Sampdoria beat Genoa 1-0 in Serie A

Sampdoria secured a historic 1-0 Serie A win over Genoa on Saturday (Sunday AEDT) to complete the double over their city rivals for the first time in 57 years.

Luis Muriel scored in the Derby della Lanterna in the 71st minute.

He stole the ball off Ezequiel Munoz, burst into the box, and placed his effort into the bottom right corner.

Sampdoria moved into ninth place while Genoa remained 15th ahead of the rest of the weekend's fixtures.

Despite their inferior position in the table, Genoa had the better of a cagey first half and drew the first save of the match as Mauricio Pinilla tested Emiliano Viviani.

However, Samp came out after the break more determined and Muriel also hit the bar in the 50th.