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Matchday 1 Serie A TIM 2020-21 19 - 21 September 2020

Matchday 1 Serie A TIM 2020-21 19 - 21 September 2020€¦ · Parma have won their only previous matchday one Serie A TIM match against Napoli: 3-0 in 1996/97. Parma have won only

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Page 1: Matchday 1 Serie A TIM 2020-21 19 - 21 September 2020€¦ · Parma have won their only previous matchday one Serie A TIM match against Napoli: 3-0 in 1996/97. Parma have won only

Matchday 1 Serie A TIM 2020-2119 - 21 September 2020

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19/09/2020 18:00 - ARTEMIO FRANCHI

FIORENTINA TORINOVsFiorentina have lost only one of their last seven matches against Torino in Serie A TIM (W3D3), back in December 2019.

Fiorentina have scored in each of their last 13 Serie A TIM matches against Torino - it’s theirlongest ongoing streak against a single opponent in the competition.

Fiorentina are unbeaten in 30 home Serie A TIM matches against Torino (W16 D14); in SerieA history, only Bologna’s 32-game home unbeaten run against Genoa between 1931 and1989 surpasses this.

Fiorentina and Torino will face on the first matchday of a Serie A TIM season for the fourthtime (W1 D1 L1).

Fiorentina have conceded 109 goals on the first matchday of Serie A TIM seasons, the most ofany side.

Fiorentina have won only one of their last four games on matchday one (L3), in 2018 againstChievo (6-1).

Torino have won on matchday one last season (2-1 v Sassuolo) – they haven’t won onmatchday one in consecutive seasons since 1992-93 and 1993-94.

Fiorentina will play the opening match of a Serie A TIM season for the first time since2012-13, beating Udinese 2-1. Torino are doing so for the first time since 2007-08 – a 2-2draw with Lazio.

Fiorentina’s Christian Kouamé has scored on matchday one twice in Serie A TIM, and has alsopreviously scored against Torino in the competition, in December 2018 with Genoa.

After scoring in seven consecutive Serie A TIM games, Torino’s Andrea Belotti hasn’t found thenet in his most recent five matches in the competition.

19/09/2020 20:45 - MARC'ANTONIO BENTEGODI

HELLAS VERONA ROMAVsRoma are unbeaten in their last 17 Serie A TIM matches against Hellas Verona (W12 D5), onlyagainst Lecce (27 as of 2011) and Ascoli (21 as of 2005) have they registered a longer streakwithout defeat in the Italian top-flight.

Roma have netted in each of their last 22 Serie A TIM matches against Hellas Verona, onlyagainst Bologna have the Giallorossi scored in more consecutive games in the Italiantop-flight (29 in a row between 2000 and 2018).

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Hellas Verona have won only one of their last 14 home Serie A TIM matches against Roma(D6 L7): 2-1 in October 1996 under Luigi Cagni.

Roma are unbeaten in their four matchday one Serie A TIM matches against Hellas Verona,each of these coming on the road (W1 D4).

Hellas Verona are unbeaten in six of their last seven matchday one games (W1 D5) – the onlydefeat in this run came in 2017 against Napoli.

Roma are currently unbeaten in eight games on matchday one in Serie A TIM (W5 D3), theirlast defeat coming against Cagliari.

Roma could win five Serie A TIM matches in a row for the first time since November 2017 –they ended last season with four wins on the bounce.

Excluding penalties, Hellas Verona’s Marco Davide Faraoni was the highest scoring Italiandefender in Serie A TIM last season (five), including one against Roma at the BentegodiStadium.

New Roma signing Pedro has been involved in eight goals in his last eight matchday onefixtures among LaLiga and the Premier League (five goals and three assists).

Roma’s Henrikh Mkhitaryan (nine goals currently in Serie A TIM) could become only the sixthplayer to score at least 10 goals in three of the top five European leagues since 2013-14(when he joined Borussia Dortmund).

20/09/2020 12:30 - ENNIO TARDINI

PARMA NAPOLIVsParma have won both of their league matches against Napoli last season - they could winthree Serie A TIM games in a row against the Partenopei for the first time.

Parma have scored in 17 of their 18 home Serie A TIM matches against Napoli – only failingto score in February 2019 (0-4).

Parma have won their only previous matchday one Serie A TIM match against Napoli: 3-0 in1996/97.

Parma have won only one of their last 18 matchday one Serie A TIM matches (D13 L4): 2-0against Brescia in 2010.

Among teams to take part in at least eight Serie A TIM campaigns, Parma have the highestpercentage of matches drawn on matchday one: 58% (15/26).

Napoli have opened their Serie A TIM season away from home in six consecutive seasons,despite this the Partenopei have won each of their last three games on matchday one, scoringat least two goals each time.

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Napoli have lost their last two away games in Serie A TIM, and could lose three in a row ontheir travels for the first time since April 2016.

New Parma manager Fabio Liverani, has lost both of his matchday one games in Serie A TIM(with Genoa in 2013 and Lecce in 2019).

Andreas Cornelius netted 12 goals in Serie A TIM last season - the last Parma player to scoremore in a single Serie A TIM campaign was Sebastian Giovinco in 2011-12 (15).

Lorenzo Insigne has provided three goals and three assists across his last three matchday oneappearances. He could play his 350th match with Napoli in all competitions in this match(currently on 349).

20/09/2020 15:00 - LUIGI FERRARIS

GENOA CROTONEVsGenoa are unbeaten against Crotone in Serie A TIM (W3 D1), keeping a clean sheet in themost recent two games.

Crotone’s first goal in Serie A TIM came in August 2016 against Genoa, scored by RaffaelePalladino.

Genoa are unbeaten in their last four matchday one Serie A TIM matches (W2 D2), afterlosing their previous three.

Crotone have lost both of their matchday one Serie A TIM matches without scoring: on theroad against Bologna in 2016 and at home against AC Milan in 2017.

Genoa have won their last two matches against promoted teams in Serie A TIM, both atFerraris Stadium (vs Lecce and Verona).

Crotone lost their last away game in Serie B (vs Trapani), after a streak of 13 matchesunbeaten on the road (W9 D4).

23% of Genoa’s goals in Serie A TIM last season came from the penalty spot (11/47), thehighest percentage of any side in Europe’s top five leagues.

Crotone netted the most headed goals (17) in Serie B last season; the Rossoblù also scoredthe most goals in the first half (33).

Miha Zajc debuted in Serie A TIM against Crotone in January 2017 with Empoli –  the Genoamidfielder has played 25 matches in the Italian top-flight (four goals and three assists).

Simy (10 goals) is one three Crotone players to have netted 10+ goals in Serie A TIM,alongside Diego Falcinelli (13) and Marcello Trotta (10) – the Nigerian striker was the topscorer in Serie B last season (20 goals).

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20/09/2020 18:00 - MAPEI STADIUM

SASSUOLO CAGLIARIVsSassuolo and Cagliari have drawn seven of their 12 meetings in Serie A TIM, including themost recent two (three wins for Sassuolo and two for Cagliari).

Sassuolo are unbeaten in six Serie A TIM home matches against Cagliari (W2 D4). TheNeroverdi previously netted the most goals in a single Serie A TIM game against Cagliari -winning 6-2 in May 2017 at Mapei stadium.

Sassuolo and Cagliari will face each other in the opening game of a Serie A TIM campaign forthe second time, after drawing 1-1 in August 2014.

Sassuolo are unbeaten in their previous four opening games of a Serie A TIM season whenplaying at Mapei stadium (W2 D2).

Cagliari have failed to score in each of their last three opening games of a Serie A TIMcampaign – their last goal on MD1 was scored back in 2016.

Only Udinese (86%) scored a higher percentage of their goals from open play than Sassuolo(83%) and Cagliari (77%) in Serie A TIM last season.

Cagliari’s Eusebio Di Francesco is the manager with the most matches in charge of Sassuoloin Serie A TIM: 147 (W50 D40 L57).

Since Serie A TIM resumed in June, Sassuolo’s Francesco Caputo has been involved in 11goals in Serie A TIM (eight goals and three assists); the joint-most of Italian player in thisperiod, alongside Ciro Immobile.

Sassuolo’s Domenico Berardi has been involved in seven goals in his seven appearances onMD1 in Serie A TIM (five goals and two assists), including a hat-trick last season (v Sampdoria).

Cagliari forward Leonardo Pavoletti made his first 11 appearances in Serie A TIM whileplaying for Sassuolo (scoring one goal) – the striker has netted four goals against theNeroverdi; only against Sampdoria (5) has he scored more in the Italian top-flight.

20/09/2020 20:45 - ALLIANZ STADIUM

JUVENTUS SAMPDORIAVsThe last time Juventus and Sampdoria played out a draw in Serie A TIM was back inDecember 2014 - since then, the Bianconeri have won nine and lost two.

Juventus have won each of their last five home Serie A TIM matches against Sampdoria,scoring at least two goals in each game (16 goals in the period).

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Juventus and Sampdoria will face each other in the opening game of a Serie A TIM season forthe third time - the Blucerchiati won 1-0 in 1982, while the Bianconeri won 1-0 in 2013.

Juventus have won 66% of their season-opening games in Serie A TIM (57/87); the highestwin rate of any team in the competition (min. four games played). They also have the lowestpercentage of defeats on the opening day of the season (8% - 7/87).

Juventus have won their opening game in each of the last four Serie A TIM seasons, thelongest current streak of any team in this year’s competition – the last time they won theiropening game in five consecutive seasons was in 2007 (a run of seven).

Sampdoria have lost their opening game in each of the last two Serie A TIM seasons - the lasttime the Blucerchiati lost three in a row was back in 2006/07.

Juventus’ Paulo Dybala has scored seven goals against Sampdoria in Serie A TIM (includinghis first one in the competition, with Palermo in November 2012) – against no other side hashe netted more in the Italian top-flight.

Juventus striker Cristiano Ronaldo hasn’t scored in the opening game in either of his previoustwo Serie A TIM seasons, however the Portuguese is the top scorer in Serie A TIM in 2020 (21goals in 19 games played).

Cristiano Ronaldo has scored in each of his three Serie A TIM matches against Sampdoria forJuventus - among teams he has faced at least four times in his league career, he has neverpreviously scored in 100% of those appearances.

Sampdoria’s Fabio Quagliarella has scored four goals against Juventus in Serie A TIM withfour different teams – the striker played 84 matches (23 goals) with the Bianconeri in theItalian top-flight between 2010 and 2014.

21/09/2020 20:45 - GIUSEPPE MEAZZA

MILAN BOLOGNAVsAC Milan have won eight of their last nine Serie A TIM matches against Bologna (D1),including the most recent three.

AC Milan have won each of their last four Serie A TIM home games against Bologna - amongteams currently in Serie A TIM, only against Cagliari are the Rossoneri on a longer such streak(15).

AC Milan and Bologna will face each other in the first matchday of a Serie A TIM season forthe third time - the Rossoneri won in 1998, while the Rossoblu won in 2008.

AC Milan have lost their opening game in each of the last two Serie A TIM seasons, while theyhave never previously lost in three consecutive seasons in the top-flight.

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Bologna have won just one of their last 10 opening games of a Serie A TIM campaign - 1-0 vCrotone in 2016 (D4 L5).

AC Milan are currently unbeaten in their last 12 games in Serie A TIM (W9 D3), while they lastwent 13 without defeat in the competition in April 2013.

Only Atalanta (47 points and 55 goals) have picked up more points and netted more goalsthan AC Milan (45 points and 47 goals) in Serie A TIM in 2020.

Bologna have not kept a clean sheet in any of their last 33 games in Serie A TIM – the longestsuch run in the competition’s history.

Since Serie A TIM resumed in June, AC Milan’s Hakan Calhanoglu has been involved in moregoals than any other player in Serie A TIM (14 goals - six goals and eight assists).

In opening games of the season within the top five European leagues, AC Milan’s ZlatanIbrahimovic has been involved in 14 goals in 15 such appearances (10 goals and four assists).

Bologna’s Nicola Sansone has netted four goals against AC Milan in Serie A TIM (includingone in the league last season) - against no other side has he scored more in the competition.