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Matchday 28 TIM 2020-21 19 - 21 March 2021 19/03/2021 20:45 - ENNIO TARDINI PARMA Vs GENOA Parma have won each of their last five games against Genoa in Serie A TIM - only against Bari between 1999 and 2009 they had a longer such run in the top-flight (6) against an opponent. Genoa have only won one of their last seven away games against Parma in Serie A TIM (D3 L3), winning 2-1 in October 2014 under . Parma won last time out against Roma; last winning two games in a row in Serie A TIM back in July 2020, against Napoli and Brescia. Parma won their last home league game, having failed to win any of their previous 11 such matches (D5 L6); they last won consecutive home games in Serie A TIM in January 2020 (2). Genoa have won none of their last six matches in Serie A TIM (D4 L2), having won five of the previous eight games under in the competition (D2 L1). Genoa have failed to score in each of their last three games on the road, last failing to find the net in more consecutive away matches in Serie A TIM back in May 2017 (4). Genoa are the team who have scored the fewest headed goals in Serie A TIM so far this season (2), although Parma are the side who have conceded the most in this fashion (13). Parma (2) and Genoa (3) are two of the three teams (alongside Crotone, 3) to have scored the fewest goals in the last 15 minutes of play in Serie A TIM this season – Parma have scored 24% of their goals (6/25) in the first 15 minutes of play, meanwhile, which is the highest ratio in Serie A TIM this term. Mihai Valentin Mihaila has scored a goal in each of his last two games in Serie A TIM - the last Parma player to find the net in three matches in a row in the top-flight was Dejan Kulusevski last July. Genoa could become the fourth different team with which (currently 9) has netted 10+ goals in a single Serie A TIM campaign, after Siena (12 in 2011-12), Roma (13 in 2013-14) and (11 in 2016-17).

20/03/2021 15:00 - EZIO SCIDA CROTONE Vs BOLOGNA Crotone haven’t drawn any of their five games against Bologna in Serie A TIM, winning twice and losing three. No team has drawn fewer home games than Crotone in Serie A TIM this term, having only had one stalemate so far - against Juventus in October (W4 L8). Crotone have recorded all of their league wins in home matches this season (4/4), one of only two sides in the top-5 European leagues to do so, along with Schalke 04 (1/1). Crotone haven’t drawn any of their last 15 games in Serie A TIM (W3 L12), with their last one coming in December against Udinese. Crotone have conceded 2+ goals in each of their last nine league games - the last side to record a longer such run in Serie A TIM was Udinese in May 2018 (13). Bologna won last time out against Sampdoria, while they last picked up victories in consecutive games in Serie A TIM in November - against Sampdoria and Crotone. Bologna have failed to score in four of their last seven away games in Serie A TIM, as many as in their previous 13 matches on the road. Crotone have conceded 36 goals in the first half of games in Serie A TIM this season, more than any other side so far. Bologna, meanwhile, have conceded four goals in the last 15 minutes of play, the joint-lowest such tally in the competition. Crotone’s Simy has scored 12 goals so far, two more than in his previous two Serie A TIM seasons combined (10: 7 + 3); he has found the net in each of his previous three games, while the last African player to score at least one goal in four Serie A TIM games in a row was Bologna's Musa Barrow last July. Bologna’s Musa Barrow has been directly involved in 12 goals (6 goals, 6 assists) in Serie A TIM this season - he is just one away from matching his tally from last season (13), which is his most in a single campaign: nine goals and four assists between Atalanta and his current team Bologna.

20/03/2021 18:00 - ALBERTO PICCO SPEZIA Vs CAGLIARI Spezia have won seven of their 14 games against Cagliari between Serie A TIM, and the (D4 L3). Spezia have lost only one of their six home games against Cagliari between Serie B and the Coppa Italia (W4 D1), however that was in the most recent such meeting - 0-3 in November 2015 in the league. Since recording Serie A TIM victories against Sassuolo and , Spezia have gained just two points from their last five league games (D2 L3). Spezia have gone unbeaten in their last three league home games (W1 D2), after failing to avoid defeat in consecutive matches across the previous 10. Cagliari have scored six goals in their last four league games, having only scored one goal in their previous seven. Cagliari have gained four points in their last two Serie A TIM away games (W1 D1), just one fewer than in the previous 10 combined (W1 D2 L7). Despite being the fourth worst defence in the league in terms of goals conceded (50), Spezia are the team that have conceded the fewest headed goals in Serie A TIM this season (one). No team has scored fewer goals than Spezia in the first 15 minutes of play in Serie A TIM this season (one), while only Benevento (eight) have conceded more than Cagliari (seven) in this period of games. Spezia’s Emmanuel Gyasi scored his first ever Serie A TIM goal in this season’s reverse fixture against Cagliari – a game which ended 2-2. Among defenders in the top five European leagues with at least four assists this season, Cagliari’s Gabriele Zappa is the youngest to have done so, and one of only two born since 1999, along with Real Betis’ Emerson.

21/03/2021 12:30 - MARCANTONIO BENTEGODI HELLAS Vs ATALANTA In the last nine Serie A TIM matches between Verona and Atalanta, both teams have picked up three victories each (three draws). Atalanta have picked up four points in their last two away Serie A TIM games against Verona, after losing their previous five games on the road against the Gialloblù in the top-flight. Verona have lost their last two league games – the last time they suffered three defeats in a row in Serie A TIM was back in May 2018 (a run of seven). After a streak of four consecutive home clean sheets, Verona have conceded in each of their last 10 Serie A TIM matches, their longest streak in a single top-flight campaign since May 2016. Since the start of February, only Inter (21) have picked up more points than Atalanta (16) in Serie A TIM. Atalanta lost their last away league match versus Inter, while they could suffer consecutive away defeats in Serie A TIM for the first time since November 2017. Ivan Juric and Gian Piero Gasperini have met four times in Serie A TIM as managers, with the Verona boss only winning one of these meetings (D1 L2). Atalanta’s has scored nine goals in Serie A TIM in 2021 - excluding penalties, only (10) netted more than him in this period. Josip Ilicic's first hat-trick in Serie A TIM arrived against Verona at the Bentegodi Stadium in March 2018. As an Atalanta player, the Slovenian has scored four goals against Verona in the top-flight - only against Torino has he netted more in the competition (five) in this period. Atalanta’s Duván Zapata has scored nine goals in Serie A TIM this season, however none of them have won any points for his team, in terms of affecting the scoreline. The Colombian has netted more goals without them directly leading to any points than any other player in the competition this term.

21/03/2021 15:00 - ALLIANZ STADIUM JUVENTUS Vs BENEVENTO Juventus won their first two Serie A TIM meetings with Benevento in 2017-18), but drew last time out in their first meeting this season; the last newly-promoted team to remain unbeaten against the Bianconeri in both matches in a single season were Sampdoria in 2012-13. In all three previous meetings between Juventus and Benevento in Serie A TIM, both teams have found the net. Before the draw in the reverse fixture had lost in all three of his previous meetings against Juventus in Serie A TIM (with Milan and Bologna). Benevento and Juventus managers Filippo Inzaghi and played 156 Serie A TIM matches as teammates at Milan. They are the only two coaches currently in the top-flight to have played with Juventus and Milan as players. In the 21st century Juventus have won the Scudetto only twice having earned 55 or fewer points after their first 26 league games - in 2001-02 (52) and in 2011-12 (52). Juventus have won their last seven home league games, scoring at least two goals in each of these matches while conceding just three goals. Benevento are on the longest current winless run of any side in Serie A TIM - 11 games - in which they have collected five draws and six defeats (last winning on January 6th against Cagliari). Juventus have conceded only five times in the opening 30 minutes of Serie A TIM matches this season, the fewest of any side; only Crotone (21) have conceded more goals in this time-period than Benevento (20). Of all players with at least seven goals and seven assists in ’s top five league this season, only Marcus Rashford is younger than Juventus winger . Cristiano Ronaldo (95 goals) is only three goals from equalling (98) in 14th place among the best scorers in the history of Juventus considering all competitions: 244 appearances for Dybala, 122 for Ronaldo. 21/03/2021 15:00 - LUIGI FERRARIS SAMPDORIA Vs TORINO In the last eight meetings in Serie A TIM between Sampdoria and Torino there have been two wins for each team and four draws. Sampdoria have scored in each of their last 14 Serie A TIM home matches against Torino, losing only one of these games (1-4 in November 2018). No team have earned fewer points than Sampdoria in Serie A TIM in the last five league games (two, the same Spezia and Benevento). Torino are looking to win two Serie A TIM matches in a row for the first time since January 2020.

Torino lost their last away game, against Crotone. They are yet to lose consecutive away games in Serie A TIM in 2021, most recently doing so in December. Only Atalanta (16) have more different scorers than Sampdoria and Torino (both 15) in Serie A TIM this season: each of Sampdoria’s last six goals at home in Serie A have been scored by different players. won his only previous game against in Serie A TIM: a 2-1 win in the Genova derby last season. , who made his Serie A TIM debut with Torino in May 2000, is only two goals (173 vs 175) from joining 14th place in the list of all-time top scorers in Serie A TIM. Sampdoria are 's best victim (four goals) and the team against which he has been involved in the most goals in Serie A TIM (seven, thanks to three assists). Torino's (five goals) is just one goal shy of equalling his tally from last season in Serie A TIM (six) – however, Sampdoria are one of the three sides Zaza has faced most often without scoring in the competition (seven matches, also v Parma and Lazio).

21/03/2021 15:00 - DACIA ARENA - UDINESE Vs LAZIO Udinese beat Lazio in the reverse fixture earlier this season, last completing a league double over them in 2004-05. Udinese's last home win against Lazio in Serie A TIM dates back to April 2013 (1-0 thanks to a Di Natale goal): since then there have five Biancocelesti wins and two draws (both 0-0) in Friuli. Only three teams are unbeaten over the last five Serie A TIM matchdays: Inter, Juventus and Udinese (two wins and three draws for Udinese). Udinese have won three consecutive Serie A TIM home games, last winning four in a row in April 2019. They have also kept a clean sheet in each of the last four home matches – only in March 1981 they registered five clean sheets in a row at home in a single Serie A TIM campaign. Lazio have lost each of their last three away games in Serie A TIM – they have never lost four in a row on the road under Inzaghi. Lazio have scored 10 goals in the opening 15 minutes of Serie A TIM games this season, the most of any side. Udinese are the team with the highest percentage of tackles won in this league (62%), while only Milan (9.52) have won more tackles on average per game than Lazio (9.5) in this Serie A TIM season. Two of the four (tre) with at least three goals scored and three assists in Serie A TIM since the start of 2021 play for either Udinese (Rodrigo De Paul) or Lazio (Sergej Milinkovic-Savic). The other is Zielinski. Roberto Pereyra (three goals and four assists so far) is within one goal or assist from his record in a single season in the top five European Leagues (eight involvements with Udinese in 2013-14). , who has nine goals in 11 Serie A TIM games against Udinese, has not scored in his last five league games: the last time he went six league games without scoring was in May 2019 (seven).

21/03/2021 18:00 - FIORENTINA Vs MILAN AC Milan have won five of their last 10 matches against Fiorentina in Serie A TIM (D3 L2).

Fiorentina last beat Milan in the second encounter of a Serie A TIM season back in March 2015 (2-1 thanks to goals by Gonzalo Rodriguez and Joaquin for the Viola, Destro for the Rossoneri). Fiorentina have drawn three of their last four home games against AC Milan in Serie A TIM (L1), last winning at home against Rossoneri back in August 2015 (2-0, goals by Marcos Alonso and Ilicic). Fiorentina won last time out against Benevento; they are one of the four teams yet to win back-to-back matches in Serie A TIM this season, along with Torino, Parma and Crotone. In the first eight matches of the second half of the season, AC Milan have averaged 1.6 points per game, having averaged 2.5 points per game in their first eight matches of the first half of the season. After scoring in 38 consecutive league games, AC Milan have failed to score in four of their last nine, losing each of the four matches in which they did not score. Fiorentina (19% - 8/42) and AC Milan (19% - 6/31) are two of the three teams to have conceded the highest percentage of their goals from corner kick situations in Serie A TIM this term – also Verona 19% (6/32). has lost each of his last seven managerial matches against AC Milan in Serie A TIM, with his teams failing to score in six of those seven games. Excluding , Artemio Franchi is the stadium where AC Milan's Hakan Calhanoglu has scored the most goals in Serie A TIM - two goals in his three games played away against Fiorentina. Fiorentina's Dusan Vlahovic is only one goal away from becoming the best Serbian scorer in a single Serie A TIM campaign: he has scored 12 goals so far, as many as Sergej Milinkovic-Savic scored in 2017-18.

21/03/2021 20:45 - OLIMPICO ROMA Vs NAPOLI Napoli have won five of their last eight Serie A TIM matches against AS Roma (D1 L2), including the most recent two; the Giallorossi could lose three games in a row against the Azzurri in the top-flight for the first time since 1976. AS Roma could lose both Serie A TIM matches against Napoli in a season for the first time since 2010-11 under Claudio Ranieri. The last draw at the Olimpico stadium between AS Roma and Napoli in Serie A TIM was back in April 2012. Since 2016-17, Napoli are the only side to win at least three away matches against AS Roma in Serie A TIM. AS Roma have lost four of their last 10 league games (W5 D1), as many defeats as in the previous 26 (including awarded games). After losing six consecutive away games against teams that started the matchday in the top six places in the table, Napoli won the most recent such match against AC Milan: the last time they won two such matches in a row was back in October 2017. Only AC Milan (nine) have conceded fewer goals than Napoli (10) and AS Roma (11) in the first half of matches in Serie A TIM this season: the Azzurri have, however, conceded two of their last three away goals in the first half of games. In five of their last six Serie A TIM wins, Napoli have had an average possession percentage lower than 50%, while AS Roma have recorded a possession higher than their opponent in each of their last seven league games (W3 D1 L3). Considering the last two Serie A TIM campaigns, AS Roma have a 58% win-rate with Jordan Veretout on the pitch, whereas without the French on the pitch their win percentage is just 38%. Piotr Zielinski has scored six goals in Serie A TIM this season, a joint-record for him in a single Serie A TIM campaign (level with 2018-19. 's first goal in Serie A TIM arrived at the Olimpico Stadium against AS Roma in September 2015 (with Sassuolo) - the Napoli winger netted one of his eight goals in the current league season in the reverse match against the Giallorossi.