Inter’s last home defeat in Serie A was 3-0 to Bologna on February 17, followed by four wins and two stalemates. Antonio Cassano’s 88th Serie A goal was his first since Siena 1-4 Milan on April 29 and the opener for his new club.

Roma had not conquered San Siro in the top flight since April 18 2007, which was also a 3-1 result, managing four draws and one defeat. Zdenek Zeman has beaten Inter three times in 23 official meetings, losing 11.

Alessandro Florenzi scored his debut goal at the third Serie A appearance, while it was Pablo Daniel Osvaldo’s 21st. Marquinho took his tally to four.

Bologna also started last season with two consecutive defeats, but this is their first Dall’Ara loss since April 3, when Palermo won 3-1, followed by three wins on the bounce. Milan are unbeaten in Bologna since March 10 2002, a 2-0 result which then saw six wins and two stalemates. They have also scored eight goals in their most recent three visits.

Stefano Pioli has never managed to defeat Milan in seven attempts, scraping only two points. On the other hand, Massimiliano Allegri has never lost to Bologna with six wins and two draws. Alessandro Diamanti has put two of his total 19 Serie A goals past the Rossoneri, both of them at the Dall’Ara.

Kevin-Prince Boateng was the only foreigner in the Milan starting XI. That hasn’t happened since Fabio Capello’s team of 11 Italians in Fiorentina-Milan on June 4 1995.

Giampaolo Pazzini took his career total to 83 Serie A goals with his third career hat-trick. He also netted a treble for the Italy Under-21 side against England on Wembley’s opening game on March 27 2007 and Sampdoria at Lecce on November 21 2010.

Udinese hadn’t lost two Serie A games on the trot since February against Fiorentina and Milan. Juventus have conquered the Friuli on three consecutive occasions in the League, scoring eight goals and conceding only one. The last 23 encounters between these clubs have provided only two draws and 16 Juve victories.

Francesco Guidolin’s record against Juve is poor with 14 losses, seven draws and five wins in Serie A. Andrea Lazzari scored his 13th career Serie A goal on his Udinese debut.

Arturo Vidal converted Juve’s first penalty of the season, having missed last week against Parma. Udinese are Mirko Vucinic’s favourite targets, putting nine of his 83 top flight goals past them. Sebastian Giovinco got his fourth brace, the others earned with a Parma jersey, for a total 33 Serie A strikes.

Napoli hadn’t beaten Fiorentina at the San Paolo in the League since another 2-1 result on September 14 2008, managing a defeat and two goalless draws. Stevan Jovetic was also the last Viola player to score here in March 2010.

Lazio notched up a fourth straight win in all competition under Vladimir Petkovic, conceding just one goal. Miroslav Klose hadn’t scored in Serie A since February 26 and now has 15 on his CV. Antonio Candreva has put two of his 11 top flight goals past Palermo, who now represent his favourite targets.

The Sicilians’ last League victory was 3-1 at Bologna on April 1, managing only four points from 10 fixtures. Their record at the Olimpico is of three defeats and two draws with only one goal scored since a 2-1 win on May 4 2008.

Of the nine penalties awarded so far this season, only three have been converted successfully. Juventus were given only four spot-kicks throughout all of the last campaign, but already have two in as many games.

Andrea Consigli has saved seven of the 18 Serie A penalties he has faced in his career. The last goalkeeper to parry two in a single game was Matteo Sereni in Torino-Siena on September 23 2009. Stefano Colantuono marked his 100th Serie A match.

Cagliari are still without a League victory since beating Catania 3-0 on April 24, followed by three draws and as many losses. At least they broke their goal drought after 427 minutes of football.

Torino have kept a League clean sheet for 495 minutes of football between Serie A and B. Alessandro Sgrigna scored his first goal at the 64th top flight appearance, while Matteo Brighi hadn’t netted since Roma 2-1 Genoa on October 16 2010. Rolando Bianchi took his tally to 35 in Serie A, his first goal since Torino 2-3 Genoa on May 24 2009.

Pescara have never won in their six Serie A visits to Torino, picking up just one point. Toro also won their first home game of the season 3-0 in 2008-09, but went on to relegation.

Catania have won their last five consecutive home games with Genoa, but Gonzalo Bergessio celebrated his first Serie A brace. This continues the Grifone’s record of not winning away from home since a 2-0 result at Siena on December 10, followed by two draws and 12 losses between Serie A and Coppa Italia. Juraj Kucka’s third Serie A goal ended a personal drought that had lasted since October 26 2011.

Francesco Lodi is the most accurate marksman from free kicks, scoring six direct set plays since 2010-11, more than any other player.

Parma have won eight of their last nine top flight games, losing only to Juventus last week. Roberto Donadoni has won all four encounters with Domenico Di Carlo. Ishak Belfodil scored his maiden Serie A goal. Chievo have only ever conquered the Tardini once in 10 visits, 1-0 in 2002, along with five defeats and four draws.

Sampdoria hadn’t won two consecutive Serie A games since May 2010. Maxi Lopez’s 24th top flight strike was his first since Udinese 1-2 Milan on February 11. Daniele Gastaldello took his tally to eight, where he hadn’t scored since February 2011.

Siena have never beaten Samp on their own turf in the top flight, managing only four draws from eight attempts. Simone Vergassola’s 28th goal was his first since May 9 2010, Fiorentina 1-1 Siena.

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