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Matchday 35 Serie A TIM 2020-21 8 - 9 May 2021 08/05/2021 15:00 - ALBERTO PICCO SPEZIA Vs NAPOLI Napoli have won six of their last seven games against Spezia across Serie A TIM, Serie B and Coppa Italia (L1), having lost three of their previous five against the Ligurians (D2). Napoli have won each of their last three away games against Spezia across Serie B and the Coppa Italia, by an aggregate scoreline of 6-1. The last match in Liguria between these two sides came back in September 2006: the Partenopei won 1-0 in Serie B thanks to a Paolo Cannavaro goal. Spezia are unbeaten in their last six home league games (W3 D3), the last newly promoted team to register a longer unbeaten home streak in a single Serie A TIM season was Palermo in March 2015 (10). Napoli have scored in each of their last 22 league games, only in 1975 (24) have they netted in more consecutive matches in their Serie A TIM history. Napoli haven’t conceded goal in four of their last five away league games (W4 L1), including the two most recent; the last time they kept three clean sheets in a row on the road in Serie A TIM was back in February 2019. In their last 28 games against newly promoted sides in Serie A TIM, Napoli have never drawn (W25 L3), however their last defeat against such opposition came in the reverse fixture against Spezia. In the reverse match against Spezia, Napoli attempted 29 shots, only Benevento against Sassuolo in December 2020 attempted more shots (30) in a defeat in this Serie A TIM season. Spezia’s Diego Farias has scored more Serie A TIM goals against Napoli than against any other side: four goals, including his first brace in the competition (in November 2014 with Cagliari). Napoli's Lorenzo Insigne (17 goals) is close to equalling his best season in terms of goals in Serie A TIM (18 in 2016/17) - the Italian striker has been involved in 15 goals in his last 13 league matches against newly promoted sides: seven goals and eight assists. Among the players with at least eight goals in Serie A TIM this season, only Ibrahimovic (18) has played fewer games than Victor Osimhen (eight goals in 20 appearances). The Nigerian striker has scored in three consecutive matches for the first time in the Top-5 European leagues. 08/05/2021 15:00 - DACIA ARENA - STADIO FRIULI UDINESE Vs BOLOGNA Udinese have lost only one of their last seven Serie A TIM matches against Bologna (W4 D2), 1-2 in September 2018. Udinese have won each of their last four home games against Bologna in the top-flight - the last time they registered a longer streak of consecutive home wins against a single opponent in Serie A TIM was back in January 2013 against Siena (six in that case). Udinese have lost each of their last four league games at the Dacia Arena - only three times in their Serie A TIM history have they suffered a longer streak of consecutive home defeats: in 2018, in 2015 and in 1961 (six on all three occasions). Bologna have won only one of their last six league games (D2 L3): 4-1 against Spezia on 18th April. Since the restart of Serie A TIM last June, no side has failed to score in more away matches than Bologna (10, level with Genoa). Udinese have conceded 11 goals from the penalty spot in Serie A TIM this season: since 1994/95 only Reggiana in 1996/97 (12) have conceded more goals from the spot in a single Serie A TIM campaign. Rodrigo de Paul is one of only three midfielders with at least eight goals and eight assists in Serie A TIM this season, alongside Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Sergej Milinkovic-Savic. Only in 2018/19 (17) has the Argentinian been involved in more goals in a single Serie A TIM campaign (16 in 2020/21: 8 goals + 8 assists). Udinese's Stefano Okaka has scored in each of his last two games against Bologna in the top-flight - the Italian striker has never netted in three consecutive matches against a single opponent in Serie A TIM. Rodrigo Palacio, who netted his first hat-trick in Serie A TIM last time out, has scored five goals against Udinese in the competition. The Argentinian striker could score in two consecutive Serie A TIM matches for the first time since May 2015 with Inter. 08/05/2021 18:00 - GIUSEPPE MEAZZA INTER Vs SAMPDORIA Sampdoria could win both matches against Inter in a single Serie A TIM campaign for the third time in their history, after 2016/17 and 1990/91. The last draw between Inter and Sampdoria in Serie A TIM came back in October 2015 (1-1), since then, seven Nerazzurri wins against three for Sampdoria. In each of the last five Serie A TIM matches between Inter and Sampdoria at Meazza stadium, both sides have scored: 18 goals in total (3.6 on average). Inter won the Scudetto with four matchdays remaining - the last time the Nerazzurri won the Italian top-flight with the more games still to play came back in 2006/07 (five in that case). Inter could win 14 home games in a row for the first time in their Serie A TIM history - currently 13, level with a streak set back in May 2011. Since losing against Sampdoria in the reverse fixture, Inter have gone 18 games without defeat in Serie A TIM (W14 D4) – the last time they embarked on a longer unbeaten run in the top-flight came back in February 2008 (31). Sampdoria have won three of their last four league games (L1), as many wins in their previous 12 matches (D4 L5). Inter’s Antonio Conte has managed 199 games in the Italian top-flight: he will become the manager with the most wins in his first 200 Serie A TIM games in charge, in the three points for a win era (currently at 135). Since Conte joined Inter (from 2019/20), Romelu Lukaku (44) and Lautaro Martínez (29) have scored 73 goals combined, only two teams have a more prolific couple of players in the Top-5 European Leagues in the period: Bayern Munich (91: Lewandowski and Gnabry) and Barcelona (74: Messi and Griezmann). Sampdoria’s Antonio Candreva has scored more Serie A TIM goals against Inter than against any other side: six, with five coming in his last four against them. The Italian midfielder played 124 games for the Nerazzurri in the top-flight, scoring 12 goals. 08/05/2021 20:45 - ARTEMIO FRANCHI FIORENTINA Vs LAZIO Lazio have won more Serie A TIM games against Fiorentina than against any other side in Serie A TIM (55) - the Viola are also the side against which the Biancocelesti have scored the most goals in the top-flight (198). Lazio have won five of their last six games against Fiorentina in Serie A TIM (D1), scoring 12 goals in this period. Fiorentina have won only one of their last seven home games against Lazio in Serie A TIM (D1 L5), after having registered four wins in the previous seven (D1 L2). Under Commisso President management (since 2019/20), Fiorentina have drawn the most matches in Serie A TIM: 24/72 (W20 L28). Fiorentina have drawn their last two league matches, the last time they registered three draws in a row in Serie A TIM was back in June 2020. Following victory against Genoa last time out, Lazio have gone 18 consecutive matches without a draw in Serie A TIM for the very first time. In 2021, only Inter (75%) have won a higher percentage of their Serie A TIM game than Lazio (74%: 14/19). Dusan Vlahovic (19 goals) could become only the fourth foreign Fiorentina player to score at least 20 goals in a single Serie A TIM campaign, after Gabriel Batistuta, Kurt Roland Hamrin and Pedro Petrone. Lazio's Ciro Immobile has netted in each of his last five league games against Fiorentina, only against Napoli has the Italian forward scored in six consecutive matches against a single opponent in Serie A TIM. Lazio’s Luis Alberto has scored three goals against Fiorentina in Serie A TIM, against no side has he scored more in the competition. The Spanish midfielder could provide assists in three consecutive league appearances for the first time since November 2019. 09/05/2021 12:30 - LUIGI FERRARIS GENOA Vs SASSUOLO Sassuolo have won their last two league matches against Genoa, the Neroverdi have never recorded three wins in a row against the Grifone in Serie A TIM. Genoa have lost only one of their seven home games against Sassuolo in Serie A TIM (W4 D2): 0-1 in February 2017 due to Lorenzo Pellegrini goal. Genoa are unbeaten in their last 11 league matches at Ferraris stadium (W4 D7), the last time they had a longer streak without a home defeat in Serie A TIM was back in February 2009: 12 games case under Gian Piero Gasperini. Genoa have scored 2+ goals in each of their last three league matches, they last had a longer such run in Serie A TIM back in February 2012 (four games with at least two goals). Sassuolo have picked up 53 points in 34 matches in Serie A TIM this season, with four remaining games the Neroverdi have already gained more points than six of their previous seven entire Serie A TIM campaigns - only in 2015/16 have they collected more points (61).