{"id":301944,"date":"2023-12-10T01:24:37","date_gmt":"2023-12-10T01:24:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/?p=301944"},"modified":"2023-12-10T01:24:37","modified_gmt":"2023-12-10T01:24:37","slug":"andrea-pirlo-is-almost-sent-tumbling-in-sampdoria-celebration","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportstons.com\/soccer\/andrea-pirlo-is-almost-sent-tumbling-in-sampdoria-celebration\/","title":{"rendered":"Andrea Pirlo is almost sent tumbling in Sampdoria celebration"},"content":{"rendered":"<h1> Andrea Pirlo is almost sent tumbling as Sampdoria goalscorer SHAKES his manager in celebration after Lecce win&#8230; with fans comparing moment to Alan Rickman&#8217;s fall in festive favourite Die Hard<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li><span>Andrea Pirlo wildly shaken by his own player as the pair celebrate Sampdoria win<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span>Fans compare moment to Alan Rickman&#8217;s famous fall in festive classic Die Hard<\/span><\/li>\n<li><strong>IAN LADYMAN reveals the GREATEST weapon a manager has against a journalist &#8211; Listen to It&#8217;s All Kicking Off\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Sebastiano Esposito got to grips with manager Andrea Pirlo as the forward celebrated the win over Lecce with his Sampdoria boss.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Serie B side enjoyed a 2-0 win over their opponents on Saturday, with Esposito getting both goals in the victory and he couldn&#8217;t hide his excitement at the final whistle.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>However, the on-loan Inter Milan star may have taken his celebrations a bit too far following an embrace with his manager.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Grabbing the former Italian international by the scruff of his neck, Esposito shook Pirlo rigorously in jubilation at Sampdoria&#8217;s victory, almost sending him to tumbling to the ground.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Thankfully the\u00a0Blucerchiati boss took no offence to the gesture and the pair embraced in a hug after the wild shaking of Pirlo.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/22\/78778633-12846033-image-a-113_1702162389021.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Sebastiano Esposito grabs Sampdoria manager Andrea Pirlo in a wild celebration after win\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/22\/78778639-12846033-image-a-114_1702162393972.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>The forward proceeds to shake the Italian legend after scoring two goals in the win over Lecce<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/22\/78778635-12846033-image-a-115_1702162398966.jpg\" height=\"357\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Despite being shook &#8216;like a rag doll&#8217; Pirlo embraces his striker as they celebrate the victory\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The scenes led to fans on social media joke that the World Cup winner look like he&#8217;d be shook like a &#8216;rag doll&#8217; and compare him to a scene from a festive favourite.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Comparing the moment &#8211; and Pirlo&#8217;s likeness &#8211;\u00a0 to Alan Rickman&#8217;s character in 1988 classic <span>Die Hard<\/span>, and the moment Hans Gruber falls to his death from a skyscraper window.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The win for Sampdoria was their fourth win in five games, and sees them currently sitting 10th in Italy&#8217;s second tier.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i.dailymail.co.uk\/1s\/2023\/12\/09\/23\/78779093-12846033-image-a-134_1702163891972.jpg\" height=\"457\" width=\"634\"><\/p>\n<p>Former Italy midfielder Andrea Pirlo was appointed Sampdoria manager in the summer\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The famous Genoa-based club were relegated last season, leaving the top flight for the first time in a decade.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Pirlo was appointed manager of the club in the summer, having previously had spells as boss of Juventus and Turkish side\u00a0Fatih Karagumruk S.K.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>He had been under fire after a difficult start to the campaign, but the recent run has relieved some pressure on the Sampdoria gaffer.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dailymail.co.uk\/sport\/football\/article-12846033\/Andrea-Pirlo-sent-tumbling-Sampdoria-goalscorer-SHAKES-manager-celebration-Lecce-win-fans-comparing-moment-Alan-Rickmans-fall-festive-favourite-Die-Hard.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Andrea Pirlo is almost sent tumbling as Sampdoria goalscorer SHAKES his manager in celebration after Lecce win&#8230; 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