Matchday 6 TIM 2020-21 31 October - 2 Novembre 2020 31/10/2020 15:00 - EZIO SCIDA CROTONE Vs ATALANTA Atalanta have won 75% of their Serie A TIM meetings against Crotone (3/4), their joint-highest success rate among teams they have faced more than twice in the top-flight. Crotone have lost only one of their last six home games in Serie A TIM (W2 D3): a 0-2 defeat against AC Milan in September. Atalanta have lost their last two league games, while they’ve never previously lost three in a row in Serie A TIM under Gasperini - the last time they managed to lose more consecutive games in the competition was in January 2016 under (four in that case). Atalanta have conceded 12 league goals so far this season; only once previously have they conceded more in the opening five games of a Serie A TIM campaign (15 in 1951/52). The last time the Bergamaschi conceded at least 13 goals in the opening six Serie A TIM games of a season was in 2002/03. Atalanta have lost only one of their last 23 games against newly-promoted sides in Serie A TIM (W18 D4), keeping 13 clean sheets in this run. Atalanta have scored in 15 consecutive away matches in Serie A TIM (40 goals in total) - only once have they managed a longer such streak in their history (16 in 1953). Atalanta have conceded the most goals during the first 30 minutes of play in Serie A TIM this season (six), followed by Crotone (five). Atalanta manager 's first experience as a first team coach came with Crotone, when he achieved a promotion to in his first year (in the 2003/04 playoff final against Viterbese) – he managed the Rossoblù 105 times in league competition, between 2003 and 2006. Crotone’s Simy scored the first of his 12 Serie A TIM goals against Atalanta, back in September 2016 – six of his last eight goals in the competition have come in home matches. Atalanta’s Alejandro Gómez has scored four league goals in Serie A TIM this season - only in 1996/97 (five goals) has ever netted more in Atalanta's opening five games of a Serie A campaign (in the three point for a win era).

31/10/2020 18:00 - INTER Vs PARMA Inter have won two of their last three matches against Parma in Serie A TIM (D1), as many wins as in their previous eight meetings with them (D2 L4). After a streak of seven consecutive home wins against Parma in Serie A TIM, Inter have not won any of their four most recent matches at San Siro against the Gialloblu in the top-flight (D3 L1). Inter lost their last home league match (1-2 against Milan); only once previously has lost consecutive home fixtures in 123 games between Serie A TIM and the Premier League - in November 2009, while in charge of Atalanta. Inter have scored 13 league goals in Serie A TIM this season – only once in the 21st Century have they scored more after the opening five games of a Serie A TIM campaign (15 in 2013/14). Parma have conceded 11 league goals in Serie A TIM this season, while only in 2014/15 (14) have they shipped more after their opening five games of a Serie A TIM season. Inter (28 years, 313 days) and Parma (28 years, 309 days) are two of the three sides with the oldest average age in Serie A TIM this season (including starters and subs), behind only Benevento (29 years, 103 days). Parma have scored six goals in Serie A TIM this season, less than half of the goals scored by Inter (13) and only one more than (five). Romelu Lukaku has found the net in four of Inter’s five Serie A TIM games this season - the last Inter player to score in at least five of his first six matches of a Serie A TIM season was in 2002/03 (six out of six in that case). has scored a goal in both of his last two league matches against Inter; only against Udinese has the Parma striker previously found the net in three Serie A TIM appearances in a row. Parma’s Yann Karamoh played his first 17 Serie A TIM games with Inter. He has both scored and delivered an assist in a single match only once in the Italian top-flight - against Inter, in October 2019 at San Siro.

31/10/2020 20:45 - RENATO DALL'ARA BOLOGNA Vs CAGLIARI Bologna and Cagliari have shared their wins across the 60 Serie A TIM meetings between the clubs, with 19 each (22 draws). After four consecutive wins against Cagliari in Serie A TIM, Bologna have won only one of their seven most recent matches against the Sardinians in the top-flight (D4 L2): a 2-0 victory in March 2019. Bologna are unbeaten in their last eight Serie A TIM games against Cagliari at Dall’Ara (W5 D3) – among current Serie A TIM sides, only against Sampdoria are they currently on longer unbeaten streak at home (11). Bologna could lose five of their opening six Serie A TIM games of a season for the fifth time in their history, most recently doing so in 2015/16. Cagliari could win as many as three of their opening six league games of a season in consecutive Serie A TIM campaigns for the second time in their history – they previously managed to achieve this between 1968/69 and 1970/71 (three campaigns in a row). Prior to Bologna, the last team to concede in 38 consecutive games in the top five European leagues was MSV Duisburg in 1975; the last side to suffer a longer such streak was Queens Park Rangers in 1969 (39). Cagliari have picked up the most points from losing positions in Serie A TIM this season (six); indeed, both of their wins this term were after being in trailing situations. Bologna’s Rodrigo Palacio has scored each of his last seven Serie A TIM goals at Dall’Ara, after his previous eight had been away from home. The Bologna striker has scored three league goals against Cagliari, with each of those coming between 2010 and 2012. With 45 goals, João Pedro has equalled Luis Oliveira as the second-highest goalscorer with Cagliari in Serie A TIM - only (156) has more. The Cagliari striker has scored his joint-most goals against a Serie A TIM opponent against Bologna (four, level with Udinese).

01/11/2020 12:30 - DACIA ARENA - STADIO FRIULI UDINESE Vs MILAN Udinese have drawn more Serie A TIM games against AC Milan than against any other side (33). The Rossoneri have won 40 of the previous 90 meetings between these sides in the top-flight, compared to just 17 wins for the Friulani. AC Milan have won only three of their last 12 away league games against Udinese (D2 L7), with their most recent such victory coming in November 2018 - a 1-0 win, thanks to Alessio Romagnoli’s goal in the 97th minute. Udinese could lose five of their opening six Serie A TIM games of a season for the third time in their history, after 1961/62 and 2017/18. AC Milan have won four of their five league games this term (D1) - only in 1995/96 (under ) and in 2003/04 (under ) have they won five of their opening six games of a Serie A TIM season in the three points for a win era. AC Milan have found the net in each of their last 25 league games (59 goals over this period, an average of 2.4 per match) - only twice in their entire Serie A TIM history have they managed a longer such run (29 in 1973 and 27 in 1949). Prior to Udinese, the last team to have conceded the opening goal of a match in their first five games of a Serie A TIM season was Sassuolo in 2013/14 – they also conceded the opening goal in the sixth game that campaign. This could be the 50th consecutive league game that Udinese haven’t been awarded a penalty – this is already a record in Serie A TIM since Opta have the data available (2005/06), while the last side to suffer a longer such streak in the top five European leagues was Burnley in a run that ended in January 2019 (67). Udinese’s Kevin Lasagna has scored his joint-most Serie A TIM goals against AC Milan (three). Only Lyon's Moussa Dembele (20) has fired more shots without finding the net than the Udinese striker (18) in the top five European leagues this season. AC Milan’s Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the first player to score 2+ goals in each of his first three games in a Serie A TIM season in the three points for a win era (since 1994/95). The last player to score 2+ goals in four games in a row in Serie A TIM was , in 1998, while playing between AC Milan and Udinese. Zlatan Ibrahimovic has scored in each his last five league games - only two AC Milan players have enjoyed a longer such run in Serie A TIM in the three points for a win era: in 2001 and Ibrahimovic himself in 2012.

01/11/2020 15:00 - OROGEL STADIUM - DINO MANUZZI SPEZIA Vs JUVENTUS Spezia and Juventus have had two previous meetings in Serie B in 2006/07: the Ligurians have picked up four points (a draw on home soil and a win on the road). Spezia have picked up five points in five matches in Serie A TIM this season (W1 D2) - the last team that were unbeaten in four of their first six matches in the Italian top-flight was Siena in 2003/04. Juventus have only lost one of their last 43 Serie A TIM matches against newly-promoted teams (W34 D8) - 1-2 v Verona in February 2020. Juventus have drawn three of their five Serie A TIM matches this season (W2) - in their historical streak of nine Scudetti in a row, only in 2015/16 have they won fewer matches after the opening five games of a season (one, they lost also the sixth in that case). Juventus could draw three Serie A TIM matches in a row for the first time since March 2012, when they drew four under Antonio Conte – current manager played in each of these matches. Juventus haven’t won any of their last six away league matches (D3 L3) – in the 21st century, they’ve only had a longer such streak on one occasion (seven away games in August 2010). Prior to Juventus this season, the last reigning champion to have started a Serie A TIM season with three draws in the first five games was Juventus themselves in 2002/03 (W2 D3), who eventually did go on to retain the title. Spezia and Juventus have both hit the woodwork four times in Serie A TIM this season; a league-high figure, along with Napoli. Emmanuel Gyasi is the only Spezia player that has started 100% of his team’s games in Serie A TIM this season (5/5) – they are the only team with as few as one player to start every game in the competition this term.

Juventus' Álvaro Morata has scored 31% of his Serie A TIM goals against newly-promoted teams (5/16).

01/11/2020 15:00 - OLIMPICO GRANDE TORINO TORINO Vs LAZIO Torino and Lazio have drawn 41% of their Serie A TIM encounters (54/130), but only one of the last seven has ended in a draw (1-1 in December 2018); the Granata have only drawn more top-flight games against AC Milan (55). In the three points for a win era (since 1994/95), is the Lazio manager with the most wins against Torino in Serie A TIM: four in eight games (D2 L2), including the last two. Lazio have lost only one of their last six games away from home against Torino in Serie A TIM (W3 D2): back in May 2019 (3-1), thanks to goals scored by Iago Falque, Lukic and De Silvestri. Torino are winless in nine Serie A TIM games (D4 L5); their longest run without a victory in the top-flight since January 2008 (11 matches). Lazio are one of the three sides yet to score from a set piece in Serie A TIM this season, alongside Genoa and Verona. Torino could pick up only one point after their first five Serie A TIM games in a campaign for the first time in their history (should they lose this game). No side has lost more points than Torino from leading positions in the top-5 European Leagues this season (eight, level with Lorient). Prior to , the last Torino player with five goals scored in the first four games in a single Serie A TIM season was in 1976/77. The last Torino forward with more goals in the first five matches of a season was Nestor Combin in 1967/68 (six). Torino’s Karol Linetty scored his first Serie A TIM goal against Lazio, back in May 2017, in his 32nd appearance in the competition; Lazio are the only side the Polish has scored against in Serie A TIM without ever beating. Since his arrival in the Rome in 2016/17, Lazio have won 56% of the Serie A TIM games with on the pitch (81/146), without the Italian forward, the percentage drops to 36% (4/11). In this period, he has been involved in 43% of the Biancocelesti's overall goals in the league (105 goals and 27 assists out of 304).

01/11/2020 18:00 - SAN PAOLO NAPOLI Vs SASSUOLO Sassuolo have won only one of their previous 14 Serie A TIM games against Napoli, in August 2015; since then, five defeats and four draws for the Neroverdi. Napoli are unbeaten at home against Sassuolo in Serie A TIM (P7 W5 D2), keeping a clean sheet in three of those games, including each of the last two. Sassuolo could go unbeaten in their first six Serie A TIM games in a single campaign for only the second time in their history, after 2015/16, when they started the season against Napoli. Sassuolo are the only side against which Napoli have scored in every Serie A TIM game (considering teams they have faced more than six times in the competition). Sassuolo have scored four goals in their last two Serie A TIM away games: only three sides have scored 4+ goals in three consecutive away matches in the Italian top-flight; Juventus (1950), AC Milan (1992) and AS Roma (2017). Sassuolo have scored more goals than any other side in Serie A TIM this season in the last 30 minutes of play (12), twice the number of any other side (Napoli are second in this ranking with six goals). Sassuolo (95) and Napoli (71) are two of the three sides with the most open play 10+ passing sequences in Serie A TIM this season (Inter second with 86). Sassuolo midfielder Filip Djuricic has scored three goals in five Serie A TIM appearances this campaign: only two less than the five he netted during the whole of 2019/20 (in 29 appearances). Napoli forward Matteo Politano has scored two goals in Serie A TIM 2020/21 despite only playing 123 minutes: only Sam Lammers has played fewer minutes (118) among players with 2+ goals in the competition this campaign. Sassuolo forward Francesco Caputo has found the back of the net in his last four top-flight appearances: in 391 games played across Serie A TIM and Serie B, he has never managed a longer such run. 01/11/2020 18:00 - OLIMPICO ROMA Vs FIORENTINA AS Roma have won their last two Serie A TIM games against Fiorentina, both under Paulo Fonseca, having picked up only two points (L1) from their previous three matches against them, with Di Francesco and Ranieri as manager. Fiorentina have won 15 Serie A TIM games away from home against AS Roma, but only two have been in the XXI century: in 2012 and 2018. AS Roma have won 54 Serie A TIM matches against Fiorentina (in 162 encounters): the Giallorossi have only managed more wins against Torino (64) in the competition. AS Roma have won nine of their last 13 Serie A TIM games (D3 L1), after winning only four of their previous 13 (D1 L8). Fiorentina have scored in each of their last eight Serie A TIM matches: their longest such run since December 2017 (10) under . has picked up 39 points from his 26 Serie A TIM games in charge of Fiorentina: the last Viola’s manager with more points in their first 26 managerial matches with the club was in 2015/16 (52). Jordan Veretout has scored in his last two top-flight games, the last AS Roma midfielder that found the back of the net in three Serie A TIM games in a row was Nicolò Zaniolo in November 2019. Only Jamie Vardy and Gaël Kakuta (four goals) have scored more penalty goals than Jordan Veretout (three) in the top-5 European Leagues this season. The AS Roma midfielder has played 69 Serie A TIM matches with Fiorentina and scored 13 goals. Six of Edin Dzeko’s last eight goals for Roma have come on home soil, having scored six of his previous nine away from home. Gaetano Castrovilli has scored four goals in Serie A TIM this campaign (five appearances): one goal more than the four he managed to score last season in 33 games.

01/11/2020 20:45 - LUIGI FERRARIS SAMPDORIA Vs GENOA Sampdoria lost their last Serie A TIM encounter against Genoa (1-2 in July), having gone unbeaten in the previous seven against them (W5 D2); the last time Sampdoria lost back-to-back top-flight games v Genoa was back in May 2011. Sampdoria lost their last home Derby against Genoa in Serie A TIM in July (1-2): only once have they consecutive home games v Genoa in the top-flight, between 1964 and 1965 (both by 0-1). Sampdoria have kept a clean sheet in five of their last seven Serie A TIM games against Genoa: as many as they managed in the previous 21 encounters; however, they conceded two goals in the last game (scored by Criscito and Lerager). Genoa have lost five of their last six games against Sampdoria in Serie A TIM (D1) played in the first half of the season, including the last such meeting (1-0), having won four of the previous five (L1). Sampdoria have won their last three Serie A TIM games: the last time they managed to win four matches in a row in the competition was back in March 2015, under Sinisa Mihajlovic. Three of the last seven Serie A TIM goals scored in meetings between Sampdoria and Genoa have been netted from the penalty spot; since 2018/19, this is the derby in Serie A TIM with the most goals scored from the penalty spot. Only Bologna (eight) have conceded more Serie A TIM goals than Genoa (seven) in the second half of games this season; also, no side has conceded more than Sampdoria (six goals) during the last 30 minutes of play in the competition. and have both scored three goals in Serie A TIM with Sampdoria against Genoa: only two Sampdoria players have netted more in the history of this fixture in the competition (five Bassetto and four Mancini). Fabio Quagliarella has scored 41% of his goals in Serie A TIM (68/168) after his 34th birthday. Each of his four goals in Serie A TIM this season have been netted in the first half, after 10 of his previous 13 had been scored in the second half. Genoa’s has scored four goals in nine Serie A TIM games against Sampdoria, including a brace, but none of them have come at the Luigi Ferraris.

02/11/2020 20:45 - MARCANTONIO BENTEGODI HELLAS VERONA Vs BENEVENTO The home side has won the last two encounters between Hellas Verona and Benevento with Hellas Verona winning the first meeting (1-0) and Benevento winning the second (3-0) during the 2017-18 campaign. Since Ivan Juric joined Hellas Verona, they have won three of their four games against newly promoted sides, however they did lose their last such fixture against Brescia in July: as many wins as in their previous 15 matches against such opponents. Hellas Verona have drawn their last two Serie A TIM games and could draw three matches in a row in the competition for the first time since January 2016: in 2020, only Celta Vigo (14) have drawn more games than Hellas Verona (11) in the top-5 European Leagues. Hellas Verona have kept a clean sheet in each of their last four home games in Serie A TIM – only in May 1989 (six games) and in November 1971 (five) have they had a longer such run in the competition. Benevento have scored in each of their last five Serie A TIM matches and could score for six games in a row for the first time in the competition. Among teams with 5+ goals scored in the top-5 European Leagues this season, no side has scored a higher percentage from outside the box than Benevento (33%, 3/9). Hellas Verona are the only side yet to score during the first half in Serie A TIM this season; in the last top-flight campaign they managed to score two in the first five matches in the first 45 minutes of play, both netted by Veloso in the first and fourth matchday. Hellas Verona’s Andrea Favilli is one of just two players to score more than one Serie A TIM goal as a substitute this season (two goals, level with Sam Lammers). Nikola Kalinic has scored eight of his 38 Serie A TIM goals against newly promoted sides including his last hat-trick in the competition, against Cagliari back in October 2016. Gianluca Lapadula has been directly involved in eight goals in his last nine Serie A TIM appearances (six goals and two assists); Indeed, he has netted nine in the top-flight in 2020, as many as he scored in both 2019 and 2018 combined.