Matchday 36 TIM 2020-21 11 - 13 May 2021 11/05/2021 20:45 - DIEGO ARMANDO MARADONA NAPOLI Vs UDINESE Napoli are unbeaten in their last nine league games against Udinese (W8 D1); they only have a current longer such streak against Torino among current Serie A TIM teams (12). Napoli have won each of their last six home games against Udinese in Serie A TIM, only having a longer current run against Verona among current Serie A TIM teams (11). Udinese have lost eight of their nine Serie A TIM matches against Napoli since the 2016/17 season (D1); against no opponent have they lost more league games over this period (eight defeats also against Juventus, Roma and Lazio, but in 10 meetings each). Napoli have earned more points (14), scored more goals (22) and conceded fewer goals (eight) in Serie A TIM this season than they managed last term at this stage of the season. After keeping a clean sheet in four consecutive Serie A TIM home games, Napoli have conceded in each of their last five; the Partenopei are still unbeaten in this period (W7 D2). Udinese have conceded 12 penalty goals this season in Serie A TIM, the most by a team in a season since Reggiana also conceded 12 in the 1996/97 season. Udinese have won their last two away league games, last winning three consecutively on the road in Serie A TIM back in December 2017 (four). Only Borussia Dortmund’s is younger than Napoli’s Victor Osimhen among players in Europe’s top-five leagues with 10+ goals scored in each of the last two campaigns (2019/20 and 2020/21). Napoli’s Piotr Zielinski played 19 Serie A TIM matches for Udinese, including his first game in the Italian top-flight, in December 2012 against Cagliari. Udinese’s Rodrigo De Paul has been involved in his joint-most goals in a single Serie A TIM season this campaign: 17 - nine goals and eight assists.

12/05/2021 18:30 - SARDEGNA ARENA CAGLIARI Vs FIORENTINA Cagliari lost their last Serie A TIM match against Fiorentina (0-1 in the reverse match in January), having remained unbeaten in each of previous five matches against the Viola (W3 D2). Fiorentina haven’t conceded goals in each of their last two league games against Cagliari; they could record three clean sheets in a row against the Sardinians in Serie A TIM for the first time since 2007. Cagliari have won their last two home games against Fiorentina in Serie A TIM – the last time they achieved three home wins in a row against the Viola in the top-flight was back in 1995. Cagliari have won four of their last five Serie A TIM matches (D1), as many wins as they’d managed in the previous 26. Cagliari could win three home Serie A TIM games in a row for the first time since December 2019, when they won four consecutively. Fiorentina have conceded in each of their last 10 away league games; the last time they registered a longer run without an away clean sheet in a single Serie A TIM season was back in May 2010 (13 matches). Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last four league games (W2 D2): they could win two matches in a row and also record five games consecutive without defeat for the first time in Serie A TIM this season. Cagliari's João Pedro is the first Brazilian player to have scored more than 15 goals in two consecutive Serie A TIM campaigns since Adriano in 2003/04 and 2004/05. Cagliari’s Radja Nainggolan has been involved in more goals against Fiorentina than any other side in Serie A TIM: 10 (four goals and six assists). Dusan Vlahovic's first two goals in Serie A TIM were scored against Cagliari in November 2019 – he has three in total against the Sardinians, only scoring more against Sampdoria (four).

12/05/2021 20:45 - GEWISS STADIUM ATALANTA Vs BENEVENTO Atalanta are one of only four sides against which Benevento have lost each match played in Serie A TIM: Inter, Napoli and SPAL are the others. The only previous match between Atalanta and Benevento in Lombardy in Serie A TIM was back in November 2017 (a 1-0 win for the Dea). Benevento avoided defeat in two of their last three Serie A TIM matches against sides that started the MD in the top-five of the table: a draw against Roma in February and an away win against Juventus in March (the other was a defeat against AC in May). Atalanta have won each of their last six home league games and only three times have they achieved seven consecutive home wins in Serie A TIM (October 1948, March 1968 and July 2020). Atalanta could keep three consecutive home clean sheets in Serie A TIM for the first time since March 2017 (five in that case). Five of Benevento's seven wins in Serie A TIM this season have come in away matches, including their last three. Benevento have won only one of their last nine away league games (D3 L5), after having registered four wins in their first eight matches on the road in Serie A TIM this season (D1 L3). Atalanta have scored the most goals in Serie A TIM in 2021 (56) – on the other hand, Benevento have netted the fewest goals in the period (21). The next match will be Duván Zapata's 100th Serie A TIM appearance with Atalanta; he has scored 55 goals with them, more than any other player with the Dea in the three points for a win era at this stage of their Atalanta career. Benevento’s Iago Falque has scored more goals in Serie A TIM against Atalanta than against any other team: six goals in seven matches against the Bergamo side.

12/05/2021 20:45 - RENATO DALL'ARA BOLOGNA Vs GENOA Genoa are unbeaten in their last five Serie A TIM meetings against Bologna (W3 D2): they have never gone six in a row without a single defeat against them in the competition. Bologna have failed to score in their last three Serie A TIM meetings against Genoa and have never gone goalless in more successive such matches against them. Bologna have kept four clean sheets in their last seven Serie A TIM home games against Genoa, as many as they had in the previous 21 such matches. Bologna have won only one of their last seven league games (D3 L3), a 4-1 win against Spezia on April 18th – only Parma and Benevento (no wins) have had fewer victories in this time. Bologna have drawn their last two Serie A TIM home matches and could draw three such games in a row for the first time since March 2016. Genoa could lose three Serie A TIM matches in a row for the first time since last November, when they were beaten in four games in a row. Genoa have lost their last three Serie A TIM away games: they last lost more in a row in October 2019, four consecutively (three under Aurelio Andreazzoli and one under Thiago Motta). Only Dusan Vlahovic is younger than among players to have scored at least three Serie A TIM penalties this season. played 90 Serie A TIM games and scored 35 Serie A TIM goals for Genoa – the Bologna striker has scored four goals against his former side, but none in his last four meetings. Genoa striker Mattia Destro played five successive Serie A TIM campaigns for Bologna, collecting 105 appearances and 29 goals in the competition. 12/05/2021 20:45 - GIUSEPPE MEAZZA INTER Vs ROMA Inter and AS Roma have drawn each of their last six Serie A TIM meetings: only one fixture in the history of the competition have seen seven successive draws, AS Roma vs Lazio between 1990 and 1993. Inter and AS Roma will face each other on a Wednesday for the sixth time in Serie A TIM: so far, both teams have two wins each and a draw in the most recent game (1-1 February 2008). Inter’s last Serie A TIM win against AS Roma at the Meazza was back in October 2015, a 1-0 win thanks to ’s goal (D3 L1 since). Inter have picked up 85 points so far: should they win the three remaining games, they would set their second-best tally in Serie A TIM, after the 97 they won in the 2006/07 campaign. AS Roma have won each of their last nine Serie A TIM matches played on a Wednesday: the record for consecutive wins on this day of the week belongs to AC Milan, which won 10 in a row between 2005 and 2006. AS Roma are winless in their last five Serie A TIM away matches, losing the last three: they last lost more in a row away from home in November 2008 (five under ). Since he joined Inter in 2019/20, Antonio Conte has beaten 21 of the 22 sides he has faced in Serie A TIM: AS Roma are the only team he hasn’t beaten (D3). AS Roma are the side against which Inter striker Lautaro Martínez has played the most minutes in Serie A TIM without scoring a single goal (323 minutes). Alexis Sánchez has had a hand in 20 goals in 21 Serie A TIM starts for Inter (nine goals, 11 assists): on the previous two occasions he has scored after a drought in Serie A TIM this season, he has found the net in two games in a row. AS Roma’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan is one of the three in the Top-5 European Leagues in 2020/21 to have scored 10+ goals and delivered 10+ assists, alongside Bruno Fernandes and Marcos Llorente.

12/05/2021 20:45 - OLIMPICO LAZIO Vs PARMA Lazio have won each of their last eight Serie A TIM games against Parma: only against Udinese have they enjoyed a longer winning streak against a single opponent in the competition (10 across 1998 and 2003). Lazio have kept a clean sheet in five of their last six Serie A TIM matches against Parma, including in each of the last three: indeed, Crociati’s last league goal against the Biancocelesti was back in March 2019. Parma have won only one of their last 12 Serie A TIM away games against Lazio - 2-1 in September 2009 (D1 L10); they have lost each of the last seven. Lazio are enjoying their longest home winning streak in their Serie A TIM history (11 in a row): the Biancocelesti have scored 17 goals in their last five games at the Olimpico, an average of 3.4 per match. Parma have lost each of the last three away games in Serie A TIM and could suffer a longer such streak for their first time since February 2015 (eight). Only Parma (17) and Benevento (16) have conceded more goals than Lazio (13) in their last five Serie A TIM games. Lazio (94) and Parma (86) are two of the three teams that have received the most yellow cards in Serie A TIM this season, alongside Spezia (87). Lazio Luis Alberto has been involved in five goals (three goals and two assists) in his last four Serie A TIM games against Parma. Overall, only against Fiorentina and Bologna (seven each) has the Spaniard been involved in more goals than vs the Ducali (five) in the competition. Ciro Immobile, who has scored four goals in his last six Serie A TIM matches against Parma, has scored 19 league goals this season and could become the only player to score at least 20 goals in four different seasons with Lazio in Serie A TIM. Parma’s Andrea Cornelius (one goal in 1110 minutes) and Parma’s (one goal in 1008 minutes) have the worst minutes per goal ratio among the strikers with at least 1000 minutes played in 2021 in Serie A TIM.

12/05/2021 20:45 - LUIGI FERRARIS SAMPDORIA Vs SPEZIA The reverse fixture, a 2-1 win for Spezia, has been the only meeting between Sampdoria and the Bianconeri between Serie A TIM, and . Sampdoria have failed to win each of their last four Serie A TIM meetings against sides from Liguria (D2 L2), after having won five of the previous seven (D2). In the last 12 Derbies of Liguria played in Serie A TIM, only three times has the home side won, whilst the away team has won five times (D4). Sampdoria have won their last two home league games and could win three in a row for the first time since January 2019 (four under Marco Giampaolo). Claudio Ranieri has picked up only two points in his last four Serie A TIM meetings against sides from Liguria as a manager (D2). Spezia have conceded in each of their last 13 Serie A TIM matches: only Crotone (22) have a longer current streak without a single clean sheet in Serie A TIM this season. Only Crotone (49) have conceded more Serie A TIM goals than Spezia in the second half this season (45, level with Parma), including at least one in eight of their last nine league matches. Spezia have lost three games and drawn two in their last five league games: they last failed to win in six successive Serie A TIM matches in January 2021 (eight). Among the players with at least six goals in Serie A TIM this season, only Osimhen (21) and Ibrahimovic (18) have played fewer games than Sampdoria’s Keita Balde (23). Spezia’s Roberto Piccoli is one of only six players born after 2001 to have scored 5+ goals in the Top-5 European Leagues in 2020/21.

12/05/2021 20:45 - MAPEI STADIUM SASSUOLO Vs JUVENTUS Juventus have lost only one of their 15 Serie A TIM fixtures against Sassuolo (W11 D3), in what was the only meeting in which the Bianconeri failed to find the net (0-1 October 2015). Sassuolo have gone unbeaten in two of their last three Serie A TIM games against Juventus (D2), as many games as in all their previous 12 against them in the competition (W1 D1). Juventus have scored 2+ goals in each of their last nine Serie A TIM meetings against Sassuolo: scoring 28 goals in total and averaging 3.1 per game. Sassuolo are unbeaten in their last seven Serie A TIM home matches (W3 D4) – only once have they had a longer such run in a single Serie A TIM campaign, in January 2016 (nine in a row, which included their only win against Juventus). Sassuolo have gained the most points in the last six Serie A TIM matchdays, picking up 16 points in the process (W5 D1). Juventus have picked up 69 points so far. Since Serie A TIM had 20 teams in 2004/05, only three times have they earned fewer after 35 games: 2008/09 (2nd final place), 2009/10 and 2010/11 (7th in both). Sassuolo (60.8%) and Juventus (58.2%) have the highest possession figures in Serie A TIM this season - moreover, they also boast the highest passing accuracy ratio in the opposition half (85% Juventus, 83% Sassuolo). Sassuolo’s striker Domenico Berardi could find the net in four consecutive Serie A TIM appearances at the MAPEI Stadium for the first time. Since March, he has scored five goals in five games at home (four from the penalty spot). Sassuolo’s Domenico Berardi has scored 16 goals in Serie A TIM this season, equalling his previous record (16 in 2013/14). Juventus’ Cristiano Ronaldo scored his very first Serie A TIM goals in Juventus-Sassuolo 2-1 in September 2018 (brace); he has scored five goals in five Serie A TIM games against the Neroverdi.

12/05/2021 20:45 - OLIMPICO GRANDE TORINO TORINO Vs MILAN This will be the 150th Serie A TIM meeting between Torino and AC Milan: the Rossoneri have won 61 of these games (D55 L33). AC Milan have won each of their last two league games against Torino without conceding a goal: the last time they enjoyed three consecutive Serie A TIM wins against the Granata without conceding was back in 1979. AC Milan are winless against Torino in Serie A TIM away games since December 2012 (a Rossoneri 4-2 win): in the last seven league meetings between these two teams at Piemonte, there’s been five draws followed by two Granata wins. Torino have drawn the most games (14) in Serie A TIM this season.

AC Milan have won 14 away matches in Serie A TIM this season: in the history of the competition, only Inter have won more in a single Serie A TIM campaign (15 in 2006/07). AC Milan have taken 17 penalties in Serie A TIM this season: since 2004/05 (since Opta started to collect this data), only Lazio (18 in 2019/20 season) have taken more in a single Serie A TIM campaign. AC Milan’s manager has gone unbeaten in his last 11 Serie A TIM games against Torino: four draws and seven wins, including the most recent two. Torino striker Andrea Belotti has been involved in five goals in five Serie A TIM games at Olimpico Grande Torino against AC Milan (four goals, one assist), including a brace in the most recent match (a 2-1 win in September 2019). In 2021, AC Milan have won 69% of their league games with Zlatan Ibrahimovic on the pitch (2.2 points per game on average), while without the Swedish forward the Rossoneri's success rate drops to 38% (1.3 points per game on average). AC Milan's Brahim Díaz has found the net in each of his last two league starts, after having scored just one goal in his previous 10 Serie A TIM starts. 13/05/2021 20:45 - EZIO SCIDA CROTONE Vs HELLAS VERONA In the three Serie A TIM meetings between Crotone and Verona, they have won one each and drawn the other. After remaining unbeaten in their first five Serie A TIM meetings against sides from Veneto (W4 D1), Crotone have lost their last two (both 1-2 against Chievo and Verona). Crotone are one of the two sides to have lost 27 of the first 35 Serie A TIM games in a single campaign, after Benevento in 2017/18 – Benevento also lost the 36th game. Crotone have drawn the fewest Serie A TIM games this season (three) – on the other hand, since the beginning of the last campaign, only Fiorentina (24) have drawn more league matches than Verona (23). will face Verona in Serie A TIM for the first time since January 2002: his Perugia won 3-1 (Frick for Verona - Rezaei, Ahn Jung-Hwan and Giovanni Tedesco for Perugia). Verona’s coach Ivan Juric has played and managed Crotone: he won 23 games with Crotone as a coach in the 2015/16 Serie B, a record for the club in a single campaign among Serie A TIM and Serie B. Verona could draw three Serie A TIM matches in a row for the first time since January 2016.

Crotone’s Simy has scored 19 Serie A TIM goals this season: the only African player to have scored 20+ goals in a single campaign in the competition was Samuel Eto'o in 2010/11 (21 goals for Inter). Verona’s is the only Italian defender to have scored at least five goals in Serie A TIM this season. Nikola Kalinic’s last Serie A TIM goal was back in the reverse fixture against Crotone, his only one for Verona: he has never ended a single campaign in the Top-5 European Leagues with so few goals among Liga, Serie A TIM and .