Inter unbeaten in 12 at the San Siro
Inter have not lost a competitive fixture at home since a 2-0 league defeat to Siena on 23 September. The Nerazzurri have since put together a sequence of nine wins and three draws. Were Stramaccioni’s men to continue their unbeaten run later, they’d still have a long way to go before matching the record 53 home games without defeat between 2008 and 2010.
Rocchi in search of his 100th goal in Serie A
New signing Tommaso Rocchi is just one strike away from his 100th goal in Serie A. The first of his 99 – 17 with Empoli, 82 with Lazio) – came on 29 September 2002 in Perugia 1-3 Empoli.
No goalless draw for Inter, Toro record breakers
Inter, along with Roma, are one of two sides who are yet to record a 0-0 draw this season. The last time the Nerazzurri recorded a goalless draw was back on 22 April, 26 games ago. Torino, on the other hand, have recorded the most number of 0-0 stalemates in Serie A this season: four, the same number as Siena.
Torino, no wins at Inter since 1988: none home or away since 1994
Torino’s last win away to Inter came on 14 February 1988, when they won 1-0 in the league thanks to a Cravero penalty on 12 minutes. Since then the Nerazzurri have won nine and drawn five at the San Siro against today’s opponents. In fact, Torino haven’t beaten Inter at all since 27 February 1994, when they won 2-0 at home thanks to goals from Poggi and Cois. The Nerazzurri have won 14 and drawn three since then.
Torino unbeaten in 5 league games, best run of the season
Torino’s last league defeat came on 9 December when they lost 4-2 at home to AC Milan: the Granata have won three and drawn two in Serie A since then, their best run of the season so far.
Visitors: 242 minutes with conceding on the road
The last goal Torino conceded on the road was on 16 December when they drew 1-1 at Genoa, Granqvist finding the net for the Rossoblu on 28 minutes. The 62 remaining minutes of that match, plus the 0-0 at Catania and the 2-0 away victory over Pescara, mean it’s now 242 minutes since the Granata conceded away from home.
Ventura looking for 300th win of his career
Gian Piero Ventura is just one victory away from his 300th as a coach.
Stramaccioni victorious in previous meeting
Andrea Stramaccioni and Gian Piero Ventura meet for the second time today: the Nerazzurri coach won their only previous meeting, 2-0 at Torino on 16 September.
Source: inter.it