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Matchday 33 TIM 2019-20 14 - 16 July 2020 ATALANTA vs BRESCIA Brescia have won only two of their last 10 Serie A TIM games against Atalanta (D4, L4), after six wins in the previous eight matches. Atalanta have recorded six clean sheets in their last nine Italian top-flight league games vs Brescia, but they failed to find the net in four of the last six. Brescia have failed to score in their last four away games against Atalanta, however they did manage to take two points from those games. When considering only the matches played in the second half of the , Atalanta have achieved only one win in Serie A TIM against Brescia, 3-0 in March 2001, with a brace by Ganz and Hübner's own - four draws and six wins for the Rondinelle in the other 10 matches. Atalanta have won their last five Serie A home matches; only twice have they recorded a longer run in Serie A TIM, in 1948 and 1968, reaching seven wins in a row on both occasions. After winning the first three away games of the current Serie A TIM campaign, Brescia have achieved just one victory away from home in the following 13, in December against SPAL – the Lopez team are the only side without a win in matches played away from home in 2020. Brescia have scored less than 21 points after the first 32 Serie A TIM MDs for only the second occasions, the other coming in 1994/95 (12) – a campaign in which they were also newly promoted. Atalanta Mario Pasalic's only brace in Serie A TIM came against Brescia in the first half of the season, which ended 3-0. Josip Ilicic played his first Serie A TIM match in September 2010 against Brescia - the Atalanta midfielder has scored a goal and provided an assist in his three games vs the Rondinelle. The Slovenian is one away from 50 goals for Atalanta in all competitions (currently 49). No Brescia player has come on as a substitute on more occasions in Serie A TIM this season than (10), with all seven of his goals this season coming in games in which he has started.

BOLOGNA vs NAPOLI have won their last two Serie A TIM games against Napoli, after losing six consecutive matches: the Rossoblù could win three Serie A TIM games in a row against Napoli for the first time since 1937. Napoli have scored at least two goals in each of their last six away trips to Bologna (19 in total, an average of 3.2 per game). Bologna could become the first team against which Napoli have won against in every single month of the year in Serie A TIM. Bologna won the second fixture of last season against Napoli – the last time they’ve done that in consecutive seasons was in 1976 and 1977. In 2020, Bologna have won only one Serie A TIM home game (D4, L3), 2-1 in February against Brescia. In the same period, only SPAL have recorded fewer victories (zero). Napoli have won five of their six away Serie A TIM games since the beginning of February (L1) - more than any other side in the same period. Bologna have conceded at least one goal in their last 27 Serie A TIM games (45 in total in this period); the longest current streak without a clean sheet in the competition and the longest for the Rossoblu in their Serie A TIM history. With his goal against at , has now scored 15 of his 23 Serie A TIM goals under Sinisa Mihajlovic, coming for Bologna and Sampdoria (65% of the total). has scored 11 goals in 10 league appearances against Bologna – more than against any other side; among the players currently in the competition, only two have more goals against a single side: Higuaín against and Immobile against Sampdoria (both 12). Among the players that have scored at least 10 goals, Napoli striker is one of two to have not provided any assists in the current Serie A TIM campaign (also, ).

MILAN vs PARMA AC have scored in each of their last 13 Serie A TIM games against Parma (W9, D2, L2): it is already the longest streak for the Rossoneri against the Gialloblù in the top league. AC Milan have picked up 20 wins in their last 29 Serie A TIM matches against Parma (D5, L4).

AC Milan have won six of their last seven Serie A TIM home games against Parma - the only exception being the match lost on March 2014 (2-4), with as manager; the Rossoneri have scored at least two goals in each of those matches. After recording just one victory in their first six home games with Pioli as manager (D4, L1), AC Milan have won four of their following six matches (D1, L1). Parma have collected four points in four away matches since Serie A TIM restarted, losing their last two league games on the road: the last time the Ducali lost three consecutive away trips in Serie A TIM was on May 2015. Parma collected only one point between MD28 and MD32 (D1, L4). Last season, the Ducali gained five draws and four defeats in nine games between the MD28 and the MD36. AC Milan’s head coach was in charge of Parma for 22 Serie A TIM games, winning only three games and losing 13 (D6) – that was the lowest winning % (13.6) of his managerial career. Before , Milan's last full-back to score at least six goals in a single Serie A TIM campaign was (eight goals) in the 1978/79 season. Zlatan Ibrahimovic will play his 100th game for AC Milan (all competitons): he has scored 62 goals and provided 24 assists in his 99 appearances so far. Parma midfielder scored four goals in his 59 Serie A appearances for AC Milan. He has already found the net six times in this term, his personal best in Serie A TIM in a single season.

SAMPDORIA vs Sampdoria are the side Cagliari have beaten most often in Serie A TIM (W24).

After two home defeats in a row, Sampdoria have since gone unbeaten in their last five home games against Cagliari in Serie A TIM (W4 D1). Sampdoria have won nine of their 33 home games against Cagliari in Serie A TIM (D18 L6).

Sampdoria have won their second meeting of the season against Cagliari in four of their last five Serie A TIM campaigns (D1), this after winning none of the previous nine such clashes between the sides (D7 L2) Sampdoria kept a clean sheet in their last home match against SPAL; the last time they kept a clean sheet in two consecutive home games in Serie A TIM was back in January 2019. Cagliari have drawn their last two away league games – they haven’t drawn three away matches in a row in Serie A TIM since January 2014. Each of Cagliari's three away goals since the restart of this season’s Serie A TIM have been scored by . Sampdoria’s manager, , has won 11 Serie A TIM games against Cagliari – a side he took charge of between 1989 and 1991 – against no team he has won more matches. Sampdoria midfielder, , played 116 games and scored eight goals in Serie A TIM with Cagliari. João Pedro (Cagliari) has scored just one goal in six appearances since the Serie A TIM restart, this after the Brazilian had scored five goals in the previous six games before the forced stop.

LECCE vs FIORENTINA Lecce and Fiorentina have shared nine wins apiece so far in Serie A TIM, with nine draws.

Neither Lecce or Fiorentina have scored more than a single goal in the last six encounters against each other (eight in total across both sides). Fiorentina have won only two of their 13 Serie A TIM away games against Lecce (D6, L5), although these two wins have come in the most recent four matches - the last one being a 0-1 in May 2012, with a goal of . Each of Lecce's three home wins in Serie A TIM this season have came from February onwards against Torino, SPAL and Lazio. Fiorentina won their last Serie A TIM away game (2-1 against Parma) and could win at least two games in a row in the competition for the first time since April 2018, with Stefano Pioli as manager. Since the restart, only SPAL (3) has scored fewer Serie A TIM goals than Fiorentina (6).

Fiorentina’s head coach has never beaten Lecce in Serie A TIM as a manager (four losses in four games), only against Juventus has he recorded more defeats (eight losses). Lecce striker has been directly involved in four goals in six games against Fiorentina in Serie A TIM, including one goal and two assists for Cagliari in April 2015. Lecce striker scored 27 goals in 99 Serie A TIM appearances for Fiorentina between 2009 and 2018. He scored in his only home match so far against the Viola in the league: 3-3 at MAPEI Stadium with in December 2018. has scored three of his last five Serie A TIM goals as a substitute, after his first 10 in the competition had been scored in games played as a starter. The striker has not scored an away goal in the Italian top-flight since February 2018 (at the Olimpico vs Roma).

ROMA vs HELLAS Hellas Verona have won only nine of their 57 Serie A TIM games against AS Roma, with 29 wins for the Giallorossi and 19 draws. Roma are unbeaten against Verona in the league since 1996 (W11, D5), with Carlos Bianchi as manager. In the three-point era, Roma are unbeaten at home against Verona, with seven wins (six of which with at least three goals scored) and a draw. Roma are one of two sides that have won all of their top-flight matches against newly promoted teams this season (at level with Atalanta, 4/4): five out of five. The Giallorossi could record a 100% win ratio for the third season in a row. Roma have conceded 22 goals in the second half of this season, already one more than they had in the whole first half of the campaign (21). Hellas are without a victory in their last three games (D2, L1), they last went four successive league games without a win in September 2019. Verona have conceded 10 of their last 11 league goals in the second half, four of them from 90th minute onwards. Since February, has been directly involved in the more Serie A TIM goals than any other Roma player - eight in nine appearances (five goals, three assists) - in the previous part of the season the Armenian player has been involved in only four goals in the league (also in nine appearances). Roma striker Edin Dzeko made his Serie A TIM debut in August 2015 against Verona – he has scored two goals and provided one assist in five games with the Gialloblù. Verona striker played his first 24 Serie A TIM games with Roma, scoring nine goals – he has never scored against his former team (two previous matches, both with Milan).

SASSUOLO vs JUVENTUS Juventus are the side Sassuolo have lost against most often in Serie A TIM (L10) while they have also conceded the most goals against them (32). In each of their last seven Serie A TIM matches against Sassuolo, Juventus have scored at least two goals, scoring 22 goals in total – an average of 3.1 per game. Juventus have won their second meeting of the season against Sassuolo in each of the six campaigns they’ve both been in Serie A TIM, conceding just one goal in that run, back in 2014 (17 goals scored). Sassuolo have won four league games in a row for the first time since August 2016; they could win five consecutive matches in a single Serie A TIM campaign for the first time in their history. Sassuolo's matches have produced 33 goals in seven games since the league restarted, an average of 4.7 per match - the highest in Serie A TIM in this period. Juventus have failed to win their last two games (D1 L1); excluding matches played after the Bianconeri have already been crowned title-winners that season, they haven’t failed to win in three consecutive matches since May 2017 in Serie A TIM (3). Since 1962-63, just one team has finished a Serie A TIM season in first position having conceded more than 31 goals after MD32 - AC Milan in 1998-99 (33); Juventus have conceded 32 goals so far. , who has scored 16 goals in Serie A TIM this season, needs one more to set a record for the most goals by a Sassuolo player in a single top-flight campaign – he has already equalled his goal tally from last season with . Juventus striker, , could become the first player in history to score 50+ goals in the , and Serie A TIM – he has 49 goals in the Italian top-flight so far. Juventus striker, Cristiano Ronaldo, could become the fastest player to reach 50 goals in Serie A TIM, among those who made their debut in the era – 49 goals in 59 games so far).

UDINESE vs LAZIO Udinese have met Lazio 81 times so far in Serie A TIM; the Friulani have recorded 24 wins, 19 draws and 38 losses. Udinese have lost each of their last seven Serie A TIM games against Lazio (scoring only two goals); this is the longest current streak of losses against any side for the Bianconeri. Udinese have lost five of their last six Serie A TIM home games against Lazio (D1), after winning the previous three. Udinese have won only twice in the last 13 match days (D5, L6): in this period only Brescia have won fewer matches (1) in Serie A TIM and only Brescia, Torino and SPAL (7 each) have gained fewer points (11) than the Friulani. Lazio have lost their last three Serie A TIM games, the last time the Biancocelesti went on a longer streak of league defeats was back in May 2009, with as manager (four). Lazio's points average in this Serie A TIM campaign before the lockdown was 2.4 per game, however it is only 1.0 per match since the restart of the top-flight. Lazio are one of two sides (also Atalanta) to boast two players who have been involved in at least 20 goals this term (Luis Alberto and ). Udinese is the only Serie A TIM team Lazio’s coach has faced more than five times with a 100% success rate. Since he joined Lazio, Ciro Immobile has scored six goals against Udinese in Serie A TIM; he has only found the net more often against SPAL (9) and Sampdoria (10). The first goal for Lazio midfielder in Serie A TIM came against Udinese in August 2017, with SPAL.

TORINO vs Torino have won 37 of their 95 games against Genoa in Serie A TIM (D29 L30).

Torino have won each of their last four Serie A TIM games against Genoa; only between 1977 and 1982 have they won five matches in a row against them in the competition. Torino are unbeaten in each of their last seven Serie A TIM home games against Genoa, thanks to four wins and three draws. Torino have won 27 of their 47 home matches against Genoa in Serie A TIM (D14 L6).

Torino have won two of their last three Serie A TIM home games (L1), as many as in their previous 10 home matches in the competition (D3 L5). Genoa, who won their last match against SPAL, have alternated between a positive result (draw or win) and a defeat in their last nine league games. Torino have not scored from a direct free-kick in Serie A TIM since May 2017 (Ljajic v Genoa); among current Serie A sides, only Udinese (Ali Adnan v Genoa in February 2016) have endured a longer spell without a direct free-kick goal. The first home brace of Torino striker, , came against Genoa back in May 2015, at the MAPEI Stadium with Sassuolo. Torino midfielder, Tomás Rincón, played 78 games and scored 3 goals in Serie A TIM with Genoa. Genoa striker, , played 102 games and scored 30 goals in Serie A TIM with Torino.

SPAL vs INTER are the team SPAL have lost the most Serie A TIM games against (26), including 12 of their last 15 (D3). SPAL have not won in Serie A TIM against Inter Milan since 1962, the Nerazzurri winning 12 times (including three in the last three meetings) and sharing three draws since then. SPAL have won just four of their 18 Serie A TIM home games against Inter Milan (D5 L9).

SPAL have not scored more than one goal in a home game against Inter since 1957 – they have played 11 home games scoring just six goals against them in Serie A TIM since then. Inter Milan have won just one of their last four Serie A TIM away games (D1 L2), after having won nine and drawn two matches in their first 11 away encounters under Conte in Serie A TIM. SPAL have conceded 58 goals in Serie A TIM this season and they are only one goal away from equalling their worst record in a single top-flight campaign (59 in 2017-18). Inter Milan have lost 20 points from leading positions in Serie A TIM this season, they have dropped more points just once in a single Serie A TIM campaign – 21 in 1956-57. has played six games against Inter Milan without scoring, only against Sampdoria (8) has he played more often without scoring in Serie A TIM, among the current clubs. Lautaro Martinez, in the reverse fixture against SPAL, scored the second of his two braces in Serie A TIM, they were his 7th and 8th goals of this season; the Argentinian player has scored just four league goals since then. Inter Milan midfielder, Nicolò Barella, scored his first Serie A TIM goal against SPAL in September 2017, with Cagliari.