With the help of Football Data, inter.it put together this selection of facts and figures to help pass the time as we count down to tonight’s match against Napoli at the Stadio San Paolo (a 20:45 kick-off).
Napoli: one defeat in last 17 Serie A matches
Napoli have been beaten just once in their last 17 outings in Serie A, when they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands of Chievo in Verona on 10 March. In the other 16 games in this period, Mazzarri’s men have recorded 10 wins and 6 draws.
Chivu’s 200th time in Serie A
Cristian Chivu will be making his 200th appearance in the Italian top flight if he should feature in tonight’s game. The Romanian defender’s 199 to date have come wearing the colours of Roma and Inter. He made his Serie A debut on 14 September 2003, in Roma 5-0 Brescia.
No bore draws for Inter in 2012/13
Inter and Roma are the only two teams in the current championship campaign yet to play out a 0-0 draw. The Nerazzurri’s last goalless encounter was away to Fiorentina on 22 April 2012, 38 league matches ago.
Nerazzurri without a penalty in 23 games
Stramaccioni’s team have been awarded just three penalties in the 2012/13 Serie A. The last spot kick given in Inter’s favour was against Juventus on November 3 2012, Milito converting to level at 1-1 before the Nerazzurri went on to win 3-1.
Inter’s 15-and-a-half-year barren patch at the San Paolo
Inter last left Naples with all three points on 19 October 1997, when Galante (10) and a Turrini own goal (69) sealed a 2-0 success. In the Nerazzurri’s following eight encounters at the San Paolo, they have collected just three draws while Napoli have won the other five. What’s more, Inter have scored on just one occasion: Eto’o netted with 15 minutes on the clock in the 1-1 draw on 15 May 2011.
Source: inter.it
