Sampdoria, Ranieri: 'Strange to keep Pirlo baptism'

 "It's strange to be baptized with Pirlo, he stopped playing yesterday and now he has a big responsibility in his hands. He has the pleasure of leading the champions, he's a smart guy and I'm sure he will do well." Sampdoria coach Claudio Ranieri said this to the club's social channels, commenting on his debut in Turin with Juventus: "It's a stimulating start. The first match will be difficult, but we'll do our best." And he adds: "We will try to continue the path we took after the lockdown. We have to start well and score points at the beginning to be in a quiet area, last year we were too underwater. We suffered incredibly, we and the fans. . I want to take this team up in the standings "