​Sampdoria Eliminated from Promotion Play-offs

In the first round of the Serie B promotion play-offs, Andrea Pirlo's Sampdoria lost 0-2 away to Palermo, resulting in their elimination.

As a result, Sampdoria will not trigger the mandatory purchase clause to sign Inter Milan's on-loan forward Sebastiano Esposito, as this clause was directly linked to Sampdoria's promotion this season. This also means that the Italian U21 international will return to Inter Milan along with Sampdoria's main goalkeeper this season, Filip Stanković.

The 21-year-old Sebastiano Esposito made 23 appearances for Sampdoria this season, starting 19 times, scoring 6 goals, and providing 4 assists. Meanwhile, the 22-year-old Filip Stanković started all 38 matches for Sampdoria.