Welcome to Eurosport-Yahoo!'s live coverage of the Serie A clash between Sampdoria and Juventus at the Stadio Luigi Ferraris!

Sissoko brings down Poli. it was a cynical trip that sent the Samp man over. He's got no complaints, and is lucky not to be booked.

Appeals for another handball against Pepe, but htis time the referee lets play continue. Motta is penalised for pulling at the shirt of Mannini.

Pepe controls the ball with his hand and goes for a strike even after the whistle has gone! That'll be a booking then.

Samp have plenty of men in the box waiting for Ziegler's delivery from a free-kick, but it's not good enough to trouble Juve.

The corner comes in and Gianluca Curci has to get down low to stop it sneaking in at the far post. Finally, some goal mouth action in this match!

Krasic leads the break forward. He has to slow the pace down to let his team-mates catch up with him before feeding Pepe on the right. The cross is a good one and Amarui has the ball taken off his toe at just the right time! Corner to Juve...

Macheda and Pazzini are beginning to see more of the ball now. The Juve central pairing of Chiellini and Bonucci are still holding firm, but they are the ones being asked more questions at the moment.

Ziegler dispossessed and now Juve can come forward. There's not enough urgency in the atack, though, and it fizzles out.

Aquilani puts in a decent cross for Milos Krasic, but the Serb winger is penalised for a foul on his marker.

Macheda's flick-on doesn't reach Pazzini, but Sampdoria are beginning to look more convincing going forward now.

Marco Motta is the first player to be booked in this match for a foul on Guberti. Sure he won't be the last.

Free-kick to Samp near the left-hand byline. Played back to Reto Ziegler, whose cross rebounds off a hand inside the box... NO PENALTY! It would have been harsh to have given that.

Marchisio's progress through the centre circle is checked by a tug of the shoulder from Macheda. Free-kick to Juve. Still neither keeper with a save to make.

Palombo gets his revenge on Sissoko by catching te Mali midfielder on the shin with a challenge. Sissoko is receving treatment on the pitch.

Juve have a free-kick blocked but they keep the ball and now Alberto Aquilani can have a pop from distance... way over the bar!

Stefano Guberti tiwsts and turns near the Juve corner flag, but he is eventually dispossessed after being ganged up on by two Juve defenders.

The referee has a quiet word with Pepe, presumably for some backchat the Juve gave after being caught offside.

Finally some football is played, and Juve are looking to build patiently from the back.

Now Angelo Palombo is down after getting a knee in the back from Momo Sossoko. It looked unintentional from the big Juve midfielder. If there were half as many chances as there have been injuries, this would be a cracking match!

Sampdoria substitution: Pietro Accardi replaces Lucchini.

Lucchini is stretchered off the field with an ice pack on his face. What a bruising encounter this has been already!