 Sampdoria, borrowed Tozzo with option to buy.Tozzo re-joined Luciano Bruni, vice-coach of Verona first team in 2008–09 season and the coach of Sampdoria reserve team in 2010–11, replacing the departed Marco Costantino as a key player of the reserve.He competed for the starting place with Davide Negretti, who started 13 times and Tozzo 12.