria 'keeper. | | 18² | A clever pass from JOAQUÍN was flicked goalbound by DIEGO CAPEL only for the 'keeper to claw away. | | 23² | A corner fell to GILARDINO who fired the ball just wide. | | 41² | PIRLO's header was well saved by the 'keeper. | | 42² | DIEGO CAPEL made space on the left and pulled the ball to ZAHA who clipped the ball over. | | 44² | A good effort from DIEGO CAPEL scraped the outside of the lefthand post. | |