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Insights Match Day 37 Serie a TIM Other

Matchday 37 TIM 2020-21 15 - 17 May 2021 15/05/2021 15:00 - LUIGI FERRARIS GENOA Vs ATALANTA Atalanta have lost just one of their last 10 Serie A TIM matches against Genoa (3-1 in December 2018), earning seven wins and two draws in this period. After a 0-0 draw in the reverse fixture, Genoa could remain unbeaten in both league matches in a season against Atalanta for the first time since 2014/15 (2-2 in the first fixture and 4-1 in the second), when was the Nerazzurri coach. Atalanta have won four of their last five Serie A TIM away games against Genoa (L1), as many as they had in their previous 31 away league matches at Genoa in the competition beforehand. Since joined Genoa (21st December, 2020), the Rossoblu have picked up 32 points in 23 league games; they would be ninth in Serie A TIM table in this timeframe, with just one fewer point than Sassuolo and two behind Roma. In 2021, Atalanta have picked up 53 points in Serie A TIM (W16 D5 L2); only Inter (55) have earned more this calendar year so far. Atalanta have won 10 Serie A TIM games away from home this campaign, and could equal their record of league away wins in a single top-flight season (11 in Serie A TIM in 2019/20). Atalanta’s Gian Piero Gasperini began his Serie A TIM managerial career with Genoa in August 2007. Indeed, the Rossoblu are the team with which he has taken charge of in the most games (232) as a manager in the competition. Genoa’s – who has scored three goals against Atalanta in the Italian top-flight - has scored seven league goals at the Ferraris stadium this season; in no other Serie A TIM campaign has he found the net more times in home games. (12 goals at home and 10 away from home) is one of only two players in Atalanta’s history to have scored at least 10 goals both home and away in a single Serie A TIM season, alongside in 1996/97 (14 home, 10 away). Luis Muriel has scored 22 goals in Serie A TIM this season; only two players in Atalanta’s history have scored more goals in a single Italian top-flight season: Duván Zapata (23 in 2018/19) and Filippo Inzaghi (24 in 1996/97).

15/05/2021 15:00 - ALBERTO PICCO SPEZIA Vs TORINO In Serie A TIM, and meetings combined, Spezia and Torino have met each other twice previously. Torino won 4-2 in the Coppa Italia back in 1937, while the reverse fixture in this league campaign was a goalless draw. Spezia have alternated between a defeat and a draw in each of their last six league games (drew 2-2 in their last game against Sampdoria), conceding 14 goals in this period (an average of 2.3 per match). Spezia lost 1-4 in their last home league game against Napoli, and could lose back-to-back home matches for the second time in Serie A TIM, also doing so between December and January against Genoa and Verona. Torino lost 7-0 in their last league game, which was the first time they conceded seven goals while failing to score in Serie A TIM since January 2020 against Atalanta, after which they then suffered another heavy loss in their following Serie A TIM match (4-0 against Lecce). Torino have drawn 1-1 in both of their last two league games on the road (v and Verona), last drawing three consecutive away matches in Serie A TIM back in December 2018 under (4). Torino have won none of their last five matches against newly promoted sides in Serie A TIM (D4 L1), losing their last such game against Crotone in March. Torino are looking to win a league game against a newly promoted side for the first time since July 2020 (v Brescia). Torino have conceded 64+ goals in their first 35 Serie A TIM games of a season for the first time since 1950/51. In that season, the Granata finished 15th at the end of the season, with 69 goals conceded. Torino boss formerly played for Spezia, having played 27 games for them in Serie B in 2006-07. Spezia’s Diego Farias made his Serie A TIM debut against Torino with Sassuolo in August 2013. He has been directly involved in four goals (1 goal, 3 assists) in his last five matches against Torino in the top-flight. Torino’s has only scored one goal in his last seven matches against newly promoted teams in Serie A TIM, this after having scored five goals in his previous five such encounters in the competition.

15/05/2021 18:00 - ALLIANZ STADIUM JUVENTUS Vs INTER After winning 2-0 in the reverse fixture, Inter could win two consecutive Serie A TIM games against Juventus for the first time since 2003/04 under . Inter could keep a clean sheet in both Serie A TIM games against Juventus in a season for the first time since 1994/95 (two nil-nil draws). Inter have failed to score in each of their last five Serie A TIM away games against Juventus; only against Reggina (seven) are Juventus currently enjoying a longer ongoing streak of clean sheets in home games in the competition. Inter’s last win away from home against Juventus in Serie A TIM was back in November 2012 (3-1 thanks to a brace and a Palacio goal) under . Juventus have conceded at least one goal in each of their last 13 games in all competitions; they last suffered a longer such run in 1955 (21 games in a row). After losing 0-3 against , Juventus could lose two Serie A TIM home games in succession for the first time since March 2011. Juventus (13) and Inter (14) have both scored the most goals via headers among all sides in Serie A TIM this season. The Nerazzurri have also conceded the joint-fewest headed goals in the 2020/21 competition (three, level with Spezia). Among current Juventus players, has found the net the more times against Inter in Serie A TIM than any of his teammates (three). On the other hand, among current Inter players, only Alexis Sánchez has scored more than one goal against Juventus in the Italian top-flight (two). Juventus’ made his senior debut with Sporting Lisbon in August 2002 against Inter in the Champions League qualifying rounds. The Portuguese star has scored four goals in 10 matches in all competitions against the Nerazzurri (W5 D4 L1). In four competitive appearances for Inter against Juventus, has never found the net; against no other team has he played more matches for the club without scoring in all competitions (also four against Atalanta and Verona).

15/05/2021 20:45 - OLIMPICO ROMA Vs LAZIO AS Roma have won none of their last four derbies against Lazio in Serie A TIM (D2 L2), last failing to win more consecutive such meetings back in 1998 (8). Following their 3-0 win in the reverse fixture, Lazio are looking to win back-to-back derbies in Serie A TIM for the first time since 2012; indeed, they could kept a clean sheet in consecutive league games against AS Roma for the first time since the 2006/07 season. AS Roma have only lost two of their last 22 home games in Serie A TIM against Lazio, winning 12 matches in the process (D8). Over each side’s last six Serie A TIM games of this season, only Parma (6) and Benevento (5) have suffered more defeats than AS Roma in Serie A TIM (W1 D1 L4). AS Roma have only lost two of their last 22 home games in Serie A TIM (v Milan and Napoli), keeping a clean sheet in eight of their last 16 such matches. In each side’s last 10 Serie A TIM matches this season, no team has won more games than Lazio’s eight (L2). The Biancocelesti are level in this period with Inter, Atalanta and Napoli. Only Crotone (0) have seen fewer goals scored by substitutes than AS Roma (2) in Serie A TIM this season. After scoring a goal in both of his first two Rome derbies against Lazio in Serie A TIM, AS Roma's Edin Dzeko has since only scored one goal in his last nine games against the Biancocelesti in the division. has scored four goals for Lazio in league derbies against Roma, behind only (6) and Tommaso Rocchi (5) for the Biancoceleste against the Giallorossi in the top-flight. Ciro Immobile has scored 150 goals for Lazio in all competitions; since his club debut (2016/17 season), only , , Cristiano Ronaldo, Harry Kane and Kylian Mbappe have scored more among players for clubs in the top-five European leagues.

16/05/2021 12:30 - ARTEMIO FRANCHI FIORENTINA Vs NAPOLI Napoli won 6-0 in the reverse league fixture against Fiorentina, and are looking to complete their first league double against them since 2014/15 under Rafael Benítez. Fiorentina have only won three of their last 21 matches against Napoli in Serie A TIM (D8 L10); however, one of these victories (2-0) was in the second meeting between these two sides in last season’s top-flight. Fiorentina have only won one of their last 11 home games against Napoli in Serie A TIM (3-0, April 2018), drawing five games and losing five matches at Franchi against the Partenopei in this time. Fiorentina have scored at least one goal in each of their last seven home league games, their longest such run at Franchi in Serie A TIM since December 2017 (22). Napoli have scored at least four goals in 10 different games in Serie A TIM this term, their highest such tally in a single Serie A TIM season - their previous record was eight games in 2013/14. Fiorentina lost 0-6 in the reverse fixture against Napoli, their second-largest defeat in Serie A TIM history, after an 0-8 defeat against Juventus in February 1953. Napoli have scored 22 league goals from outside the box this term, equalling the record in a single Serie A TIM season since 2004/05 (since this data is available), set by Juventus in 2014/15. Fiorentina’s Giacomo Bonaventura has scored five goals against Napoli in Serie A TIM, including his first goal in the top-flight with Atalanta in April 2012: against no other side he has scored more goals in the competition (also five against Bologna). Lorenzo Insigne has scored eight goals against Fiorentina in Serie A TIM, more than he has against any other opponent in the top-flight; indeed, Napoli’s captain has been directly involved in 12 goals (8 goals, 4 assists) in his last 11 games against the Viola in the competition. Giovanni Di Lorenzo has nine goal involvements in Serie A TIM this season (3 goals, 6 assists), his highest in a single campaign. The last Napoli defender to be involved in more goals in a single top-flight campaign was Maurizio Domizzi in 2007/08 (10).

16/05/2021 15:00 - CIRO VIGORITO BENEVENTO Vs CROTONE In the last 10 Serie A TIM matches between two newly-promoted teams, the home side have lost just once (Benevento 0-3 Spezia). There have been eight wins for the host sides in this time (D1). Benevento and Crotone have drawn none of their seven encounters in Serie A TIM and Serie B combined, with the head-to-head reading four wins for the Calabresi and three for the Campani. In the second half of this season, Benevento have scored the fewest goals in Serie A TIM (15), and are one of the two sides to have won the joint-fewest games in this time (1, level with Parma). Benevento’s last home league win was back in December 2020 against Genoa; since then, the Giallorossi have collected only four points in 11 league games at the Vigorito (D4 L7). Crotone won their last Serie A TIM match against Verona, and could win back-to-back Serie A TIM games for the first time since April 2018. Crotone have conceded at least two goals in each of their last 12 away Serie A TIM games; the last side to have a longer such streak was Udinese in 1962 (13). Benevento are the only team in Serie A TIM this season to have failed to score a single goal in injury-time, while they have conceded the most goals in the opening 30 minutes of play in this season’s competition (28). Crotone have conceded 91 goals in Serie A TIM this season, equalling the worst ever tally by a side in a single top-flight campaign, moving level with Casale in 1933/34. scored his first ever Serie A TIM goal against Crotone in February 2018 for Benevento at the Vigorito, a game in which he also provided an assist. Crotone’s Simy has scored 2+ goals in five Serie A TIM matches in 2021, more than any other player; the first of these came against Benevento in January. 16/05/2021 15:00 - DACIA ARENA - STADIO FRIULI UDINESE Vs SAMPDORIA Sampdoria have won each of their last four Serie A TIM matches against Udinese: against no side are they currently enjoying a longer ongoing winning streak in the competition. The last Serie A TIM draw between Udinese and Sampdoria dates back to May 2017 (1-1) – Sampdoria have won five of seven meetings since (L2). Following their 3-1 win in this exact fixture last season in Serie A TIM, Sampdoria could win two consecutive away games against Udinese in the top-flight for the first time since January 1997 (4). Udinese have lost six of their last nine league games (W2 D1), as many defeats as they had in their previous 22 matches in Serie A TIM beforehand. Udinese have only earned one point in their last five home league games (D1 L4); they last failed to win six home league games in a row in July 2020, when they won four points across a stretch of seven games at home. Sampdoria have conceded seven goals in their last two league games, two more than they had in their previous seven matches in Serie A TIM. Sampdoria have lost both of their last two away league games, last losing more consecutive matches on the road in the competition in October 2019 (5). Keita Baldè is Sampdoria's top scorer in Serie A TIM since the start of 2021, scoring six goals in this period, at least two more than any other Sampdoria player. Rodrigo de Paul has been directly involved in 18 league goals so far this season (9 goals, 9 assists), his highest such tally in a single Serie A TIM campaign. The last Udinese to have a hand in more in a single top-flight campaign was Gaetano D'Agostino (19 - 11 goals, 8 assist) in 2008/09. played 73 times for Udinese in Serie A TIM between 2007 and 2009 (25 goals scored); he has scored six goals in the top-flight against his former team, with Juventus (1), Torino (2) and Sampdoria (3), including his last such appearance at the Dacia Arena in this exact fixture last season.

16/05/2021 18:00 - ENNIO TARDINI PARMA Vs SASSUOLO Parma have only lost two of their nine Serie A TIM games against Sassuolo, both in 2014-15 season (W5 D2), drawing in the reverse fixture. Parma have drawn none of their last four home games against Sassuolo in Serie A TIM, winning three games and losing one in the process (1-3, October 2014). Parma have lost seven consecutive games for the first time in their history in Serie A TIM, conceding 21 goals in the process, an average of three goals per game. Parma have only won 11 points at home in Serie A TIM this term, fewer than any other team: prior to this season, Parma have never earned fewer than 19 points in home games in a single top-flight campaign. Sassuolo lost their last Serie A TIM game against Juventus, last losing back-to-back matches in the competition last July. Sassuolo have won each of their last three league games on the road, only winning more consecutively once in Serie A TIM, between September and November 2020 (4). Parma have conceded 19 headed goals this season, more than any other side in Serie A TIM. However, Sassuolo are the team to have scored the fewest such goals in the competition (3). Three of the five youngest players to have scored 3+ goals in Serie A TIM this term play with Parma and Sassuolo: Giacomo Raspadori (6 goals) and Hamed Traore (5) for the Neroverdi, and Valentin Mihaila (3) for the Gialloblù. Giacomo Raspadori is the youngest player to have scored more than five goals in Serie A TIM this season (6). Domenico Berardi's first goal in Serie A TIM was scored in his third appearance in the competition, against Parma at the Tardini in October 2013, from the penalty spot.

16/05/2021 20:45 - MILAN Vs CAGLIARI AC Milan have won each of their last four Serie A TIM games against Cagliari with by a 10-0 aggregate score; the the last time the Rossoblù found the net against the Rossoneri was back in September 2018 (João Pedro). Cagliari have only won one of their last 34 Serie A TIM matches against AC Milan (2-1 in May 2017); they have failed to find the net in 50% of those games (17). AC Milan have won each of their last 15 home league games against Cagliari - it’s their longer such streak against a single opponent in the competition. AC Milan have scored 72 goals in Serie A TIM this season; in the era of three points per win, only once have the Rossoneri found the net as many times in their first 36 league games: 80 in 2005/06. Cagliari are unbeaten in their last six league matches (W4 D2); the last time they went on a longer such run in Serie A TIM was back in December 2019 (13 under ). Following their 3-1 win against Benevento, Cagliari could win two consecutive away league matches for the first time since September 2019. Cagliari are the team against which has won the most games as a manager in Serie A TIM - 10/18 (D4 L4). The first of Franck Kessié’s two Serie A TIM braces for AC Milan came back in January 2018 against Cagliari; the other one was against SPAL in May 2019. AC Milan’s Simon Kjaer has scored five goals in Serie A TIM, with his latest in the Italian top-flight coming in December 2009 against Cagliari with Palermo. João Pedro has scored three goals against AC Milan in Serie A TIM; the Cagliari striker is top-scoring Brazilian in the last three top five European Leagues this season (41 goals, 36).

17/05/2021 20:45 - MARCANTONIO BENTEGODI HELLAS VERONA Vs BOLOGNA The last time Verona beat Bologna in Serie A TIM was in April 2016 (since then there have been three wins for the Rossoblu and two draws): 1-0, thanks to a Samir goal from a corner on his debut in the Italian top-flight. Bologna are unbeaten in their last five Serie A TIM away games against Verona (W3, D2); the last time the Emiliani lost away from home against the Gialloblu was in May 2001 (5-4). Verona are winless in their last seven Serie A TIM games (D2 L5): the last time they had a longer such streak was back in August 2019 (eight games). Verona are winless at the Bentegodi in their last seven league matches (D3 L4); the last time the Veneti won at home in Serie A TIM was in February against Parma: it’s their longest such streak in the competition since January 2016 (12). Since the start of April, Bologna are the side to have failed to score in the most Serie A TIM matches (four out of eight). Bologna have only won three of their last 22 away games in Serie A TIM (D6 L13).

Bologna have conceded 46% (27/59) of their goals in the second half of games this season, the lowest ratio in Serie A TIM this term; they have also conceded the fewest goals in the last 15 minutes of play in the competition (4). Nikola Kalinic scored his first Serie A TIM goal against Bologna in Fiorentina's 2-0 win back in September 2015. However, the Croatian forward hasn’t scored in his last five games against Bologna in Serie A TIM. Bologna’s Roberto Soriano has scored four goals against Verona in Serie A TIM - against no other team has he scored more goals in the Italian top-flight (level with Parma) Bologna defender Wisdom Amey (11/08/2005) became the first player born after 01/01/2005 to play a game in the top five European leagues.

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