Ahead of the confrontation with Genoa in the Serie A on Sunday, Sampdoria’s Italian - Nigerian striker Stefano Okaka is relishing the prospect of facing Mauricio Pinilla, who will lead the frontline for I Rossoblu.

While Stefano Okaka has found the back of the net only on one occasion this season, Chile World Cup star Mauricio Pinilla has hit target 2 times in matches against Lazio and Napoli.

“It is definitely a good challenge, I hope to win it,” says Stefano Okaka to Mediaset.

With 8 points garnered from their first four Serie A matches, undefeated Sampdoria sit 5th on the table while city rivals Genoa are three positions behind with 5 points in the kitty.

Last season, Sampdoria defeated Genoa 1 - 0 away, thanks to a 24th minute strike by Maximiliano Lopez.

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