Matchday 27 TIM 2019-20 22 - 24 June 2020 FIORENTINA vs BRESCIA Five of the nine Serie A TIM games played in the 21st century between Fiorentina and Brescia have ended in a draw (three wins for Fiorentina, one win for Brescia). Among the teams currently in Serie A TIM, Fiorentina (78%) have won a higher share of home matches against Brescia than they have versus any other side (14 out of 18, D2 L2). Since 2018/19, Fiorentina have lost the most games against newly promoted teams in Serie A TIM (six of nine); in addition, they have failed to score in their last seven such games. Fiorentina have won only one of their last nine home games (D4 L4), 1-0 against SPAL in January. Three of Brescia’s four wins in Serie A TIM this season have been away from home: 75%, the highest such percentage this term. Brescia have conceded in each of their last 11 league games: they last recorded a longer such run in a single Serie A TIM season in 1997/98 (13). Brescia have won 16 points in 26 games in Serie A TIM this term; only once have they won fewer at this stage of a top-flight season, doing so in 1994/95 (12 points). In each of the last three Serie A TIM seasons (2019/20 included), Fiorentina forward Federico Chiesa has scored exactly six goals; a in this fixture would therefore represent his best scoring season in the top-flight. Fiorentina Kevin Agudelo played his first Serie A TIM game in October 2019 against Brescia with . Furthermore, his only Serie A goal was scored in that match. Brescia midfielder Rômulo played his first 30 games in Serie A TIM with Fiorentina (from 2011 to 2013), scoring two goals.

LECCE vs MILAN Milan have lost only two of their 31 Serie A TIM meetings against Lecce; in this period there have been 18 Milan wins and 11 draws. Lecce's only home win against Milan in Serie A TIM dates back to April 2006 (1-0 with a Konan goal) - seven of the last 10 home games of the Giallorossi against the Rossoneri have ended even. Milan have not lost against a newly promoted team since April 2018, in a match against Benevento: since then, the Rossoneri seven wins and five draws in such matches. Lecce have won three of their last five Serie A TIM games (L2), as many wins as in their previous 21 games this season. Lecce have conceded 56 goals in Serie A TIM this season, the last team that managed to avoid relegation after conceding as many goals after 26 games in a Serie A TIM season were Pro Patria, in 1950/51. Milan drew their last Serie A TIM away game, against Fiorentina: the Rossoneri have not drawn consecutive away games in the league since December 2018 (three). Milan have scored in each of their last eight league games and haven't recorded a longer run in a single Serie A TIM season since March 2018 (11). Milan's 4-3 win against Lecce in October 2011 is the only Serie A TIM match the Rossoneri have won after trailing by three goals. Gianluca Lapadula's Serie A debut was with Milan in 2016/17 - the Lecce striker is a goal away from matching his best tally in a single Serie A TIM season, achieved with the Rossoneri (eight goals). Ante Rebic has scored six of Milan's last 10 goals in the league.

BOLOGNA vs JUVENTUS Juventus have lost only one of their last 34 Serie A TIM games against Bologna (W24 D9): 0-2 in February 2011, with as Rossoblù coach. Juventus have won 12 of their last 13 Serie A TIM games against Bologna (D1), keeping a clean sheet eight times in this period (five goals conceded). Among teams they have faced at least 10 times at home in Serie A TIM, Juventus are the side against which Bologna have lost the highest percentage of games in the top-flight (43% -31/72). Bologna have lost 13 of their last 14 Serie A TIM games against teams in the top two positions at the start of the matchday: the only exception was a 3-2 win against Napoli in May 2019. Bologna have conceded a goal in each of their last 21 Serie A TIM games: in their history the Rossoblu have never conceded in 22 consecutive games in the top-flight. Juventus’ last draw in Serie A TIM was in in December 2019 (2-2 against Sassuolo); since then they have had nine wins and three defeats. No team has conceded fewer goals than Juventus (eight) in the first half of games in Serie A TIM this season. Rodrigo Palacio has netted five goals at Dall’Ara stadium in the current Serie A TIM campaign, as many goals he scored in home matches in his previous five league seasons combined. He scored two goals vs Juventus, the last one in March 2013. has scored on average a goal every 107 minutes against Bologna in Serie A TIM, his best rate against any opponent he has faced at least three times. Gonzalo Higuaín has not scored in his last seven Serie A TIM games: the Juventus striker could match his longest drought in the competition, recorded with Napoli (eight appearances in a row between April and October 2014).

HELLAS VERONA vs NAPOLI The last Serie A TIM draw between Verona and Napoli dates back to April 1988 (1-1): since then there have been 16 wins for the Partenopei and three for the Gialloblù. Napoli have won each of their last five Serie A TIM games against Verona (12-1 aggregate score): it is the longest ongoing run for the Azzurri against a single team in the competition. Napoli have won their last two Serie A TIM games at the Bentegodi against Verona: only once, between the 80s and 90s, have they reached three in a row. Napoli have won their last three league games and could reach four wins in a row in the competition for the first time since May 2019. Napoli’s last draw in Serie A TIM was 1-1 against Udinese in December: only SPAL (13) and Juventus (12) are on a longer run without drawing a match than Napoli (11). Napoli are the team that has gained the most points (10) from losing positions in away games this season in Serie A TIM. has won four of his first five Serie A TIM away games with Napoli: no coach has won at least five of the first six away games in the top-flight with the Partenopei. Verona striker Giampaolo Pazzini has scored two goals in Serie A TIM against Napoli, one in 2010 and one in 2017: however, only against Juventus (13) has he lost more games than against the Neapolitans (11) in the top-flight. Verona are the team against which Arkadiusz Milik has the best minute per goal ratio in Serie A TIM (a goal every 47 minutes), thanks to three goals in 142 minutes. Milik is also just one win away from his 50th Serie A TIM victory. Only against Lazio (six) has José Callejón scored more goals than against Verona (four) in Serie A TIM: however, these four goals have all been scored at the San Paolo. SPAL vs CAGLIARI Cagliari have won four of their five Serie A TIM games against SPAL in the 21st century (D1), scoring exactly two goals in each of these matches. Cagliari have won only one of five Serie A TIM away games against SPAL (D2 L2), 2-0 in September 2017, with on the bench. SPAL have not drawn in their last 13 Serie A TIM games, the longest current run.

SPAL won 1-0 against Parma in the last league game, stopping a streak of five consecutive defeats: the last time they collected two wins in a row in Serie A TIM was in April 2019. SPAL have lost their last five home games in Serie A TIM, already the longest such run for the Ferraresi in the top-flight. Each of SPAL’s last four home goals in Serie A TIM have been scored from set pieces (three from penalty, one from free-kick) – their last open play home goal was in October 2019, against Napoli. SPAL have scored the fewest goals from outside the box this season (two) - in the last Serie A TIM campaign, no team scored fewer such goals than Cagliari (two goals). scored the first of his nine Serie A TIM goals in September 2016 against Cagliari. However, on both occasions when the SPAL player has found the net in this campaign, his team have lost. SPAL striker has scored six home goals in this league campaign and is only one goal away from his record total of home goals in a single Serie A TIM season (seven in 2018/19). Cagliari striker played 69 games and scored nine goals in Serie A TIM with SPAL.

GENOA vs PARMA Parma have won three of their last 10 Serie A TIM games against Genoa (D4 L3), winning their last three since their return to Serie A TIM. Genoa lost their last home game against Parma in Serie A TIM, this after an unbeaten run of eight games (W4 D4): the Rossoblù have never lost two consecutive home games against the Gialloblù in the competition. Genoa have not drawn at home in Serie A TIM since September 2019: since then they’ve had three wins and six defeats. Genoa have won three of their last four league games (L1), as many as in the previous 32 Serie A TIM games in which , , and alternated on the bench. Genoa have picked up 25 points in 26 league games this season – they have never collected fewer at this point in a Serie A TIM season (three points/win era). No team has scored fewer goals from corners in Serie A TIM this season than Genoa (one). Last season in Serie A TIM, the Rossoblù were the team with the highest share of corner goas (21%: 8/39). Genoa’s coach Davide Nicola has yet to win a single point in his three Serie A TIM games against Parma. On the other hand, Parma coach Roberto D'Aversa has 100% winning record in his three games against Rossoblù in Serie A TIM: against no other team has he won more games as a coach in the top-flight. Genoa striker Goran Pandev has scored seven Serie A TIM goals this season - he last registered more in an Italian top-flight campaign in 2008/09 with Lazio (nine goals). Parma’s Andreas Cornelius scored more than once in a single Serie A TIM game for the first time in this season’s reverse fixture against Genoa, coming off the bench to score a hat-trick. Parma’s midfielder Jasmin Kurtic has been involved in four goals against Genoa in Serie A TIM, including his first brace in the top-flight (October 2016 with Atalanta).

TORINO vs UDINESE Udinese have won only one of their last eight league games against Torino (D3 L4), although it was the last meeting. The last time the Bianconeri did the league double against the Granata in Serie A TIM was in 2007/08. Torino have kept a clean sheet in six of their last eight home games against Udinese in Serie A TIM, including in each of the last two. In this period, the Granata have won five times (D2 L1). Udinese kept a clean sheet in their last game against Torino in Serie A TIM, after a series of seven games with 16 goals conceded: the Bianconeri have not kept two clean sheets in a row vs the Granata since 2012/13. Udinese have drawn their last four league games; only once in their history have they registered a longer such run in Serie A TIM (seven in 1982/83). Excluding matches against newly promoted teams, Udinese have lost eight out of 10 away games this season (W1 D1) and have not kept a clean sheet in such fixtures since December 2018. Udinese have picked up only nine points away from home this season, a negative record in the current Serie A TIM campaign. Udinese have scored 21 goals this season: their lowest total at this stage of a Serie A TIM campaign since 1986/87 (19), when they were relegated. No team has scored fewer goals from inside the penalty area than Udinese in Serie A TIM this season (18). Torino’s has scored four goals against Udinese in Serie A TIM, although none have arrived in his last three games against the Bianconeri. Udinese’s striker Stefano Okaka has scored in three of his last five Serie A TIM games against Torino, however, he has not scored in his last two games at the Olimpico Grande Torino. INTER vs SASSUOLO Since Sassuolo's first season in Serie A TIM (2013/14), Inter have lost 54% (7/13) of their games against the Neroverdi in the league - only against Juventus do they have a worse rate (57%). Inter have won against Sassuolo in the second half of the season only in 2013/14 (1-0 thanks to 's goal) - since then there have been four Neroverdi wins followed by a draw. Inter and Sassuolo have drawn only one of their 13 Serie A TIM meetings (0-0 in January 2019) –there have been five Nerazzurri wins and seven for the Neroverdi. Inter won their last game against Sassuolo at San Siro in September 2014 (7-0 with Mazzarri); since then there have been three defeats for the Nerazzurri followed by a draw. Inter are unbeaten in their last seven Serie A TIM games played on Wednesday (W6 D1), keeping a clean sheet six times in the period. Inter coach has won all three of his games against Sassuolo in Serie A TIM, with an aggregate score of 11-4. His team has always scored at least three goals in these meetings. Among players currently at Inter, is the one who has scored the most goals against Sassuolo in Serie A TIM: three goals against the Neroverdi, the last one in December 2016 (1284 days prior to this match). Inter midfielder Marcelo Brozovic made his Serie A TIM debut in February 2015, against Sassuolo.

Sassuolo forward has scored three goals in his last four Serie A TIM games against a team in the top three positions at the start of the MD, the last one coming against Inter in the reverse fixture. Sassuolo’s Jeremie Boga played his first Serie A TIM game in August 2018 against Inter. Boga netted against the Nerazzurri in the reverse fixture earlier this season. ATALANTA vs LAZIO Atalanta are unbeaten in their last five Serie A TIM games against Lazio (W2 D3), the last time they recorded a longer unbeaten run against the Biancocelesti was between 1977 and 1992 (14). In the last seven Serie A TIM games between Atalanta and Lazio there have been 29 goals scored, at an average of 4.1 per match, while both teams have gained two wins (D3). Atalanta are unbeaten in five of their last six home games against Lazio in Serie A TIM (W3 D2), scoring 12 goals in the process (average of two per game). Lazio are unbeaten in 21 league games (W17 D4): on each of the last four occasions they’ve enjoyed unbeaten runs of this length in a single Serie A TIM season, they eventually won the Scudetto. Lazio have gained 62 points in 26 games this season. Indeed, during the three points/win era, of the eight teams who achieved this feat, only Napoli in 2017/18 failed to win the Scudetto. Lazio have remained unbeaten in their last nine away games, thanks to seven wins and two draws: the Biancocelesti have only enjoyed a longer such run in 2003, when they set their record run of 12. Lazio’s last nine Serie A TIM goals have been scored by eight different players, only Immobile has scored twice in this current run. Lazio’s Luis Alberto has provided 12 assists in Serie A TIM this season, just two fewer than his personal best campaign in 2017/18. However, only one of these assists has come in his most recent 10 games. Atalanta’s Alejandro Gomez has scored four goals and provided four assists against Lazio in Serie A TIM, including his first brace in Serie A TIM in November 2012 with Catania. All four of ’s goals against Atalanta in Serie A TIM have been scored with Lazio, including a brace in the reverse fixture.

ROMA vs SAMPDORIA Roma are the team against which Sampdoria has won the most Serie A TIM games (39 out of 123) - however, the Blucerchiati have achieved only two wins in their last eight games against the Giallorossi in the competition (D2 L4). Sampdoria have not scored in their last two Serie A TIM games against Roma: the Blucerchiati have not gone three games without scoring in this fixture since October 2014. Roma and Sampdoria have not drawn at the Olimpico in Serie A TIM since September 2012 (1-1) - since then there have been four Giallorossi wins and two for the Blucerchiati. Sampdoria have found the net in each of their last five away games against Roma: in their Serie A TIM history they have never recorded a longer such run away from home against the Giallorossi. Roma have scored four goals in each of their last two league games and could reach three consecutive games with at least four goals for the second time in their Serie A TIM history (the other in 2004). Roma did not concede a goal in their last home game (4-0 v Lecce) - in this season in Serie A TIM they have never kept a clean sheet in two consecutive home games. has collected 73 Serie A TIM games with Roma: the Giallorossi are the team with which the current Sampdoria manager recorded his best average points per game rate in the competition (1.93 per game - W41 D18 L14). Henrikh Mkhitaryan has both scored and assisted in his last two Serie A TIM games; only three players have done in three consecutive games since the 2004/05 season: (2018/19), Edin Dzeko and Dries Mertens (both in 2016/17). After scoring in three consecutive games against Sampdoria between 2016 and 2018, Roma striker Edin Dzeko has not found the net against the Blucerchiati in his last four league games. Fabio Quagliarella is the only current Sampdoria player to have scored more than one goal in Serie A TIM against Roma (four).