The Blucerchiati last won away from home on October 20, 2024, in Cesena (5-3). Since then, they have played 24 away games, evenly split between draws and defeats.

Since then, more than 400 days (447, to be exact) have passed with four different coaches on the Blucerchiati bench. That’s how long it’s been since Sampdoria’s last away win: a 5-3 victory at Cesena on October 20, 2024. A lifetime ago. Since then, there has been a run of 24 consecutive away games without a win, the latest of which was this afternoon in Avellino. Palumbo and former Sampdoria player Tutino defeated a Sampdoria side that has only managed nine league wins since that October 20, two years ago, all of which were achieved at Marassi.

The only away win, which is useless for statistical purposes, was against Salernitana in the playoff return leg on June 22. A 2-0 win on the pitch, before the chaos that erupted at the Arechi and the resulting 3-0 walkover that condemned the Granata to relegation and saved the Blucerchiati from the nightmare of Serie C. Their record in the regular season away from Marassi, since that 5-0 win over Cesena, has been 12 draws and as many defeats.

Away game taboo—  Meanwhile, the situation on the Sampdoria bench has been rather turbulent: Sottil, Semplici, the Evani-Lombardo duo—who secured a troubled survival—and Massimo Donati, announced in the summer and lasting less than two months, have all come and gone. But even with Gregucci and Foti (and the first signings in the January transfer window), the situation remained unchanged: only three wins, all at the Ferraris, against Juve Stabia, Carrarese, and Reggiana. Next Friday, Entella will arrive at Marassi, which, together with Sampdoria, Pescara, Bari, and Südtirol, is one of five teams that have only celebrated at home this season. It’s a habit that Coda and his teammates seem unable to shake off, even in 2026.