Ahead of Serie A TIM - 15th Round fixtures, here are the standout facts on each match.
Some previews about Serie A TIM - 15th Round:
Juventus beat Inter 3-2 in April. The Bianconeri haven't won consecutive Serie A TIM matches against the Nerazzurri since winning three straight from February 2011, to March 2012. The Allegri's team have also won 56 of their last home Seria A TIM matches (3D, 2L), outscoring opponents 143-24 in those games.
Napoli won both Serie A TIM meetings against Frosinone in the 2015/16 season, outscoring them 9-1 over the two matches.
Roma have won six of their last seven Serie A TIM matches with Cagliari, with the exception a 2-2 draw in August 2016. The Rossoblu's only Serie A TIM loss since the beginning of October was a 3-1 defeat at Juventus on November 3 (2W, 4D).
Lazio have scored at least once in 13 straight Serie A TIM matches against Sampdoria, winning ten of those, including the last four in a row (2D, 1L). Only Cristiano Ronaldo (43) has hit more shots on target than Ciro Immobile (29) in this season. Quagliarella is the first Sampdoria player to score in four Serie A TIM matches in a row since Giampaolo Pazzini (5 straight) in 2009.
Sassuolo beat Fiorentina 1-0 in April last season, ending a run of seven straight Serie A TIM meetings without a win against the Viola (3D, 4L). Domenico Berardi, Sassuolo's forward, is the most fouled player in tournament (44 fouls suffered).
Empoli are unbeaten in their last five Serie A TIM meetings with Bologna (3W, 2D). Francesco Caputo, Empoli's forward, has scored seven goals in 14 matches this season more than any Empoli player scored in their last Serie A TIM season in 2016/2017 (Levan Mchedlidze, 6).
Fourteen of the last 16 Serie A TIM meetings between Parma and Bologna have been either drawn (6 times) or decided by a one-goal margin (8 times).
Udinese are unbeaten (4W, 3D) in their seven home matches against Atalanta since the Nerazzurri returned to the competition in 2011/2012.
Milan are unbeaten in 21 straight Serie A TIM matches against Torino (11W, 10D) dating back to November 2001, but the last three meetings have all ended in a draw. The Granata have conceded only 6 goals away from home in the tournament, only Juventus (4) have conceded fewer.
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