Sampdoria moved up into fourth place in the Serie A standings after they claimed a comfortable 3-1 win over 10-man Verona last night.

Rafael Marquez was shown the red card for the hosts in the 26th minute when he hacked down Samp striker Eder as last man in the penalty area, and the Brazilian converted from the spot to put the visitors ahead.

Despite their reduced numbers, Verona levelled through Luca Toni’s fourth goal of the season in the 37th minute, but the hosts tired after the break, with goals from Stefano Okaka and Manolo Gabbiadini wrapping up victory for the Blucerchiati.

The defeat for Verona meant they slipped to 15th place in the overall standings, four points clear of the bottom three.

Earlier, Chievo climbed out of the drop zone at the expense of Cagliari as they cruised to a 2-0 win at the Stadio Sant’Elia.

Two goals in the first 10 minutes from Riccardo Meggiorini and Alberto Paloschi were enough to settle the contest and leave Cagliari still searching for their first win at home this season.

The Sardinian outfit have collected eight of their 11 points on the road this season and this result completed a bad few weeks for Cagliari’s home fans after they were thumped 4-0 by Fiorentina last time out.

Serie A

Cagliari 0
Chievo 2
Meggiorini 4; Paloschi 9;

HT: 0-2 Att: 16,000.

Verona 1
Toni 37;
Sampdoria 3
Eder 28 pen; Okaka 57; Gabbiadini 52;

HT: 1-1. Att: 18,390.
Red card: Marquez (V) 26.