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Matchday 38 TIM 2019-20 1 - 2 August 2020 vs SAMPDORIA Brescia and Sampdoria have met 23 times so far in Serie A TIM: the Blucerchiati lead in the head-to-head by 11 wins to six, with six draws. Sampdoria scored eight goals in their last two league games against Brescia; this after they had scored just nine goals overall in their previous seven meetings with them. Brescia have hosted Sampdoria 11 times in Serie A TIM: the guests have won four times, with three wins for Brescia and four draws. Brescia have won two of their last four home games in the league (L2), one more than they had won in their previous 14 matches at the Rigamonti (D4 L9). Sampdoria have lost their last three league games – the last time that they lost four in a row was in September 2016. Brescia (11) and Sampdoria (10) are the two teams that have conceded the most goals from corner situations in this Serie A TIM season. Brescia’s head Diego López has never beaten Sampdoria so far in his Serie A TIM managerial career (D3 L2). Brescia (25y 150d) and Sampdoria (26y 171d) are two of the four teams with the youngest average player age since lockdown ended, along with Fiorentina and AC Milan. In the reverse fixture back in December, Samp’s Jakub Jankto scored one goal and made two assists against Brescia - one of only two occasions in his 119-game Serie A TIM career that he's been involved in three goals in a single match Sampdoria’s striker played just two games in Serie A TIM against Brescia: one in 2010 and one 10 years after in 2020, scoring three goals between those games.

ATALANTA vs INTER Inter lead by 62 wins to 24 in Serie A TIM fixtures against Atalanta, with 31 draws.

Atalanta are unbeaten in their last four games against Inter in the league (W1 D3).

Inter have also won 22 of their 58 previous games against Atalanta in Bergamo, with 15 wins for the hosts and 21 draws. Atalanta have alternated a win to a draw over their last four home games against Inter, winning 4-1 the last one against the Nerazzurri in Bergamo. Atalanta are on a run of seven consecutive home league wins, and could set their all-time record should they win their 8th consecutive home top-flight league game against Inter. For the second time in their history, Inter have won 12 away games in the same Serie A TIM campaign (15 in 2006/07 under ). The Nerazzurri could become the second team to win 13 away games in a Serie A TIM season and not winning the Scudetto, after Napoli in 2016/17 and 2017/18. is unbeaten in his seven games against Atalanta as a manager (W6 D1). Conte’s Serie A TIM managerial career started in 2009/10 with Atalanta (W3 D4 L6). Inter could end this Serie A TIM season with at least two players scoring 15+ goals for the first time since 1958/59, as Lautaro Martínez has netted 14 and scored 23. Ruslan Malinovskiy has scored six goals from outside the box in Serie A TIM 2019/20 – only (9) has more across the top-5 European Leagues this season. Romelu Lukaku has already scored 15 away goals this season in Serie A TIM – only two players have scored more than this in a single season in the Italian top-flight: Zlatan Ibrahimovic (2011/12) and (2017/18 and 2019/20).

JUVENTUS vs ROMA Roma have lost 82 games against Juventus in Serie A TIM – more than against any other opponent.

However, the last time that Juventus won both games against Roma in the same Serie A TIM season was in 2013/14. Juventus have won their last eight games against Roma in , including four 1-0 wins in the last four. Juventus have won their last eight Serie A TIM fixtures played in August, scoring an average of 2.5 goals per game. The Old Lady have scored at least two goals in each of their last 12 home games, their best run since 1932/33, when they managed this feat for 15 games in a row. This could be the 22nd time that Juventus remain unbeaten at home in a Serie A TIM season. They have won 16 and drawn two of their home games so far in 2019-20. Roma are unbeaten in their last seven league games (W6 D1) – no team have won more points than the Giallorossi (19) in the same period. has scored seven goals in the five home games played since lockdown – a record across Europe’s top-5 leagues in the same period. Edin Dzeko has scored 78 goals for Roma, one less than (79) and four fewer than (83), respectively fourth and fifth best scorers for the Giallorossi in this competition. Edin Dzeko’s first Serie A TIM goal came against Juventus in August 2015, but he has scored just one goal in his seven league appearances against them since then.

MILAN vs CAGLIARI Cagliari have lost 41 games against AC Milan in Serie A TIM so far – more than against any other opponent. AC Milan are unbeaten in their last five meetings against Cagliari (W4 D1) and have kept the clean sheets in their last two. Should they win this game, the Rossoneri could set their record of 15 consecutive home wins against a single Serie A TIM opponent (currently 14, level with their run against Chievo). AC Milan’s last draw in August was in 2005 – since then the Rossoneri have won 10 times and played out eight draws in Serie A TIM in this month. Cagliari have won only one of their last 13 away games in Serie A TIM (D6 L6).

Only Real Madrid (31) and Atalanta (30) have collected more points that AC Milan (27) post-lockdown across Europe’s top-5 leagues. has won eight games against Cagliari in his Serie A TIM managerial career – more than against any other opponents (D4 L4). Hakan Calhanoglu has been involved in six goals in his last three home appearances in Serie A TIM, scoring three and making three assists. The last midfielder to score in four consecutive home games was in 2005. Zlatan Ibrahimovic is the oldest player to score at least nine goals in the top-5 European leagues this season and could record double figure for the 13th time since 2004/05 (only Messi and Ronaldo have done better, 14). Cagliari’s striker Giovanni Simeone scored 20 goals in his 69 Serie A TIM appearances with Stefano Pioli as head coach.

NAPOLI vs LAZIO Napoli have won 49 Serie A TIM games against Lazio – more than against any other opponent. Before losing the reverse fixture back in December – Napoli had won five league games in a row against Lazio. The last time that Lazio won both games against the Partenopei in the same Serie A TIM season was in 1993/94. Napoli and Lazio have met 63 times so far at the San Paolo: the hosts have won 31 times, losing 10 (D22). Napoli have lost only one of their last 10 home games against Lazio (W6 D3).

Napoli have scored at least two goals in each of their last eight home games – their best run since 1987/88 when they did that for 10 games in a row. Lazio have always lost their final game of the season under so far (4/4) conceding at least three goals in each match. Simone Inzaghi has won only one of his seven games against Napoli as a manager in Serie A TIM (D1 L5) and against Napoli he has his worst average points per game ratio so far (0.57). Napoli’s midfielder José Callejón has already scored six goals in 13 league appearances against Lazio – his favourite opponent so far in . Lazio’s striker Ciro Immobile could set a new Serie A TIM record of away goals scored in a single season, bettering the 16 goals he scored on the road in 2017/18 (level with Zlatan Ibrahimovic, who scored 16 for AC Milan in 2011/12). In the 21st century, only five players have managed to score at least 36 goals in a single campaign in the top-5 leagues: Cristiano Ronaldo, Gonzalo Higuain, Zlatan Ibrahimovic, Lionel Messi and Luis Suarez; Ciro Immobile could become the 6th to join this elite.

SPAL vs FIORENTINA Fiorentina lead by 17 wins to seven against SPAL in Serie A TIM, with 13 draws.

Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last six meetings against SPAL (W4 D2).

SPAL have hosted the Viola 18 times so far, winning five times and sharing seven draws (six away wins for the Tuscans). SPAL have lost 27 league games this season, only Pescara (28 in 2012/13) and Benevento (29 in 2017/18) have lost more in a single season in the history of Serie A TIM. Fiorentina have won three games in the last five rounds of Serie A TIM (D1 L1), as many as they had won in the previous 13 match-days. 19% of the goals scored by the Viola this season in Serie A TIM have been from corner situations (9/48); the highest ratio in this competition. Fiorentina head coach is unbeaten in his three games against SPAL with three different teams so far: Sassuolo, Empoli and Fiorentina. has scored three goals in 12 appearances against Fiorentina in Serie A TIM – more than against any other opponent. Fiorentina’s defender Igor Julio has played 17 games without scoring a single goal in Serie A TIM for SPAL in the first half of this season, featuring in the reverse fixture back in December (86 minutes played). Patrick Cutrone scored a brace in his first game against SPAL when he was at AC Milan – since then, he has failed to score a single goal in his following three appearances against them.

BOLOGNA vs TORINO Torino lead by 44 wins to 43 against in Serie A TIM, with 36 draws.

The record in Bologna sees the hosts leading by 33 wins to 12, with 16 draws.

Bologna are unbeaten in their last three home games against Torino (W1 D2), after the Granata had won the previous two at the Dall’Ara. Bologna won their last home game against Lecce, this after they had failed to win their previous six at home (D3 L3). Torino are yet to win a Serie A TIM game away from home under (L6 D1), the last manager that failed to win his first eight away games in charge of the Granata was (10 in 2007/08). Only Brescia (34) have lost more points than Torino (27) from leading situations this season in Serie A TIM. Bologna’s coach Sinisa Mihajlovic managed Torino for 57 Serie A TIM games, recording 18 wins, 24 draws and 15 losses. Musa Barrow scored in each of his last four league appearances at the Dall’ara – the last Bologna player to find the net in five consecutive home games was (six in 1999). Rodrigo Palacio’s Serie A TIM debut for Bologna was in a game against Torino in 2017, however his last goal against the Granata was back in 2014 when he was at Inter. scored five goals in his first three appearances against Bologna but he has now failed to score in his last four against the Rossoblu. GENOA vs HELLAS VERONA Genoa lead with 10 wins against eight in 25 Serie A TIM matches against Hellas Verona (D7).

After remaining unbeaten in six consecutive Serie A TIM matches against Hellas Verona (W4 D2), Genoa have lost the most recent against the Gialloblù. Genoa have won each of their last five league games against Hellas Verona at Ferraris stadium, the Grifone have a longer wins streak at home only against Venezia in Serie A TIM (seven). Hellas Verona have won only one of their 10 Serie A TIM matches played in August (D5 L4): 2-1 in 2013 under against AC Milan. After they had won three of their first eight away Serie A TIM matches this season (D1 L4), Hellas Verona have never won in the most recent 10 games on the road (D7 L3). Genoa would stay up in the Serie A TIM if they beat Hellas Verona, but also if they draw or loss and Lecce fail to beat . Genoa have conceded 73 goals in this Serie A TIM season – a worst-ever tally for the Grifoni in the top-flight. Hellas Verona’s head coach Ivan Juric has managed Genoa for 51 games in Serie A TIM (W9 D14 L28), collecting only 0.8 points per game. He has picked up 1.32 points per game this season with Verona. Hellas Verona’s midfielder Miguel Veloso scored three goals in his 115 league games for Genoa between 2016 and 2019. ’s first Serie A TIM goal was against Genoa in October 2011 when he was at Roma and aged just 20 years, 211 days old. LECCE vs PARMA Lecce and Parma have met 23 times so far in Serie A TIM: the Ducali lead by 12 wins to two with nine draws. Parma have scored at least two goals in each of their last three league games against Lecce (W2 D1). Lecce have won only once at home in 11 meetings against Parma in Serie A TIM (D5 L5).

The last 10 games between these two sides in Lecce saw alternating a draw to an away win (the Gialloblu won the last time at the Via del Mare). Lecce must win this game to avoid relegation, and hope that Genoa don’t beat Hellas Verona.

Lecce have held the lead only in 11 games this season – a league-low.

45% of Lecce’s goals (22/49) have been scored from set-piece situations this season – the highest ratio in this Serie A TIM. The last 12 games played by Parma in Serie A TIM have seen both teams scoring at least one goal (an average of 3.58 goals per game). has scored 10 goals and made eight assists – the only Parma’s player to reach double figures for both goals and assists in a single season since Opta started the Serie A TIM data collection in 2004/05 was in 2011/12. Marco Mancosu has scored 14 goals in this campaign – only three players in Lecce’s history had done better in the top-flight: Mirko Vucinic (19 in 2004/05), Javier Chevanton (19 in 2003/04) and (15 in 1999/2000).

SASSUOLO vs UDINESE The record in Serie A TIM between Sassuolo and Udinese is perfectly even, with four wins apiece and five draws. Sassuolo have won only once at home against Udinese, with two away wins and three draws so far at the Mapei Stadium. However, Sassuolo have kept a clean sheet in each of their last two home games against Udinese, after they had conceded exactly one in each of the previous four. Sassuolo have scored 69 goals in this Serie A TIM campaign, at least 11 more than any other season in the top-flight. Only AC Milan (32) and Inter (30) have scored more goals than Sassuolo in the post-lockdown (28). Should they win this game, Udinese would equal their best point tally in their last seven Serie A TIM campaigns (45 points, like in 2016/17). Sassuolo’s head coach is yet to win a game against Udinese as a Serie A TIM manager (D3 L3). Francesco Caputo (21 goals and seven assists) could become the first player in Sassuolo’s history to be involved in 30 goals in a single Serie A TIM campaign. Udinese’s midfielder Seko Fofana has already scored two goals and made two assists in five appearances against Sassuolo in the top-flight. Ilija Nestorovski made his Serie A TIM debut in August 2016 against Sassuolo. He scored seven goals in his 12 Serie A TIM appearances under Roberto De Zerbi when both were at .