Matchday 21 TIM 2020-21 5 - 7 February 2021 05/02/2021 20:45 - FIORENTINA Vs INTER Fiorentina are winless in their last seven Serie A TIM meetings against Inter (D4 L3), after having won five of the previous six (L1). Inter are looking to do the league double over Fiorentina for the first time since 2013/14, under . Fiorentina are unbeaten in their last six Serie A TIM meetings at the Franchi against Inter (W3 D3) – the last win for the Nerazzurri was back in February 2014. Fiorentina have their fewest points (22) at this stage of a Serie A TIM season for the first time since 2001/02 (when they were eventually relegated). In the last six campaigns the Viola have always decreased their points after 20 Serie A TIM matches, starting from 38 points in 2015/16. Inter have kept a clean sheet in their last three Serie A TIM games: in the last three campaigns, only once have they kept four clean sheets in a row, doing so in their last four games of last season. Inter have scored the most goals in Serie A TIM this season (49), whilst only Parma (14) have scored fewer than Fiorentina so far (21). Inter boss has lost two Serie A TIM matches as a manager against Fiorentina (W5 D3); for the first time he could lose against a single opponent with each of the three sides he has managed in the competition (Atalanta, Juventus and Inter). Inter duo (14) and Lautaro Martínez (10) have scored a total of 24 goals in Serie A TIM this season, three more than Fiorentina have managed so far. His next start for Inter will be Romelu Lukaku’s 50th in Serie A TIM. The Belgian striker is currently on 298 career goals for club and country. Only against Napoli (five) has Giacomo Bonaventura scored more Serie A TIM goals than against Inter (four) – the Fiorentina has had a hand in a goal in his last two Serie A TIM matches and only once has he been involved in a goal in three in a row, in November 2012 for Atalanta.

06/02/2021 15:00 - GEWISS STADIUM ATALANTA Vs TORINO Atalanta have won their last two Serie A TIM meetings against Torino, only once have they defeated them three times in a row, between 1995 and 2001. Atalanta’s 7-0 win against Torino in January 2020 was their largest win in Serie A TIM, and also was Torino’s joint biggest defeat in the competition level with the game against AC Milan in 1950 (0-7). Both Atalanta and Torino have won four of the last 10 Serie A TIM meetings between the sides in Bergamo (D2). After their 1-3 defeat against Lazio last time out, Atalanta could lose two Serie A TIM home matches in a row for the first time since November 2019 (v and Juventus). Torino have drawn their last three Serie A TIM games and could draw four in a row for the first time since December 2017, with the last game in that run being 1-1 against Atalanta. Torino have lost the most points from leading situations in Serie A TIM this season (23), while no side has lost fewer than Atalanta (2, level with AC Milan). Torino have conceded the most goals in the final 30 minutes of games in Serie A TIM this season (21), three times more than Atalanta have in the same period (7). In the January 2020 league game between Torino and Atalanta, Josip Ilicic scored from 45m; since then, the goal scored from the longest distance in the competition was by Musa Barrow last December in Spezia vs Bologna (40m). His next goal will be Duván Zapata’s 50th for Atalanta in Serie A TIM: he could become the seventh player to reach this milestone for the Nerazzurri. Torino striker Andrea Belotti is the only player to have scored at least four right footed and four left footed goals in Serie A TIM this season.

06/02/2021 15:00 - MAPEI STADIUM SASSUOLO Vs SPEZIA Sassuolo have won each of their five meetings against Spezia between Serie A TIM, and , scoring 12 goals and conceding only three. Sassuolo are unbeaten in their last 11 Serie A TIM matches against promoted sides (W7 D4): their last such defeat was back in February 2019 (0-3 v Empoli). Sassuolo are winless in their last four Serie A TIM matches (D2 L2) and could go five in a row in a single campaign for the first time since March 2019 (eight). After their 0-1 defeat against Udinese the last time out, Spezia could fail to score in two successive league games for the first time in Serie A TIM. Sassuolo have won each of their last four Serie A TIM games against sides from Liguria, scoring 3.5 goals per game in the process. Sassuolo have scored the highest percentage of their Serie A TIM goals in the second half of games this season (76% - 25/33), whilst no other side have conceded more goals than Spezia in the same period (26, level with Torino). Sassuolo have conceded the most shots from inside the box in Serie A TIM this season (216) – on the other hand, Spezia have faced the fewest shots from outside the box (51). Sassuolo’s Francesco Caputo has scored nine goals in his last nine Serie A TIM matches against promoted sides, including one in the reverse fixture against Spezia. Andrej Galabinov made his Serie A TIM debut in August 2017 against Sassuolo – the Spezia striker has scored two goals in three meetings against them in the competition, including one in the reverse fixture this term. Spezia’s Diego Farias started Sassuolo’s very first Serie A TIM game in August 2013, against Torino; he has scored three goals against Sassuolo in the competition, only scoring more in the competition against Napoli (4).

06/02/2021 18:00 - ALLIANZ STADIUM JUVENTUS Vs ROMA Roma have lost more Serie A TIM games against Juventus than they have vs any other side (82). Indeed, the Bianconeri have won twice the amount of Serie A TIM games against Roma than they’ve lost (W82 D50 L41). AS Roma could be unbeaten in three consecutive league meetings against Juventus for their first time since December 2002: five in that case under . After a 1-3 defeat in August 2020 at Allianz Stadium, Juventus could lose two consecutive home games against AS Roma for the first time ever in Serie A TIM. Juventus are looking to keep three consecutive Serie A TIM clean sheets for the first time under , last doing so in June 2020 under . Including the awarded game against Verona, AS Roma have conceded 33 Serie A TIM goals this season, their second-most at this stage in the last 70 years (after 34 goals conceded in 2012-13 season). No side has scored more goals in the opening 15 minutes of Serie A TIM games than Roma this season (8), while Juventus have scored the most in the final 15 minutes of games this term (14). Juventus have managed the joint-most open play sequences with 10+ passes in Serie A TIM this season (along Napoli), 329 – 75 more than AS Roma, despite playing a game fewer. Juventus striker could play four consecutive league games without scoring a single goal for his first time since November 2017, with Real Madrid. AS Roma are the team that Juventus striker Álvaro Morata has faced the most times in Serie A TIM without ever scoring or delivering an assist: five meetings against the Giallorossi. AS Roma striker Borja Mayoral has scored the joint-most goals in his first five Serie A TIM starts (six) in the three points for a win era.

06/02/2021 20:45 - LUIGI FERRARIS GENOA Vs NAPOLI Napoli have remained unbeaten in each of their last 17 Serie A TIM games against Genoa (W12 D5) – the Grifone have only had a longer winless streak in the competition against Inter (24 between 1959 and 1991). The 0-6 loss against Napoli earlier this season was Genoa's biggest defeat in Serie A TIM since 1965 (0-7 vs Juventus). Napoli could win four straight away games against Genoa in Serie A TIM for the first time in their history. After wins against Cagliari and Crotone, Genoa could win three consecutive Serie A TIM games for the first time since February 2018. Napoli have won each of their last four Serie A TIM games played on Saturday, scoring two goals each time. They hadn’t won any of their previous seven Saturday games in the competition (D3 L4). No team has conceded fewer goals from set piece situations than Napoli in this Serie A TIM season (four), while Genoa have scored just once from a set piece so far this term (Criscito’s penalty against Spezia in December). Since the arrival of at Genoa (from 21/12), the Grifone are the Serie A TIM team with the fewest goals conceded (4), the most clean sheets (4), the highest shooting accuracy (60%) and the second best shot conversion rate (16%) – they are also fifth for average points (2.0). Genoa forward could arrive at the double figures of goals in Serie A TIM for the first time since 2016/17, with Bologna. He would be the 15th player in the history of the competition to score at least 10 goals in a season with four different teams (Siena, Roma, Bologna and Genoa). Having found the net in his first game against Genoa in Serie A TIM, Napoli's has not scored in the next 15 games against the Rossoblù: it is his longest drought against a single opponent in the top-flight. Napoli’s Hirving Lozano has scored more Serie A TIM goals against Genoa than any other side, netting three goals in three games including his first ever brace in the competition last September. 07/02/2021 12:30 - CIRO VIGORITO BENEVENTO Vs SAMPDORIA Benevento are looking to beat Sampdoria for the third straight Serie A TIM game, they have never before won three successive games against the same team in the top-flight. The reverse fixture against Sampdoria is the only league game that Benevento have won after trailing by two goals; indeed, it was also their first game under . Benevento have picked up 22 points so far this season, one more than they did in the whole of the 2017/18 Serie A TIM campaign (21). Benevento have only picked up 41% of their points (nine out of 22) at home so far, while in their only previous Serie A TIM season in 2017-18, they picked up 81% of their points in home games (17 out of 21). Sampdoria haven’t drawn any of their last 11 league games (W5 L6), the longest current run of all Serie A TIM sides without a draw. Sampdoria won their last league away game against Parma (2-0), last winning consecutive Serie A TIM away games without conceding in December 2006 against Messina and Reggina. No team has scored fewer headed goals than Benevento in Serie A TIM this seaon (two), while only Inter (10) and Milan (seven) have found the net more times in this way than Sampdoria (six). Luca Caldirola's only two goals in Serie A TIM came in the reverse fixture (3-2 for Benevento); that was one of only three braces by a defender in Serie A TIM this campaign (alongside Hernández against Parma and Hakimi against Bologna). Benevento’s , who has one goal against Sampdoria in Serie A TIM in September 2012 with Pescara, has played 73 games and scored 14 goals with the Blucerchiti in the top-flight. Sampdoria’s has scored 19 goals in his last 23 matches against newly promoted teams in Serie A TIM, three of those have come against Benevento.

07/02/2021 15:00 - MILAN Vs CROTONE Milan have won four of their five games against Crotone in Serie A TIM (D1), keeping a clean sheet in each of the last three. Milan have won their last four games against newly promoted teams in Serie A TIM, they have not reached at least five since May 2012 (eight with ). With 46 points in 20 games, Milan are averaging 2.30 points per match: only in 2003/04 (2.41) and 2005/06 (2.31) have the Rossoneri finished the season with a higher average. Milan have lost two of their last three home league games (W1), after a series of 13 home games without defeat (nine wins and four draws). Among the 24 teams with 12 or fewer points after 20 matches, only one has managed to remain in Serie A TIM at the end of the season - Crotone in 2016/17 (3pts for a win era). Crotone have picked up fewer points away from home of any side within the top five European leagues this season (2), whilst they are one of just two sides yet to win a single league game on the road alongside Schalke. Milan have so far have taken 14 penalties this season; indeed, since 2004-05, the Rossoneri have never won as many in an entire Serie A TIM season. Crotone are the only team in Serie A TIM this season that have not yet gained points from a trailing situation, whilst no side has given up fewer when leading than AC Milan (two, same as Atalanta). Franck Kessié, who has already equalled his record for goals in a single Serie A TIM season (seven as in 2018/19), has scored two goals at Crotone in Serie A TIM - both from penalties - including his first goal with Milan in August 2017. Simy has been involved in each of Crotone's last four Serie A TIM goals (3 goals, 1 assist), this after he had only taken part in one goal in his previous 11 games, scoring against Sampdoria.

07/02/2021 15:00 - DACIA ARENA - UDINESE Vs HELLAS VERONA Udinese have not scored in each of their last three Serie A TIM games against Verona, while in their previous 30 meetings, they had been goalless only five times. Verona have not found the net in each of their last three Serie A TIM away games against Udinese, as many as in their previous 13 meetings on the road against the Friulani. Udinese have kept a clean sheet in their last two league games, the last time they enjoyed three consecutive Serie A TIM clean sheets was in March 2014. Udinese have drawn their last two home league games, the last time they managed a longer such streak in Serie A TIM was in March 2013. Verona have never repeated the same result twice in a row in their last 16 Serie A TIM matches (W6 D5 L5); they lost against AS Roma in their most recent match. Verona have lost their last two away games in Serie A TIM, last suffering a longer such streak in May 2018 (eight). Verona are close to scoring 1000 Serie A TIM goals (currently on 998), a milestone already reached by 18 sides in the Italian top-flight. Verona are one of only two sides (alongside Spezia) to have scored 100% of their league goals this season from inside the area. Udinese striker Fernando Llorente scored his very first Serie A TIM goal against Verona, at home with Juventus in September 2013. Kevin Lasagna has just joined Verona from Udinese; in the period with his former team (since 2017-18 season), he had scored more Serie A TIM goals for the club than any other player (30).

07/02/2021 18:00 - ENNIO TARDINI PARMA Vs BOLOGNA Parma are winless in their last eight Serie A TIM matches against Bologna (D5 L3): their longest run without a win against The Rossoblù in the top-flight. Bologna have scored at least two goals in each of their last four Serie A TIM games against Parma (12 goals in this term); only against Casale are they on a longer current run of netting 2+ goals (eight, between 1931-1934). Since December, Parma have failed to score in eight Serie A TIM games – no side within the the top five European Leagues have failed to do so more often over this period. Parma have failed to score in their last seven league home games - only Sampdoria – nine in 1972 – have ever gone on a longer Serie A TIM run without scoring at home. Bologna have only won one of their last 11 league games (D5 L5): since December, only Parma and Cagliari (0) have won fewer matches than The Rossblù. After finding the net in five away games in a row (W1 D2 L2), Bologna have failed to score in their last three Serie A TIM matches (D1 L2). Parma (eight) and Bologna (seven) are two of the three teams to have conceded the most headed goals in Serie A TIM this season (Sampdoria, also 7). Bologna have only scored a league-low one league goal in the first 15 minutes of Serie A TIM matches this season; indeed, Parma have conceded only two goals in the same period, behind only Napoli (one). Parma’s Jasmin Kurtic’s has scored more goals against Bologna in Serie A TIM than any other team (4). Bologna striker has scored 11 goals against Parma in Serie A TIM, including his very first one in the competition back in December 2009 with Genoa. 07/02/2021 20:45 - OLIMPICO LAZIO Vs CAGLIARI Lazio are unbeaten in Serie A TIM against Cagliari since May 2013 (13 games - W11 D2) – only against Bologna (15) and Perugia (16) are they on a longer current streak in the competition. Lazio have won each of their last nine Serie A TIM home games against Cagliari - the Biancocelesti have only had a better streak against Triestina in Serie A TIM (16 consecutive home wins, up to 1954). Lazio have won their last five Serie A TIM games and last won more in succession in January 2020, winning 11 in a row. Since December 15th, Lazio are - together with Inter - one of the only two teams with a 100% record in Serie A TIM home games: four out of four for the Biancocelesti, five out of five for the Nerazzurri. Cagliari have not won any of their last 13 Serie A TIM games (D5 L8): for the Rossoblù it is their longest winless streak since 2010, when they went 15 games without one, under three different coaches (Allegri, Melis, Bisoli). Cagliari have failed to score in four of their last six away games (D2 L4), as many as in their previous 14 combined. Cagliari and Lazio are two of the three teams, along with Sassuolo, to have already scored two goals from a direct free kick in Serie A TIM this season (Lykogiannis x2, Milinkovic-Savic x2). ’s next appearance will be his 600th while playing within the top five European leagues - Lazio will be the fifth team with he will cross the milestone of 15 league games for, after Liverpool (285), Napoli (141), Villarreal (109) and Barcelona (30). Lazio forward has scored nine goals against Cagliari in Serie A TIM; only against Genoa (10) and Sampdoria (12) has he netted more - six of his goals against the Rossoblù have been scored in home games. Cagliari forward Giovanni Simeone has scored three goals against Lazio in Serie A TIM; only against Bologna (four) and Torino (six) has he netted more. One of his three goals from outside the box in Serie A TIM came against the Biancocelesti last July.