Sampdoria ended their three-month wait for an away win in emphatic style to pour further pressure on under-fire Torino boss Walter Novellino.
Sampdoria had not won on their travels since beating Reggina 2-0 on 14 December, but were well on their way to ending that run when in-form strikers Giampaolo Pazzini and Paolo Sammarco struck inside the opening twenty-four minutes.