Eto'o suffers five goal mauling on Sampdoria debut

Samuel Eto'o suffered a five-goal mauling on his Sampdoria debut. The Cameroonian striking legend who left Everton for Italy last week saw his new side trashed 5-1 by Torino in the Stadio Olimpico.

Eto'o, who also suffered a 6-3 hiding when he made his Toffees debut against Chelsea in August, came on for the final 20 minutes with his new team already trailing 3-0. Fabio Quagliarella scored the second hat-trick of his career for Torino.

Quagliarella hit the net twice in the first half, including a penalty. The 32-year-old earned a third goal off a quick counter later in the second half and substitute Amauri put the game away 10 minutes after.

Bruno Peres added a goal in stoppage time to ensure the biggest win over Sampdoria in Torino’s history. Pedro Obiang scored the lone consolation goal for Sampdoria.

Torino dominated the game from the beginning, registering 18 shots in total. Torino's former Liverpool goalkeeper Daniele Padelli had next to nothing to do for the majority of the match, and he did not have to make a single stop after the first