Garrone apologises to fans

Edoardo Garrone, son of Sampdoria president Riccardo Garrone has released a statement apologising to the fans, following the clubs relegation to Serie B.

The Blucerchiati’s hopes of avoiding relegation disappeared after losing 2-1 at home to Palermo and Lecce won 2-0 at Bari to make sure Samp went down.

“I never wanted to be here making this statement.” Garrone said.

“It is such a sad moment and the fans do not deserve it. I am not here to comment on the game, as we must instead look at the overall – terrible – campaign.

“A series of errors were made and they have to be recognised. We take responsibility, but also reaffirm our commitment to Sampdoria, which remains unchanged.

“It is time to clean out the house and rebuild a team that can get back into Serie A as soon as possible.

“After so many years of great satisfaction at Sampdoria, this season ends with terrible disappointment.”

“I saw a banner in the stands that urged us to make Sampdoria great again. That is our promise. I most of all appreciated the behavior of the fans today and they really did not deserve such disappointment.

It’s been a tough season for Sampdoria and particularly hard to take for the Blucerchiati, considering last season’s success, finishing 4^th in Serie A. This meant they had a chance of making it into the Champions League this season but failed at the final qualifying round. Now they are faced with football in Serie B.